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SunPower Maxeon 5 AC Module Available In Australia

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Some good news for Australian AC solar panel fans – the SunPower Maxeon 5 AC Module is now available here. When Maxeon Solar Technologies announced its new SunPower Maxeon 5 AC solar panel was available in selected European countries in December last year, it wasn’t clear if and when it would be available in Australia. […]

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Australia’s CS Energy, Japan’s IHI partner on hydrogen

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Queensland state-owned utility CS Energy is partnering Japanese engineering firm IHI to assess the feasibility of building a hydrogen demonstration plant fuelled by solar power beside its 750MW Kogan Creek coal-fired power plant in the Australian state. CS Energy and IHI will prepare a feasibility study into the Kogan hydrogen demonstration plant concept, which includes […]

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Windows that act as solar panels could be on the horizon

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Solar adoption is at an all-time high rate in Australia. There are already two million households that have solar installed and more are joining the party every day. This rate of activity makes Australia a world leader in the space, and it’s looking like a bright path for the near future. But there’s always a ‘but’. The […]

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A brighter future for the booming solar sector

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Solar power firm Constant Energy is rapidly expanding in Thailand and throughout the region using a business-to-business model. Rooftop solar panels are installed at an industrial site to take advantage of the larger surface areas. The solar business in Thailand is booming, as the government prepares to hit its Paris Climate Accords target of 30% […]

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Forum Do more to promote vegetable growing and solar power

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu told Parliament that the Government intends to partner the people of Singapore to accelerate efforts to mitigate climate change (Green Plan 2030 to see S’pore set new sustainability targets. I have two suggestions on how this can be done. First, many of us are enthusiastic about growing […]

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Japan needs nuclear power, says energy minister

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Japan’s energy minister has said he considers nuclear energy “indispensable” if the country is to meet its target of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Speaking to the Financial Times, Hiroshi Kajiyama said power shortages last month due to heavy snowfall highlighted Japan’s need for nuclear. Prior to the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima […]

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Widad Group inks deal to manage solar power facilities

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

KUALA LUMPUR: Widad Group Bhd is partnering Motion Ventures Sdn Bhd to manage solar power facilities. In a statement today, Widad Group said it had entered into a memorandum of collaboration (MoC) with Motion Ventures to provide facilities management to community solar projects and large-scale photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 1,000MW in Peninsular Malaysia. […]

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Talesun Solar Expands More Capacity for 2021

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Recently, Talesun Solar, the world-leading PV module manufacturer, has received several news of success, which focus on two main production bases locates in both Shandong, mainland China and Rayong, Thailand. With successful capacity expansion achieved, Talesun Solar has greatly improved the total supplement capacity of its module products to global market. As early as in 2015, Talesun […]

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Rooftop solar power is on the rise, but Canada has yet to embrace its sunny ways

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

Canadians seem increasingly interested in living more sustainably, but one option that gets little mention in this country is rooftop solar power. “We have tons and tons of available roof space, plenty of land and a lot of sunlight, [but] we only have around 40,000 solar rooftops in Canada,” said Nicholas Gall, director of Distributed […]

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Siemens Gamesa wins Vietnamese nearshore project deal

February 5, 2021 Anand Gupta

The 100MW Tra Vinh Dong Hai 1 wind farm will feature 25 of its turbines Siemens Gamesa has secured its largest nearshore project to date in Vietnam – the 100MW Tra Vinh Dong Hai 1 wind farm. Located in Tra Vinh province, the project will feature 25 SG 5.0-145 turbines with a flexible power rating. It  is the first nearshore project by […]