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ADB and Japan sign MOC to promote clean energy in Southeast Asia

The cooperation will focus on the areas of renewable energy, energy conservation and efficiency, and other technologies that will facilitate the transition to low-carbon energy. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to enhance their joint efforts to promote clean energy […]

Volkswagen’s MEB Platform Will Float In Solar Electric Yacht Form

Volkswagen Group announced that its Modular Electric Drive Toolkit (MEB), known from the ID.3 and following EVs, will be used also in electric yachts. Silent-Yachts, an Austrian company which operates shipyards in Italy, China and Thailand, intends to develop new versions of its solar-powered yachts utilizing the MEB system – including battery packs, electric motors […]

Planning deal signed for massive Australia-Singapore solar power link

The government of Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) has signed a key planning agreement for a power link project that will enable electricity exports to Singapore from a 10-GW solar-plus-storage project. The so-called Australia-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL) power link project was proposed by Singapore’s Sun Cable Pty Ltd and envisages building a solar photovoltaic (PV) complex, […]

Another Stand-Alone Power System Rollout In Western Australia

98 more stand-alone power systems will be rolled out across WA’s South-West Interconnected System (SWIS) starting from July this year. Maintaining electricity supply over long stretches of powerlines that service small communities and individual customers is continually challenged by hazards including lightning strikes, falling trees and high winds. Various pilots have shown stand-alone power systems […]

Australia leading world with record renewable take-up, new data finds

More than two million extra Australian homes were powered by new renewable energy generation last year as wind and solar projects hit record levels, official government data has found, despite the coronavirus-induced economic downturn. The Clean Energy Regulator estimates a record 7 gigawatts of new renewable capacity was installed throughout Australia in 2020 off the […]