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Breaking year for rooftop solar in Australia

January 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

2020 a record-breaking year for rooftop solar in Australia The Australian solar industry defied expectation and the economic challenges of COVID-19 to install a record-breaking 5,000 MW of solar power in 2020, equivalent to almost 15 million average solar panels, new analysis by solar industry consultancy SunWiz has found. With every state and territory except […]

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Japan energy firm Inpex sets 2050 net zero emission goal

January 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

The move comes after Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged to make Japan carbon-neutral by 2050 and with global oil and gas companies shifting away from fossil fuel to green energy TOKYO : Inpex Corp, Japan’s biggest oil and gas producer, said on Wednesday it is targeting net zero carbon emissions by 2050 through the […]

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Solar energy storage system offers low-cost solution for Vietnam

January 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

The Solar Storage System (ESS) offers a low-cost and low-emissions solution for peak-hour power supply, helping Vietnam pursue low emissions development and ensuring economic growth, according to an expert at a workshop held in Hanoi on January 27. Hanoi (VNA) : The Solar Storage System (ESS) offers a low-cost and low-emissions solution for peak-hour power […]

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LONGi and SEV support to reduce AEON’s carbon footprint in Vietnam

January 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

XI’AN, China, Jan : LONGi, the world leading solar technology company headquartered in Xi’an, China, has partnered with Solar Electric Vietnam JSC (SEV) to supply 534kWp rooftop solar system to AEON Mall’s recently opened Hai Phong Le Chan Branch, which marks a beginning of AEON’s mandate to reduce its carbon footprint in Vietnam. As part […]

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Myanmar permits 14 new investment proposals from home and abroad

January 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

YANGON : The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) gave the greenlight to 14 new investment proposals which can create 4,371 local employment opportunities, according to the Information Ministry on Thursday. The 14 investment proposals, which were approved at the commission’s first meeting for the year 2021 on Wednesday, engaged in the energy, fisheries, real estate and […]

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Corporations buy 23.7GW of clean energy in 2020: BNEF

January 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

Corporations purchased a record of 23.7GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1GW in 2019 and 13.6GW in 2018, according to new research published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). BNEF finds in its 1H 2021 Corporate Energy Market Outlook that clean energy contracts were signed by more than 130 companies in sectors ranging from oil & […]

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Pact may signal more solar plant ventures with army

January 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

State-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is planning to install the second 24-megawatt floating solar farm at Ubol Ratana Dam in Khon Kaen as part of its solar energy development expansion. Egat on Thursday announced a partnership with the Royal Thai Army to conduct a joint feasibility study on the construction of a 300MW […]

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Clifford Chance advises CDPQ on US$2.7 billion investment in Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm

January 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

Clifford Chance has advised global institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) on its NT$75 billion (approximately US$2.7 billion) co investment in the 605MW Greater Changhua 1 Offshore Wind Farm (Greater Changhua 1) in Taiwan. CDPQ, together with established local investor Cathay PE, will acquire 50 percent of Greater Changhua 1 […]

AC Energy buys Solar Philippines subsidiary as part of JV plan

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The Way to Best LCOE (II)

January 27, 2021 Anand Gupta

DNV GL’s Technical Report: Reducing LCOE by 3.72%, Trina Solar Pioneers in Better System Value by 210 Vertex Modules Conjoining Single-Axis 2 portrait installation (2P) Tracker CHANGZHOU, China: DNV GL, the international leading design institutes and the well-known third-party organization, just reported the value of Trina Solar’s 600W+ Vertex Bifacial Dual-Glass Module with Single-Axis 2 […]

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Cirata Floating Photovoltaic Power Plant

January 26, 2021 Anand Gupta

The Cirata floating photovoltaic power plant is Indonesia’s first floating power solar PV plant being developed on the Cirata reservoir in the West Java province. The Cirata floating photovoltaic power plant is Indonesia’s first floating power solar PV plant being developed on the Cirata reservoir in the West Java province. It is set to become […]