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Japan adopts green growth plan to go carbon free by 2050

December 26, 2020 Anand Gupta

The strategy projected 30-50% increase in electricity demand and called for a push to triple renewables in the country’s energy mix The government is also to provide tax incentives and other support to encourage investment into green technology Japan aims to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles in about 15 years, the government said Friday in a plan […]

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South Korea Gets New Solar Panel Covered Bike Lane

December 25, 2020 Anand Gupta

The stretch is a new innovation in civil engineering and while it connects Daejon and Sejong like any other highway, it does so in a much efficient and safer manner. Last year, we got to know about the SolaRoad in Netherlands where the road was replaced by solar panels and its infrastructure was self-sufficient to […]

China’s 2060 carbon neutral goal bill could hit over $5 trillion

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Factbox: Japan’s green growth strategy to help achieve carbon neutral goal

December 25, 2020 Anand Gupta

TOKYO: Japan laid out a “green growth strategy” on Friday that includes a goal to replace new gasoline-powered vehicles with electric cars by the mid-2030s to reach net zero carbon emissions and generate nearly $2 trillion a year in green growth by 2050. Here are the key issues: ENERGY Japan’s electricity demand is expected to […]

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Indonesia invites bids for solar and bioenergy projects

December 25, 2020 Anand Gupta

Indonesian state electricity company Perusahaan Listrikk Negara (PLN) has invited bids from developers for solar and bioenergy projects. To meet the pre-qualification criteria for joining the bidding process, interested bidders should be from Indonesia or any country with diplomatic relations with Indonesia. They will have to submit three years of financial statements, and a financial […]

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Kampong Chhnang villages powered by solar

December 25, 2020 Anand Gupta

The Ministry of Mines and Energy – in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia and with funding provided by the Swedish government – has launched a pilot project for a solar energy micro grid in three villages within two communes of Kampong Chhnang province’s Boribor district to provide energy for both homes […]

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Kenya’s Increased Solar Adoption Fueled By Cost And Sustainability – Davis & Shirtliff

December 25, 2020 Anand Gupta

NAIROBI, Kenya, : Water and energy solutions provider Davis & Shirtliff has attributed the increased appetite by businesses and households for solar energy solutions to the need for affordable and sustainable energy. The company’s Technical Director Philip Holi said Kenya is witnessing increased adoption of solar equipment and solutions as individuals and businesses seek to […]

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With schools shut by pandemic, solar radios keep Kenyan pupils studying

December 25, 2020 Anand Gupta

Deep in Tana River County, in southeastern Kenya, a group of pupils formed a circle around their teacher, jotting down notes as they listened to a Swahili diction lesson coming from the solar-powered radio sitting in their teacher’s lap. The radio the children from Dida Ade primary school gathered around was one of hundreds distributed […]

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Bosch completes one of Malaysia’s largest rooftop PV installations

December 25, 2020 Anand Gupta

KUALA LUMPUR : Bosch, a German technology company, recently completed one of the largest rooftop photovoltaic system installation in Malaysia on its automotive electronics plant in Penang. With the latest completion of the 3MWp solar panel installation in collaboration with solar energy provider Blueleaf Energy, the additional 4,500MWh energy generated is estimated to reduce 3,000 […]

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CleanPeak snaps up 30MW solar farm in Victoria

December 25, 2020 Anand Gupta

Growing commercial rooftop solar start-up CleanPeak Energy has acquired its first utility-scale solar project, taking a stride towards its goal to deliver 100 per cent renewable energy to customers by 2025 and with ambitions to also install a battery at the site in Victoria’s north. The acquisition of the planned 30 megawatt Wangaratta Solar Farm […]

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Singapore developer swoops on 500MW Oz solar

December 25, 2020 Anand Gupta

Singapore-based developer Keppel Renewable Energy has signed an agreement to acquire a 45% stake in Harlin Solar to develop a 500MW greenfield photovoltaic project in Queensland, Australia. The acquisition is subject to approval by Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board. Keppel Renewable Energy will take the lead role in the development and management of the construction […]