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$40 million funding round to drive ultra low cost solar – EQ Mag Pro

January 10, 2022 Anand Gupta

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced up to $40 million in funding to support research and development (R&D) that aims to support the achievement of the Government’s ultra low cost solar stretch goal. The R&D funding round will build on ARENA’s previous R&D investment into solar […]

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Japan’s JERA to develop ammonia-related tech with green fund backing – EQ Mag Pro

January 8, 2022 Anand Gupta

TOKYO : Japan’s biggest power generator JERA said it would spend 69.2 billion yen ($597 million) on the development of ammonia-related technology, with nearly 70% covered by the government’s green innovation fund. Ammonia is used as a fertiliser and in industrial materials, but is also seen as a future energy source, along with hydrogen. It […]

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Bangladeshi cabinet approves another 120 MW of solar – EQ Mag Pro

January 6, 2022 Anand Gupta

South Korean, Norwegian, and French companies will build two new solar power plants in Bangladesh from which the government will be able to purchase electricity at a slightly low cost. The cabinet committee on public purchase yesterday approved two contracts for producing a total of 120 megawatts (MW) of electricity in Pabna and Mymensingh districts […]

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Peacekeepers sent to Kazakhstan amid state of emergency, protests over energy prices – EQ Mag Pro

January 6, 2022 Anand Gupta

A Russian-led military alliance Wednesday night said it will be sending peacekeepers to Kazakhstan where a state of emergency was declared earlier in the day for the capital city of Nur-Sultan and its largest city, Almaty, after protests over energy prices turned violent. Nikol Pashinyan, the prime minister of Armenia and chairman of the Collective […]

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Huaneng Power brings online 320-MW floating PV complex in China – EQ Mag Pro

January 4, 2022 Anand Gupta

Chinese power producer Huaneng Power International Inc (HKG:0902) on Friday said it has connected to the grid the second phase of a 320-MW floating solar complex at home, touted as the largest one globally. The Dezhou Dingzhuang photovoltaic (PV) solar park is located in Dezhou, in China’s Shandong province, on a reservoir near Huaneng Power’s […]

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Is solar energy really green? We answer some common questions about panels – EQ Mag Pro

December 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

As the world continues to push towards net zero emissions, more large-scale solar farms will be built in Australia. But why are they being built on productive agricultural land and are how credible are claims about toxic contamination? The Clean Energy Council (CEC) is forecasting a massive increase in the number of solar panels in […]

Neoen says Australian wind farm hits full tilt, two years behind plan

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Neoen claims that the Australian wind farm is set to run full tilt two years after plan, with a two-year delay in setting the road forward – EQ Mag Pro

December 30, 2021 Anand Gupta

After struggling to connect to a grid with limited capacity for influx of renewable energy, Neoen SA announced that its Bulgana wind farm and battery project in Australia had been completely switched on two years late on. 104 megawatt wind farm in Bulgana in Victoria, which was launched at limited capacity in 2020, and a […]

ADB, PLN Sign MOU to Work with Indonesia on Clean Energy Goals

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China’s Risen Plans $7 Billion Solar Factory Run On Clean Energy – EQ Mag Pro

December 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

Risen Energy Co. is planning to build a 45 billion yuan ($7 billion) integrated solar power factory in Inner Mongolia that’ll run on clean energy. The plant will produce materials across the supply chain from industrial silicon to finished solar modules, the company said in a Dec. 27 filing with the Shenzhen stock exchange. It’ll […]

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China talks up ‘green’ Olympics but prepares to fight smog – EQ Mag Pro

December 27, 2021 Anand Gupta

ZHANGJIAKOU : China is using the Winter Olympic Games to drive its efforts to improve the environment, but smog-prone capital Beijing is still preparing for the worst as the opening ceremony looms. Beijing has improved its air quality since China won its bid to host the Games, but the Ministry of Ecology and Environment has […]

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Daqo Activates Its New 35,000 MT Polysilicon Production Facility – EQ Mag Pro

December 25, 2021 Anand Gupta

Major Chinese polysilicon supplier Daqo New Energy announced on December 6 that its new production facility Phase 4B in Xinjiang entered the pilot production phase on the same date. The designated total production capacity of Phase 4B is 35,000MT per year. Following the activation of the new facility, Daqo intends to gradually ramp up and […]