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EDF to Develop 240 MWp Floating Solar Project Paired With Hydro Plant in Laos

July 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

An operational floating PV plant in China. Image: Sungrow Floating. EDF has secured a contract to lead the development of a 240MWp floating solar project in Laos that will be co-located with a 1.08GW hydropower plant. According to the firm that operates the hydro facility, the Nam Theun 2 Power Company (NTPC), the installation will […]

Apple to build battery-based solar energy storage facility in California

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Indian Solar Company Gets Thai Investment

July 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

Global Renewable Synergy Company has boosted its share in the Indian solar energy market via an acquisition. GRSC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thailand-based electric energy company Global Power Synergy Public Company (GPSC), has purchased shares in Indian solar energy company Avaada Energy Private. Latham & Watkins acted as legal counsel to GRSC, using a team […]

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World’s Largest Floating Solar Farm Proposed For Indonesia

July 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

Sunseap Group plans to build the world’s largest floating solar farm in Indonesia. Sunseap Group is a solar energy system developer, owner, and operator in Singapore, with over 2000 megawatts (peak) of solar energy projects contracted across Asia. This week, Frank Phuan, co-founder and chief executive of Sunseap, told Reuters his company plans to build […]

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Singapore Switches On Massive Floating Solar Farm

July 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

After a year in construction, Singapore has switched on a 45-hectare solar photovoltaic (PV) farm that floats in the island’s Tengeh Reservoir. Equivalent in size to some 45 football fields, with 122,000 panels, the 60 megawatt-peak (MWp) array is thought to be one of the world’s largest inland floating solar farms, and will be used […]

Laos to build world’s largest hybrid floating solar power plant

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Zimbabwe: Singapore Firm to Establish 200 MW Solar Power Plant

July 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

A company based in Singapore, AF Power Pte Ltd, is working on investing in a 200MW solar power plant in the country, according to a joint press release by the company and the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (ZIDA). AF Power is an independent power producer based in Singapore with group companies also involved in […]

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Iberdrola Acquires Sowitec Vietnam And Its 550-MW Pipeline

July 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

Spain’s Iberdrola SA (BME:IBE) on Thursday announced that it has acquired the Vietnamese subsidiary of German renewables group Sowitec along with its 550-MW pipeline under development. Sowitec Vietnam comes with five onshore wind and one 50-MW floating solar PV project, the Spanish utility said. Financial details were not disclosed by either party. Iberdrola said that […]

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Southeast Asian Tycoons Step Up Investments In Renewable Energy Projects Across Indonesia, Vietnam

July 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

AC Energy controlled by Philippine billionaire Jaime Zobel de Ayala’s Ayala Corp.—and Singapore-based Sunseap Group are investing over $2.4 billion in separate renewable energy projects across Southeast Asia as countries around the region accelerate their transition into a carbon-free future. Sunseap backed by Thai billionaire Isara Vongkusolkit’s energy firm Banpu pcl and Singapore’s state investment […]

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JuanWheel: Solar-Powered Bamboo Wheelchair For PWDs

July 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

With innovation and Filipino ingenuity in mind, three senior high school students from Angeles City, Pampanga invented the JuanWheel—a solar-powered wheelchair made from local bamboo for persons with disabilities (PWDs). The JuanWheel is an invention that Angeles City Science High School students Williann Pangilinan, Allen Siopongco, and Iñigo Cruz made for the disabled persons lacking […]

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Rio Tinto Hires NRW to Build 34-MW Solar Park in Western Australia

July 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto Plc (LON:RIO) has contracted NRW Holdings Ltd (ASX:NWH) to deliver a 34-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project at its Gudai-Darri mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Australian diversified contract services provider announced the news today, saying that the awarded job is worth AUD 60 million (USD 44m/EUR 37.5m). […]

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Damages Dispute Between Contractor And Owners of NSW Solar Farm At Stand Still

July 29, 2021 Anand Gupta

The drawn out dispute between one of Australia’s biggest listed contracting companies, Decmil, and the owners of the 200MW Sunraysia solar farm in NSW is at a standstill, pending the completion of works and commissioning later this year. The dispute between Decmil and the owners – UK infrastructure investment John Laing (90 per cent) and […]