Melbourne : Australia’s renewable energy transition has fuelled the construction of dozens of large-scale solar power projects (PLTS). Although this trend reduces the dependence of Kangaroo Country on fossil fuels, the construction of PLTS also increases the need for land to install solar panels. The same trend has also occurred in Indonesia, which has begun […]
Research, Reports & Ratings
Research: Exploring ways to harness plant molecules for solar energy – EQ Mag
Washington [US] : The current solar panels aren’t very efficient as they are only able to convert up to about 20 per cent of the sun’s energy into electricity. As a result, to generate a lot of electricity, the panels require a lot of space–sometimes leading forests to be cut down or farms being replaced. […]
New PV Installations Worldwide Will Grow by More Than 50% YoY to 351GW for 2023 Thanks to Rising Demand, Says TrendForce – EQ Mag
TAIPEI, Taiwan : TrendForce’s latest research on the global market for solar PV reveals that some of the unmet demand that emerged during the 2021~2022 period has been carried over to 2023. In the past two years, the supply chain for PV products experienced pandemic-related disruptions, and prices of PV modules (solar panels) were high […]
India’s green bonds show policy focus on climate mitigation: Fitch Ratings – EQ Mag
The sovereign green bonds issued by India reflects the growing policy focus to scale up domestic financing capacity on climate mitigation and adaptation, said credit rating agency Fitch Ratings. “We expect the bonds to be held largely by domestic investors, incentivised by the national climate policy to mobilize financing resources for green activities,” Fitch Ratings […]
Moody’s turn ‘moody’ on 4 Adani Group companies – EQ Mag
The credit rating agency changed its outlook to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’ in the case of four Adani Group companies CHENNAI: Affirming its ratings on eight companies of the Adani Group, global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service maintained its outlook on four companies as ‘stable’. The credit rating agency changed its outlook to ‘negative’ from […]
India Ratings Reassigns and Downgrades Talettutayi Solar Projects One’s Term Loan to ‘IND A-’; Outlook Negative – EQ Mag
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has taken the following rating actions on Talettutayi Solar Projects One Private Limited’s (TT1) bank facilities: #In line with the Reserve Bank of India’s guidance note to credit rating agencies dated 22 April 2022 for bank loan- credit enhanced ratings, Ind-Ra has not assigned credit enhanced ratings to the bank […]
New research shows porpoises not harmed by offshore windfarms – EQ Mag
Paris (France) : Researchers in Scotland have developed a tool to help ensure porpoises are not being harmed by the construction of offshore wind farms, which are crucial for scaling up renewable energy globally. The pile driving required to build offshore turbines can harm or even kill noise-sensitive marine mammals like porpoises, sparking concern among […]
New Breakthrough in Lithium Battery Studies Finds External Magnetic Field to Inhibit Dendrite Growth – EQ Mag
Scientists, in the midst of numerous battery energy storage technology in the new era, have placed high hopes on lithium batteries, and are looking to further prolong the battery of smartphones and the driving range of EVs by improving energy density. South Korean scientists have now proposed a new electrolyte solution that increases the stability […]
This new solar-based water purification system can filter out microplastics quickly – EQ Mag
Researchers in South Korea have developed a novel water filter that can remove 99.9 per cent of microplastics Scientists have developed a new water purification system that can filter out small plastic particles, as well as other pollutants, very quickly and with high efficiency. The porous material, described in the journal Advanced Materials, may be […]
Paper-thin solar cell can turn any surface into a power source – EQ Mag
Researchers develop a scalable fabrication technique to produce ultrathin, lightweight solar cells that can be seamlessly added to any surface. MIT engineers have developed ultralight fabric solar cells that can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source. These durable, flexible solar cells, which are much thinner than a human hair, are glued […]