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Power Politics: Gwede Mantashe Insists on Fossil Fuels When Solar Can be ‘Insanely Cheap’

It is hard to explain the South African government’s commitment to fossil fuels, given the country’s problems with drought and the fact that solar power gets cheaper by the day. It is also difficult to fathom what the government’s plans are with regard to a just transition. Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe […]

Construction of 5 solar parks underway across Iran -EQ

UAE Government Reaffirms its Commitment to Cut CO2 Emissions

“A more responsive and interconnected power system is emerging. This changing energy landscape offers new opportunities”. UAE government reaffirms its commitment to cut CO2 emissions. The UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, HE Suhail Al Mazrouei, has reiterated the UAE’s commitment to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 70% and increase clean energy use by 50% […]

Construction of 5 solar parks underway across Iran -EQ

Dubai Launches Region’s ‘First Industrial Scale’ Green Hydrogen Plant

Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in sectors such as industry and transport. Dubai is part of the United Arab Emirates, which is a significant producer of crude and gas but also blessed with a huge amount of sunshine, the crucial ingredient for solar power installations. Workers photographed walking past […]

Construction of 5 solar parks underway across Iran -EQ

Tsingshan Invests in Clean Energy Projects

Tsingshan Industry recently officially launched its project for building a clean energy base. This project seeks to develop and construct solar and wind energy plants and supporting facilities in Tsingshan’s Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park and Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park. The project follows six months of intensive feasibility studies and careful planning. Tsingshan Industry is […]

Climate change is wreaking havoc in India. It needs clarity and action now

LONGi Releases White Paper on its Proprietary Smart Soldering Technology

LONGi, the world leading solar technology company, has issued a white paper on its proprietary “Smart Soldering” technology, applied in its new-generation Hi-MO 5 series high-power 182mm modules. With the ongoing volume application of large-format PV modules in utility-scale plants, the unique technology can guarantee their loading capacity, enabling energy yield to be optimized throughout […]

Pre-bid meeting: RfS for Supply of 1000 MW Excess Power from RE Projects having Existing PPA (SECI-FDRE-VIII) – EQ

This Hybrid Hydro-Solar Power Venture Could Shape the Future of Thailand

Thailand is creating one the world’s biggest floating hydro-solar hybrid projects on the surface of a dam, which is close to completion. The state-run Electricity Generation Authority of Thailand (EGAT) aims to replicate this at eight more dams over the next 16 years.Head of the initiative Chanin Saleechan has said this could generate 2,725 megawatts […]

Hydrogen subsidies | Australian solar-to-methanol project secures €24m grant — with half coming from Germany -EQ

Refugee Crisis, Green Energy, and Climate Responsibility

In the second half of 2017, the government did something unprecedented in response to an unprecedented situation—it sheltered about 750,000 Rohingyas fleeing from a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing” by the Myanmar army. Our response to this humanitarian crisis had serious environmental and ecological consequences. We, however, could see three stages of development to make […]

Hydrogen subsidies | Australian solar-to-methanol project secures €24m grant — with half coming from Germany -EQ

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Eyes Assets in Shift to Clean Energy

TORONTO: The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is hunting for investments in the world’s transition to renewable energy as it aspires to be a global leader in sustainability, the head of the company told Reuters on Thursday. “One of the keys here is investing in the transition with a view that for the world […]

Central America’s Solar Revolution and the Rooftop Revolution in the U.S. -EQ

Okaya Commissions 100 KWp Hybrid Solar Plant in Himachal

Okaya Power has commissioned 100 KWp hybrid solar plant at its manufacturing unit at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh.The plant will generate more than 144 Mwh energy annually reducing its power consumption from the grid to 40 per cent, a statement said. Okaya Power has commissioned 100 KWp hybrid solar plant at its manufacturing unit at […]

Tamil Nadu Achieves New Milestone in Solar Power Generation and Grid Absorption – EQ