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Goldman Sachs Renewable Power (GSRP) announced on March 15 that the Slate Solar and Energy Storage Project in California has formally entered operation and is supplying power to five organizations. Established 2017, GSRP is a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and one of the largest owners of distributed PV generation assets in the US. The announcement was later picked up and reported in detail by other renewable energy news websites. ...  more

A subsidiary of China Engineering Group (CEEC) has entered into an EPC contract with Beringia Energy Global for the Bahar Chara Solar Power Project in Bangladesh. The signing ceremony was held at Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on March 19 local time. CEEC made the announcement on March 23, and the story was first reported by other renewable news outlets. The project is another significant contribution to the growth of the PV market in Bangladesh. ...  more

Major Chinese glass manufacturer Flat Glass Group has announced that its subsidiary Nantong Flat Glass will invest around RMB 6 billion to set up six new production lines for PV glass. Each production line will have a melting capacity of 1,200 tons per day. The proposal for the capacity expansion project was approved at a board meeting held on March 2, and the company said that this undertaking fits into its development strategy. ...  more

Maxeon Solar Technologies announced on March 17 that it has secured 400MW module order from Origis Energy. Maxeon is a Singaporean module supplier that was spun off from US-based SunPower. The company still uses the SunPower brand name in certain regional markets. As for Origis Energy, it is a US-based developer of renewable energy and energy storage projects. Maxeon’s modules will be used in utility-scale projects that Origis is building in the US. ...  more

Audi unveiled its latest concept car, the A6 Avant E-tron, last week, a large pure-electric touring sedan that is "infinitely close" to a production version and is expected to hit the market in 2023. ...  more

Gogoro announced recently that it has partnered with ProLogium to develop the world's first swappable solid-state battery. It is expected to be officially introduced into the market in 3 years, greatly changing the current ecology of electric scooters. ...  more

In the overall competition between lithium batteries and hydrogen fuel cells, the current momentum of the lithium battery camp is higher than that of the hydrogen fuel cell camp. ...  more

This day has finally arrived. The first batch of Germany-made Model Y was officially delivered today, with Musk showing up at the scene overseeing this significant moment. This may also serve as good news to Taiwan consumers. ...  more

The Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority of Hungary (MEKH) announced in early March that the fifth round of auctions under its renewable energy support scheme METÁR has been initiated. Bid submissions will be accepted from March 25 to 28. This announcement has also been reported by other renewable energy news outlets. ...  more

The energy structure of the UK may be subject to changes in the future. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently commented that he hopes to see 25% of the country’s power supply sourcing from nuclear energy. ...  more