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ReneSola Joins Forces with Emeren to Build PV Power Plants in Italy

published: 2021-08-17 9:30
ReneSola announced on July 30 that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Emeren to jointly develop ground-mounted PV projects in Italy. Emeren is a UK-based company that specializes in the setup of PV systems and energy storage systems for the utility market. ...  more

Biden’s Green Policy Propels ESG

published: 2021-08-17 9:30
US President Joe Biden has been actuating his new green policy by establishing the environmental protection cabinet, as well as investing US$200 million into the environmental protection and energy field within 4 years, in the hopes of laying down an excellent foundation for the country that will enable it to achieve its target of 100% clean energy and zero carbon emission before 2050. ...  more

CTBC’s Green Energy and Electric Vehicle ETF Approved for Public Offering, Allowing Investors to Grasp Net-Zero Business Opportunities

published: 2021-08-16 17:37
As Earth is getting hotter, net-zero economy has become a common goal shared by governments worldwide. To help investors grasp opportunities for net-zero business, CTBC Investments issued the Green Energy and Electric Vehicle ETF, which has recently been approved for public offering by the relevant authorities. Being the first to launch an ETF that targets both renewable energy and electric vehicle (EV) trends in Taiwan, CTBC has seized the “trillion-dollar” business opportunity of green transformation and EV boom. ...  more

Jingsheng to Acquire Screen Printing and Wafer Inspection Businesses from Applied Materials

published: 2021-08-16 9:30
Zhejiang Jingsheng (also known as JSG), a Chinese provider of silicon materials and related processing equipment, announced on July 30 that it will establish a joint venture with Applied Materials, a US-based provider of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. This joint venture will then be used to acquire several business units from Applied Materials. Specifically, JSG is targeting the screen printing business in Italy, the wafer inspection business in Singapore, and other related business units in China. JSG stated that the deal is to support its expansion into the market for solar PV. ...  more

How Does California Replenish 3,500MW of Power Shortages?

published: 2021-08-13 15:55
Countries are now even more cautious towards droughts, heat waves, and hard-to-distinguish wildfires amidst the aggravating climate change and increasingly hot summer, and now the “clean grid” plan of California is also encountering several unforeseeable challenges. ...  more

UGT Renewables Is Working with Serbian Government to Install 1GW of PV Generation

published: 2021-08-13 9:30
high voltage transmittion tower and landscape during sunset Various renewable energy news websites have reported that the government of Serbia is in talks with UGT Renewables for the installation of 1GW of PV generation. The president’s office of Serbia announced in early August that the country’s energy ministry has signed a cooperation agreement with UGT to build PV power plants that will have a total area of around 2,000ha across 10 or more sites. Based in the US, UGT is a developer of PV projects. ...  more

First Solar Plans to Build a 3.3GW Production Base in India

published: 2021-08-12 9:30
US-based First Solar announced on July 29 that it intends to invest US$684 million to set up a vertically integrated production base in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Once completed, the base will contribute to the company’s efforts in growing its overseas business operations. ...  more