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Prosolia and Iberdrola to Invest EUR 850 Million in Five PV Projects Across Iberia

published: 2021-09-29 9:30

Prosolia Energy and Iberdrola announced on September 22 that they have entered into an agreement to jointly invest EUR 850 million in setting up five PV projects in Spain and Portugal by 2025. Pedro Pestana Aguiar, an executive board member of Prosolia, told Reuters that four of the projects will be located in Spain and each have a generation capacity of 360MW. The fifth project will be located in Portugal and have a generation capacity of 1,140MW. Aguiar pointed out that Portugal will almost double its current PV generation capacity with the addition of that one project. ... more

ITRI Officially Joins Hands with MUFG for R&D Partnership

published: 2021-09-29 9:30

The partnership between Taiwan and Japan has been further deepened amidst the challenges encountered by the global industry chain, with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) officially joining hands with the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) on commencing a new working model that consists of co-investment and R&D, as well as accelerating on the innovation in areas such as semiconductor, electronics, energy, chemistry, mechanics, and biomedicine. ... more

174 Power, TotalEnergies break ground on behind-the-meter solar plant in Texas

published: 2021-09-28 17:53

Solar developer 174 Power Global and oil and gas company TotalEnergies have started construction of an 80MW behind-the-meter (BTM) PV project in Texas. Under construction next to a Gerdau steel mill, the project will feature the c... more

Ubiquity Solar to set up 350MWp cell manufacturing plant in New York

published: 2021-09-28 17:46

Ubiquity Solar will set up a cell manufacturing plant in New York. It will invest US$61 million for the first phase that has an initial 350MWp production line. With the site redevelopment already underway, the company expects the... more

JinkoSolar investes US$500 million to set up 7GW ingot and wafer plant in Vietnam

published: 2021-09-28 17:38

JinkoSolar is investing US$500 million to set up a monocrystalline ingot and wafer manufacturing facility in Vietnam. With an annual capacity of 7GW, it is expected the plant will be operational in the first quarter of 2022. This ... more

Los Angeles plans to spend USD-30m to develop municipal solar, storage programme

published: 2021-09-28 17:35

Los Angeles will pour USD 30 million (EUR 25.6m) into a municipal solar and storage programme with the purpose of using 100% renewable energy by 2035. The City has put forward a motion that will seek to identify municipal building... more

Linyang and China Huaneng reach a consensus for solar and energy storage

published: 2021-09-28 17:17

Linyang announced that it has signed an agreement with China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. in Sept 9th. According to the agreement, the two will cooperate in the acquisition of solar projects in stock, the development of incremental pro... more

Grand Opening, Grand Closing: Ford Issues Urgent Recall for Electric Mustang with Faulty Roofs

published: 2021-09-28 14:32

Ford brass are finding themselves in hot waters since they as recently as last year mocked Tesla for its faulty roof incidents, while Ford is now dealing with an even more severe issue of its own. ... more

Huitian to Manufacture PV-Related Film Materials at Its New Production Line in Changzhou

published: 2021-09-28 9:30

Chinese material supplier Huitian Adhesive Enterprise announced on September 24 that a new production line operated by its subsidiary in Changzhou has successfully completed equipment installation and pilot production. ... more

Germany’s EEG Surcharge Will Be Reduced by a Third at Start of 2022

published: 2021-09-28 9:30

In an interview with Rheinische Post, German Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier stated that the EEG surcharge that is a part of German consumers’ electricity bills will be reduced by about a third at the start of 2022. ... more