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Various renewable energy news websites reported in late March that Endesa’s subsidiary had capture a tender to construct a major hybrid renewable energy park in central Portugal. Open to international bidders, this “energy transition” tender combines solar PV, wind power, energy storage, green hydrogen at one site with the further aim of supporting the socioeconomic development of the region. Endesa is a Spanish power company and a subsidiary of Italian energy conglomerate Enel. ...  more

The Jiangsu Bureau of China’ National Energy Administration has released an overview of the development status of the province’s electric power infrastructure during the January-February period of this year. The main highlights are as follows: ...  more

The global wave of net zero carbon emissions and the trend of carbon border adjustment mechanisms in Europe and the United States have become a global consensus. ...  more

Chinese news outlets reported recently that the GW-scale production line of Guangdong Golden Glass Technologies Ltd. had completed its first round of parameter optimization and attained a peak conversion efficiency rate of 24.27% for its large-size (210mm) HJT cells. Golden Glass said that this peak rate more or less aligned with the initial target of 24.3% that the company had set earlier, so the first shipments of HJT cells to its customers are expected to take place in April as scheduled. ...  more

Canadian Solar announced via a press release on April 7 that its subsidiary Recurrent Energy will sell two PV-plus-storage projects in California to project developer Matrix Renewables. Headquartered in Madrid, Matrix Renewables is backed by The Rise Fund of the US-based investment firm TPG. ...  more

After launching the "New Taiwan Dollar Green Fixed Deposit" DBS Bank announced today that Chi Mei, the world's largest ABS resin supplier, has established a green fixed deposit valued at NT$1 billion at DBS Bank Taipei Branch, joining Climate Impact X (CIX), a joint venture global carbon trading platform and becoming one of the first Taiwanese companies to do so. ...  more

Chinese power company Yuneng Holdings Co. Ltd. announced on April 9 that its board of directors has held a meeting to approve a proposal to develop distributed rooftop PV projects in four counties of China’s Henan Province. The plan still has to be presented at a shareholders’ meeting for consideration. The announcement was first picked up by other Chinese news outlets. ...  more

The Chinese solar industry has once again been impacted by the pandemic as delay in logistics and personnel allocation yielded by the recent outbreak of coronavirus in Shanghai has resulted in production reduction for related manufacturers. ...  more

Nissan has released its latest battery technology – an automotive solid-state battery that is manufactured by its Yokohama facility. The company is hoping to launch its first electric vehicle with all-solid-state batteries by 2028. ...  more

Shuangliang Eco-Energy Systems Co. Ltd. announced on April 6 that it will ink a cooperative framework agreement with the Management Committee of Baotou National Rare Earth Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone to set up a production plant for high-efficiency PV modules. The annual total production capacity of the plant is set at 20GW, and the total investment in the plant is estimated at RMB 5 billion. As the name indicates, the development zone is situated within China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The announcement was also first picked up by other Chinese news outlets. ...  more