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Competition from China and South Korea Forces Japanese Solar Companies to Become Leaner as to Stay Profitable

published: 2017-12-27 16:20

Japan’s financial newspaper the Nikkei reported on 26 December that Japan’s share of global solar market has shrunk significantly in the recent years due to competition from China and South Korea. According to the Nikkei, a 2005 g... more

China to Employ New PV Power Assessment System in Coping With Idle Capacities

published: 2017-12-27 11:35

China is developing a monitoring and assessment system for its PV power market, helping prospective investors invest in areas with lower idle PV power capacities. Peng Peng, director for policy research, the China Renewable Energy... more

India Will Build World's Largest Combo PV-Wind Power Plant

published: 2017-12-26 13:56

Since 2015, India, the world's third-largest carbon-emission nation, has formulated various green-energy plans for intensive development of renewable energy. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), for instance, decided r... more

Taipower Joins Taipei Exchange in the Green Bond Trade That Will Be Worth US$130 Billion Worldwide This Year

published: 2017-12-22 15:35

Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) celebrated the listing and first issuance of its green bonds in Taipei Exchange (TPEx) with much fanfare at a ceremony in the morning of 15 December. Formerly known as Gre Tai Securities Market (GTSM), ... more

Taiwan’s Premier Urges Public Mobilization to Transform Island’s Energy Supply

published: 2017-12-21 10:36

Premier William Lai, who heads Taiwan’s Executive Yuan, declared that his government is prepared to implement renewable energy policies and tackle the worsening air pollution problem on the island. Speaking at a forum on green eco... more

First Solar to Power Zorlu Enerji’s 100MW Solar Power Plant in Pakistan

published: 2017-12-21 9:37

First Solar, Inc. has announced that it is supplying over 860,000 high-performance thin film modules to power a 100 megawatt (MW)AC utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant developed by Zorlu Enerji in Pakistan. The Indep... more

Taiwan’s Government Releases the Final Version of the 2018 FIT Scheme and Announces a 3% Bonus for Rooftop Solar

published: 2017-12-21 9:33

Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has released its final version of the 2018 FIT scheme for the renewable energy industries on 14 December. For the first half of next year, the rate for 1-20kW solar PV projects is set a... more

Production Capacity of EV Batteries to Reach 268GW in 2020 Due to Rising Demand, Says Report

published: 2017-12-19 14:04

A report recently released by the energy industry consultancy group Wood Mackenzie forecasts that the global production capacity for batteries used in electric vehicles (EV) may reach 268GW in 2020. As countries worldwide encourag... more

GE Wins Thailand’s Largest Renewable Energy Contract to Date With a 270MW Wind Turbine Package

published: 2017-12-19 14:00

GE Renewable Energy and GE Power, subsidiaries of the U.S. conglomerate General Electric Co. (GE), announced on 13 December that they secured a contract to provide wind turbines with a total capacity generation of 270MW to Thepara... more

Mexico May Become Largest Distributed Solar Power Market in Latin America

published: 2017-12-18 13:32

Thanks to favorable institutional environment, Mexico is likely to become the largest distributed solar power market in Latin America. Manan Parikh, solar-energy analyst at GTM Research, predicted that decision by Mexican regulato... more

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