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The Malaysian federal government has actually authorized a MYR-42.2- billion (USD 10.1 bn/EUR 8.49 bn) financial investment plan by China's Risen Energy Co Ltd (SHE:300118) to construct a huge manufacturing facility for the manufacturing of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, it was announced on Thursday.

Dynamics in the solar devices market, controlled by China, just got a lot more complicated with reports of the US Administration of President Joe Biden enforcing sanctions against specific firms.

Solar wafer supplier 1366 Technologies is proactively checking out manufacturing opportunities in India, looking for a local companion.

Yearly financial investment in solar and also wind generation in the Asia Pacific region could double to US$ 1.3 trillion by 2030 compared to the previous decade, with plan targets and also price decreases improving growth, according to study company Wood Mackenzie.

Independent power manufacturer Etrion Corp (TSE: ETX) today stated it has offloaded its shareholding in a 47.2-MW portfolio of solar parks in Japan to a domestic consortium.

As a new member of photovoltaic family, antimony trisulfide (Sb2S3) has the satisfactory bandgap of 1.7 eV, profiting the fabrication of the leading absorber layer of tandem solar cells. Because of an unique quasi-one-dimensional framework, it shows benefits of much less dangling bonds. Based upon these advantages, the openings defects upon the surface triggering the recombination of carriers could be minimized dramatically, which assists to resolve the photovoltaic problems in solar cells.

Finnish utility Fortum has secured a deal to unload two solar projects in India totalling 500MW of capability to private equity firm Actis.

Global Power Synergy, the power device of Thailand's state-owned oil and gas group PTT, will certainly spend 20 billion baht matching to USD 635 million, in renewable energy properties across Asia consisting of India as well as China.

PV Inverter supplier GoodWe has actually revealed a significant manufacturing development to approximately one million units annually in phase II of its Guangde manufacturing center in China. The company, placed as the leading storage inverter firm in the world by Timber Mackenzie, has a strong visibility across classifications in solar.

Researchers discover a method to efficiently utilize visible light from the sunlight to break down CO2, open doors to novel means of reducing worldwide warming

One of the biggest solar power developers in India, ACME Solar Holdings Ltd. has actually revealed authorizing a take care of Brookfield Renewable, an owner and also operator of renewable assets, for a 450 MW solar energy project in Rajasthan, India.

Under World Bank-supported Accelerating Renewable Energy Integration and also Sustainable Energy (ARISE) project, the Maldives has opened pre-qualification for a solar PV tender of 11-14 MW ability array.

North Macedonia's federal government stated it has actually signed contracts with Bulgarian solar energy group Solarpro Holding [BUL:0 S8] and Turkish Fortis Energy Electric for the building and construction of photovoltaic nuclear power plant of combined 100 MW worth 70 million euro ($83.6 million).

A 250-MW photovoltaic or pv (PV) project created by Acme Solar in the Indian state of Rajasthan will obtain the financial backing of Danish state-owned fund IFU as well as UNOPS, a United Nations (UN) organisation.

Shell has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Singaporean growth agency JTC to check out the advancement of a brand-new solar farm on the Semakau land fill to the south of Singapore.