Asia

Sonnedix shuts funding for 3 MWp of solar farms in Japan
International independent power manufacturer (IPP) Sonnedix Power Holdings Ltd has shut its initial portfolio financing in Japan for 2.8 MWp of solar farms.
Apr 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Sonnedix, Asia, Solar Farms
Carbon-based, HTL-free perovskite solar cells with 26% performance
A global study group has developed a carbon-based perovskite solar cell without a hole transportation layer. 2 plasmonic nanoparticles-- Ag@SiO2 and also SiO2@Ag@SiO2-- were included in the cell photoactive layer, in addition to a copper( I) thiocyanate (CuSCN) interlayer at the perovskite-carbon interface.
Apr 6, 2022 // Technology, China, United Kingdom, solar cells, Europe, Asia, perovskite, Iran, efficiency
Sumitomo Electric brings 51MWh flow battery online in northern Japan
Among the globe's biggest vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) power storage systems has actually come online on the north Japanese island of Hokkaido in the last few days.
Apr 6, 2022 // Storage, Japan, Asia, grid congestion, Sumitomo Electric, Vanadium, flow battery, hokkaido
Pakistan cement company introducing solar-plus-storage project
Lucky Cement, the biggest cement manufacturer in Pakistan, is introducing a solar-plus-storage project with 5.589 MWh of energy storage space, which it claimed would be the biggest in the nation.
Apr 6, 2022 // Plants, Asia, Pakistan, solar-plus-storage project, Noman Hasan, Lucky Cement
Aquila Capital forms South Korean JV
Partnership with TopInfra to develop and create wind and solar projects in the country
Apr 6, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, South Korea, Asia, Aquila Capital, Alexander Lenz, Tristan Jung
Panasonic to invest $4.9 bn in EV batteries, supply chain software
Panasonic Corporation is joining the high-growth electrical vehicles (EV) market, with plans to invest almost $4.9 billion in automotive batteries, supply chain software and also cyber physical systems, to name a few.
Apr 5, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Transport, Japan, Asia, EV Battery, Panasonic Corporation, cyber physical systems
Tata Power commissions 160MW Rajasthan solar project, continues release in vital Indian states
Tata Power Solar has actually commissioned a 160MW solar project in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan as it continues its PV roll-out across the nation.
Apr 5, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, Rajasthan, tata power solar, tata power
Tata Power commissions India's 'largest single-axis solar tracker system'
Tata Power subsidiary Tata Power Renewables Energy (TPREL) has actually commissioned a 300MW solar project in Gujarat, India which it declared was India's biggest single-axis solar tracker system.
Apr 5, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, India, Asia, gujarat, tata power, tata, solar trackers, single axis trackers
Ib vogt, ACEN form joint venture to establish utility-scale solar in Asia-Pacific
Solar designer ib vogt is partnering with the energy platform of Philippine conglomerate Ayala to develop large-scale PV projects in the Asia-Pacific area.
Apr 4, 2022 // Plants, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Asia, ib vogt, Indonesia, Vietnam, AC Energy, joint venture, ayala, laos, ACEN
Tongwei investing US$ 1.9 bn in 32GW of new solar cell capacity
Significant polysilicon and seller cell producer Tongwei Group is to purchase an extra 32GW of solar cell capacity via a RMB12 billion (US$ 1.9 billion) financial investment in partnership with the federal government of Meishan City, in Sichuan Province, China.
Apr 4, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Tongwei, China, Asia, cell manufacturing, tongwei group, cells, cells and modules
How scientists are expanding spinach in the desert thanks to these brand-new photovoltaic panels
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have actually developed photovoltaic panels that soak up water vapour from ambient air. This has actually been utilized to grow spinach in the middle of the desert.
Mar 31, 2022 // Plants, Peng Wang, Saudi Arabia, Asia, KAUST
ABB inaugurates innovation centre in Bengaluru
The state-of-the-art facility is one of ABB's biggest worldwide, and acts as the foundation for innovation developments to accelerate innovation, a firm statement stated.
Mar 31, 2022 // Inverters, ABB, India, Asia
Solar PV capacity need to get to 5.2 TW by 2030 to meet 1.5 ° C Paris climate goal
Operational solar PV capacity need to reach 5.2 TW by the end of the decade in order to meet the 1.5 ° C Paris climate goal, according the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) most current World Energy Transition Outlook.
Mar 31, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, IRENA, International Renewable Energy Agency, paris agreement, global capacity increase
Japanese mobile driver NTT Docomo signs off-site solar PPA
Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo Inc has entered into a company power acquisition agreement (PPA) with NTT Anode Energy Corp (NTT AE) tied to a newly-constructed solar power plant, the previous announced on Tuesday.
Mar 29, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Japan, PPA, Asia
Solar Philippines, Medco ink 50-MW solar PPA in Indonesia
Solar designer Solar Philippines has clinched a manage Indonesia's PLN to provide the utility with electricity from 50 MW of solar parks it will certainly construct together with Indonesia-based Medco Energi.
Mar 28, 2022 // Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, PPA, Asia, Indonesia, solar philippines, Medco