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Module manufacturer REC Solar, in cooperation with its parent company Reliance Industries, has actually ramped up recruitment of staff for its India solar factory that is presently unfinished.

The Japanese electronics manufacturer said the EverVolt storage system is available in the U.S. market in AC and DC-coupled versions, with a storage capacity ranging from 5.7-34.2 kWh, depending on the model chosen.

LONGi Green Energy Technology Co, the largest monocrystalline wafer producer, has approved future PV module and solar cell manufacturing plans of 10GW and 5GW, respectively.

South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda, Chairman of the Canal Company for Electricity Distribution Mohammed al-Sayed, and the French Electricity Company Schneider Electric cooperatively opened on Sunday a solar energy station in Abou Gharaged village of the city of Abou Redis in South Sinai. The station will provide all-day electricity to the village’s residents.

The fact solar manufacturers in China are still aggressively expanding output illustrates the strength of global demand for PV even as hopes for a rebound in Chinese installations appear to have been groundless.

Solar producer Xinyi Solar is to branch out into polysilicon manufacturing, introducing a joint endeavor to establish a manufacturing base in Yunnan, China, with a preliminary ability of 60,000 metric tons (MT).

Silicon Ranch Corporation, an independent sustainable power manufacturer in the United States that is backed by Royal Dutch Shell plc (AMS: RDSA), introduced today it has raised USD 775 million (EUR 685m) in new equity capital.

The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton has approved a concession for the construction of 10 solar energy plants with a complete capacity of 40 MW to regional firm Plavo sunce.

Italian solar (PV) panel maker FuturaSun will certainly move into solar cell manufacturing, planning a factory in Huai'an, in the Chinese province of Jiangsu, which will at some point reach a yearly capacity of 10 GW.

Experience increased production capacity with the opening of a new high-tech facility in 2021. The new plant will offer 10 GW cell production, 15 GW module production and 8 GW monocrystalline bar production.

CEE Group acquires a 103.5-MWp solar project from Ecorus Group in the Netherlands, increasing their solar portfolio to over 350 MWp. Fledderbosch solar park to be commissioned in 2022 with a 15-year fixed tariff under SDE++ support scheme. Ecorus responsible for EPC and first partnership between two companies.

Vena Energy and Kyudenko Corporation have successfully completed the Nanao Solar photovoltaic plant in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan; a 51-MW solar park with 118,848 solar panels capable of powering 10,443 homes. This is Vena Energy's first renewable energy project in the region, part of their 43 GW solar park assets across the Asia-Pacific.

GCL System Integration Technology Co Ltd has launched its 10-GW N-type solar cells factory in Wuhu City, China. USD 1.12 billion project with cell production capacity of over 22% efficiency, to be completed soon, complies with GCL Group's full PV industrial chain.

Scout Clean Energy has signed a 209-MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply solar energy to Colgate-Palmolive Co. Markum solar park will provide electricity for 32,200 homes in Texas, with construction beginning in the fall and operations starting in 2021. This PPA fulfills Colgate-Palmolive's goal of 100% renewable energy globally by 2030.

Octopus Investments Australia has acquired the largest 500-MW/1,000-MWh battery energy storage project in Queensland. 70,000 homes can benefit from this project's energy potential. Octopus anticipates a final investment decision in 2025 and is offering competitive PPAs.