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Siemens Gamesa and Hai Long light the way: 1,044 MW offshore wind power deal in Taiwan signed

Hai Long is Siemens Gamesa’s largest offshore wind energy project in Taiwan, one of the emerging offshore markets with the most potentialThe company will install 73 offshore wind turbines of the SG 14-222 DD model, the most powerful of the … Continue reading

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ACP Applauds Biden Announcement to Diversify and Stabilize the U.S. Battery Supply Chain

Today, the Biden Administration announced that the Department of Energy is awarding $2.8 billion in grants from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 20 manufacturing and processing companies for projects across 12 states, along with the American Battery Materials Initiative, a new … Continue reading

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Europe needs to invest more in wind R&D to reach climate targets

The European Technology & Innovation Platform for Wind Energy (ETIPWind) has started its new 3-year cycle of activity. ETIPWind supports the alignment, coordination and prioritisation of wind energy-related Research & Innovation (R&I) policies in Europe. Representatives from the industry, researchers, … Continue reading

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Top Wind Energy Owners in the USA are Farming PTCs, not Just the Wind

The Production Tax Credit (PTC) in the USA has been a powerful tool for asset owners to ensure the favorable financial health of their projects. To date, more than 75% of the 138GW of operational capacity in the United States … Continue reading

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Creating a new hydrogen economy is a massive undertaking

Interview with Barbara Jinks, Programme Officer – Green Gas delivery and Use, Innovation and Technology Centre, IRENA At the 24th Council meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), hydrogen took centre stage as members discussed priority areas for the organisation’s … Continue reading

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Supply green hydrogen to CAF in Zaragoza for the dynamic tests of the demonstrator train of the FCH2RAIL project

Iberdrola has successfully completed the supply of green hydrogen to CAF in Zaragoza for the on-track dynamic tests of the hydrogen-powered demonstrator train of the FCH2Rail project. The solution for supplying hydrogen consisted of transporting it from Iberdrola’s hydrogen plant in operation in Barcelona’s Zona … Continue reading

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Europe takes emergency action to remove permitting bottlenecks for wind power

The European Commission is set to table an Emergency Regulation to simplify and accelerate the permitting of renewables projects. The Regulation would enact key measures initially set out in REPowerEU, Europe’s energy response to the war in Ukraine. The measures … Continue reading

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บ.จีนแห่ลงทุน‘แผงโซลาร์เซลล์’ในไทย หวังเป็นฐานผลิตหลังยุโรปโต้ทุ่มตลาด

พลังงานไฟฟ้าจากแสงอาทิตย์’ (Solar power) ที่ใช้แผง ‘โซลาร์เซลล์’ (Solar cell) ในการผลิตกระแสไฟฟ้านั้น ได้รับความนิยมอย่างแพร่หลาย ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการผลิตแบบติดตั้งบนพื้นดินที่ใช้พื้นที่จำนวนมาก บางประเทศเริ่มมีการพัฒนาบนพื้นน้ำและในทะเลแล้ว ที่เรียกว่า ‘โซลาร์ฟาร์ม’ (Solar farm) หรือการติดตั้งบนหลังคาอาคารสถานที่ต่าง ๆ ที่เรียกว่า ‘โซลาร์รูฟท็อป’ (Solar rooftop) ซึ่งพลังงานไฟฟ้าจากแสงอาทิตย์นี้ได้รับการคาดหวังว่าจะเป็น ‘พลังงานแห่งอนาคต’   หลายประเทศได้ส่งเสริมให้มีการใช้ ทั้งในภาคครัวเรือนและภาคอุตสาหกรรม โดยประเทศไทยก็เป็นหนึ่งในประเทศที่มีนโยบายส่งเสริมให้มีการใช้พลังงานไฟฟ้าจากแสงอาทิตย์นี้ด้วยเช่นกัน แต่กลับพบว่า อุตสาหกรรมต้นน้ำอย่างการผลิตและการประกอบแผงโซลาร์เซลล์ของไทยยังต้องพึ่งพิงประเทศอื่นอยู่มาก โดยเฉพาะประเทศจีนอันเป็นมหาอำนาจของโลกในอุตสาหกรรมนี้ ศักยภาพพลังงานแสงอาทิตย์ของไทย สำหรับประเทศไทยมีศักยภาพพลังงานแสงอาทิตย์ค่อนข้างสูง มีค่าเฉลี่ยความเข้มรังสีของแสงอาทิตย์ทั่วประเทศทุกพื้นที่ เป็นค่ารายวันเฉลี่ยต่อปีเท่ากับ 18.0 เมกะจูลต่อตารางเมตร/วัน ( MJ / m2 – … Continue reading

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CNOOC Limited announce wind farm in China

ConocoPhillips China and CNOOC announced the commencement of the Penglai offshore wind farm on Sunday during the fifth China International Import Expo held in Shanghai. As a joint low carbon energy development effort, the project will harness wind energy to … Continue reading

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Iberdrola and BP to collaborate to accelerate EV charging infrastructure and green hydrogen production

Iberdrola and BP today announced their plan to form a strategic collaboration aiming to help accelerate the energy transition. Together, the companies intend to collaborate to significantly expand fast EV public charging infrastructure to support the adoption of electric vehicles, as … Continue reading

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U.S. construction costs drop for solar, rise for wind and natural gas generators

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Generator Construction Costs and Annual Electric Generator Inventory Construction costs for solar photovoltaic systems continued to decrease in the United States in 2020; the capacity-weighted average fell 8% compared with 2019, according to the latest data in … Continue reading

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Solar on every factory: Inside Lego’s ‘evolving’ approach to decarbonisation

The toy industry is probably not the first that springs to mind when thinking about sustainable business. According to the UN, the industry uses more virgin plastics in its products on a revenue basis than any other sector. For most … Continue reading

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Call for favourable policy to raise share of solar power in energy mix

Nepal participated in the assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for the first time last week with the country aiming to increase the share of solar power in its energy mix. The ISA, with 110 member and signatory countries, works with … Continue reading

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PHOTOVOLTAICS REPORT

PV Market: Global Photovoltaics is a fast-growing market: The Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of cumulative PV installations was 32% between year 2010 to 2021. In 2021 producers from Asia count for 93% of total c-Si PV module production. China … Continue reading

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2020 ESG Sustainability Report

Forward-Looking Statements This report has been prepared by the Company solely to facilitate the understanding of the Company’s performance and strategies on sustainability-related topics. The information contained in this report has not been independently verified. None of the Company or … Continue reading

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Global Off-Grid Solar Market Report Semi-Annual Sales and Impact Data

Executive Summary In the second half of 2021, the off-grid solar industry continued its recovery from the COVID-19pandemic. Although this has overall been slower than originally hoped, some segments of the market are now back on an overall upwards trajectory. … Continue reading

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Second quarter and first half 2022

Development & Construction The Development & Construction segment derives its revenues from the sale of development rights and construction services delivered to power plant companies where Scatec has economic interests. Power Production The power plants produce electricity for sale primarily … Continue reading

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SOLAR ENERGY PROFILE Results of General Election Might Set the Stage for Solar to Play a Much Greater Role in Thailand’s Energy Mix

The first ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member state to institute the equivalent of a feed-in tariff (FiT), more solar power capacity has been installed in Thailand than in any other of the 10 ASEAN members. That’s a diverse … Continue reading

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NE REPORT 2021

SOLAR FLOATINGThe first pilot project for private sector of the group company ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND OPERATION OF THE GROUP OF COMPANIESPOLICY AND BUSINESS OVERVIEW Thai Solar Energy Public Company Limited, its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities (collectively, the “Group of … Continue reading

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Planning Year 2020-2021 Wind & Solar Capacity Credit December 2019

Executive Summary The MISO system-wide wind capacity credit for the 2020-2021 planning year is 16.6 percent. Since 2009, MISO has embarked on a process to determine the capacity value for the increasing fleet of wind generation in the MISO system. … Continue reading

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Electricity Market Design Principles

The Australian Energy Council (AEC) has asked KPMG to provide advice on long-term market design principles that support a sustainable energy future for Australia and allow for the assessment of potential market design changes.1 We have also been asked to … Continue reading

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OFF-GRID SOLAR MARKET TRENDS REPORT 2020 March 2020

Context and Key Definitions Over the past decade, the biennial Lighting Global/GOGLA Market Trends Report has been the anchor of the Lighting Global/GOGLA franchise of market data and trends reports, which are the go-to source of sector information for investors, … Continue reading

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Global Hybrid Solar Wind Energy Storage Market Report 2022 – Analysis by Product Type, End-user and Region

The “Hybrid Solar Wind Energy Storagemarket” provides a detailed analysis of global market size, regional and country-level market size, segmentation, market growth, Hybrid Solar Wind Energy Storage market share, competitive landscape, sales analysis, the impact of domestic and global market … Continue reading

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New Report is Published about the Europe Solar Power Market 2020 – 2030 with Trends, Investments, Analysis, COVID-19 Impact, Projections

15th May 2020, RENEWABLE MARKET WATCHTM Solar energy is the fastest-growing and lowest cost source globally. In Europe, solar capacity increased by 36 per cent to 8.5GW in 2018. However, 2019 was a huge success for the European solar PV market with a … Continue reading

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Operation &Maintenance

Best Practice Guidelines South Africa edition Foreword Welcome to the South Africa edition of the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Best Practice Guidelines. Building on Version 4.0 of SolarPower Europe’s O&M Best Practice Guidelines, this edition is adapted to the South … Continue reading

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Agrisolar Best Practices Guidelines

Foreword Agrisolar is a rapidly expanding sector with incredible potential. It brings together two major sectors of our society and economy: agriculture and energy. With the first edition of the SolarPower Europe Agrisolar Best Practices Guidelines, we take an exciting … Continue reading

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EU Solar Jobs Report 2022 Addressing the solar skills challenge

Foreword by Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Welcome to SolarPower Europe’s EU Solar Jobs Report 2022. At a time when Europe is facing both long- and short-term challenges in its energy security, notably because of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, energy … Continue reading

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RENEWABLES 2022 GLOBAL STATUS REPORT

Renewables experienced yet another year of record growth in power capacity, despite aftershocks from the pandemic and a rise in global commodity prices that upset renewable energy supply chains and delayed projects. The role of renewables in improving energy security … Continue reading

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REPORT OF THE EXPERT GROUT

Today, India’s 275 GW of installed electricity generating capacity is significantly higher than 140 GW of peak demand. In fact, India’s coal generation capacity alone is higher than its peak demand. Despite installed capacity exceeding power demand, some parts of … Continue reading

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Global polysilicon capacities to reach 536GW by year end 2023 – CEA

Global polysilicon capacities are on track to reach 295GW by the end of 2022 as six new facilities ramp up production this quarter, according to new research from Clean Energy Associates (CEA). The solar and storage advisory firm forecasts polysilicon … Continue reading

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ENERGY TRANSITION OUTLOOK 2022

The present turbulence in energy markets is not inconsequential, however. Europe will transition to arenewables-dominated power system more rapidly, but higher energy prices may dampen investment in clean energy elsewhere. These two effects tend to offset each other globally over … Continue reading

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CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION NEW DELHI

CORAM:Shri I. S. Jha, MemberShri Arun Goyal, MemberShri P. K. Singh, Member In the matter of: Approval of ‘Detailed Procedure for Connectivity and GNA’ under Regulation 39.1 ofthe Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Connectivity and General Network Access to the inter … Continue reading

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Spring 2022 Solar Industry Updat

From 2010 to 2021, global PV capacity additions grew from 17 GWdc to 172 GWdc. In 2021, global PV installs increased 19%, y/y. The total cumulative installed capacity for PV at the end of 2021 reached at least 939 GWdc. … Continue reading

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hen the Power Grid Goes Out, Could Solar and Batteries Power Your Home?

Hurricane Ian’s catastrophic winds and flooding are likely to bring long-lasting power outages to large parts of Florida. The storm is the latest in a line of hurricanes and extreme heat and cold events that have knocked out power to millions of … Continue reading

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In Energy Breakthrough, India Added More Renewable Than Fossil Fuel Capacity for the First Time Last Year

India added more energy capacity from renewable energy sources last year than from conventional sources like coal for the first time, an important breakthrough for a country that struggles with high greenhouse gas emissions and deadly air pollution. Not only did renewables exceed conventional sources, … Continue reading

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Top 24 Solar Energy Statistics for 2022

Solar Potential  Sunlight, a renewable source of energy, is the greatest source of potential energy on earth. However, only a fraction of the potential energy in sunlight that reaches the earth is captured and used to generate electricity. Every hour … Continue reading

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TotalEnergies Energy Outlook 2022TotalEnergies Publishes its Annual Contribution to theEnergy Transition Dialogue

Paris, September 27, 2022 – In view of the forthcoming COP27, the multi-energy Company TotalEnergies aims at improving the understanding of the global energy system and thus contributing to the Energy Transition debate with its annual publication, the TotalEnergies Energy … Continue reading

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A DOUBLE-SIDED CAUSER PAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF FREQUENCY DEVIATION PRICING An ARENA-Supported Project Sponsored by the Australian Energy Council

Executive Summary This is the second of a set of four reports to be prepared under an AEC/ARENA supported project to study the theoretical and practical bases for a specific implementation of Frequency Deviation Pricing (FDP), known as Double-Side Causer … Continue reading

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IMPLICATIONS OF WAVING THE ‘BIG STICK

INTRODUCTIONBackground As part of its attempts to reduce electricity prices for consumers, the Federal Government has drafted legislation to prohibit three types of conduct by electricity businesses:1) Failure of electricity retailers to pass-on reductions in supply chain costs to residential … Continue reading

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Australia’s ENERGY FUTURE: 55 BY 35

Executive Overview The AEC has proposed an economy-wide interim emissions target of 55 per centreduction on 2005 levels by 2035 as a milestone on the way to net zero. This paper is one in a series of papers exploring the … Continue reading

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Revenue Adequacy for Generatorsin the WEM

Executive SummaryBackground Marsden Jacob Associates (Marsden Jacob) was appointed by the Australian Energy Council (AEC) to undertake an assessment of the current and proposed revenue streams for generators in the Wholesale Electricity Market (WEM) and whether they provide revenue adequacy … Continue reading

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Australia’s ENERGY FUTURE: 55 BY 35

Executive Overview The AEC has proposed an economy-wide interim emissions target of 55 per centreduction on 2005 levels by 2035 as a milestone on the way to net zero. This paper is one in a series of papers exploring the … Continue reading

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SOLAR REPORT JANUARY 2022

STATE OF SOLAR PV INAUSTRALIA Last year was another record-breaking year for rooftop solar in Australia. According to the latest data from the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) an estimated 3.04 million Australian homes and businesses had a rooftop PV system … Continue reading

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SCALING UP RENEWABLE ENERGY DEPLOYMENT IN AFRICA IMPACT OF IRENA’S ENGAGEMENT

ENERGY TRANSFORMATION IN AFRICA Since 2000, Africa has been experiencing rapid economic growth and improving social conditions. Average real gross domestic product reached 3.6% in 2017 and is projected to rise to around 4% in 2018 and in 2019 (African … Continue reading

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อุตสาหกรรมพลังงานแสงอาทิตย์’ จะขจัดความเชื่อมโยงการใช้ ‘แรงงานบังคับ’ ได้หรือไม่?

ห่วงโซ่อุปทานอุตสาหกรรมพลังงานแสงอาทิตย์ ‘จีน’ ถือเป็นผู้นำของโลก ชิ้นส่วนและอุปกรณ์ที่สำคัญของแผงโซลาร์เซลล์ส่วนใหญ่ผลิตจากจีนแทบทั้งสิ้น ในปี 2564 ประมาณการกันว่า ‘โพลีซิลิคอน’ วัตถุดิบที่ใช้ในการผลิต ‘แผงโซลาร์เซลล์’ 45% มาจาก ‘ซินเจียง’ ที่ถือเป็นหัวใจสำคัญของอุตสาหกรรมนี้ในจีน หมายความว่าชิ้นส่วนแผงโซลาร์เซลล์ส่วนใหญ่ในโลกน่าจะถูกผลิตขึ้นที่นี่ และอย่างน้อยบางส่วนก็อาจมีการใช้แรงงานบังคับชาวอุยกูร์ด้วย สหรัฐฯ และยุโรป กำลังกดดันจีนในประเด็นการใช้แรงงานบังคับ มีการออกกฎหมายห้ามนำเข้าสินค้าจากซินเจียงยกเว้นจะสามารถพิสูจน์ได้ว่าสินค้าดังกล่าวไม่มีส่วนเกี่ยวข้องกับการใช้แรงงานบังคับ “พลังงานหมุนเวียนเป็นพลังงานแห่งเสรีภาพ” คริสเตียน ลินด์เนอร์ รัฐมนตรีคลังของเยอรมนีกล่าวไว้ไม่นานหลังจากรัสเซียบุกยูเครนในเดือน ก.พ. 2565 มีคำเปรียบเปรยว่าเมื่อดวงอาทิตย์ส่องแสงค่าใช้จ่ายด้านพลังงานก็ลดลง และในขณะที่รัสเซียจำกัดการส่งออกก๊าซไปยังยุโรป พลังงานแสงอาทิตย์ก็ดูเหมือนเป็นทางเลือกที่แข็งแกร่ง อย่างไรก็ตาม ข้อกล่าวหาเรื่องแรงงานทาสในอุตสาหกรรมพลังงานแสงอาทิตย์ทำให้เกิดคำถามเกี่ยวกับต้นทุนที่แท้จริงของ “เสรีภาพ” และการห้ามนำเข้าสินค้าที่ผลิตโดยแรงงานบังคับ อาจทำให้การเปลี่ยนผ่านไปสู่พลังงานสะอาดช้าลง ในปี 2564 ประมาณการกันว่า ‘โพลีซิลิคอน’ (Polysilicon) วัตถุดิบที่ใช้ในการผลิต … Continue reading

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Is green the new growth paradigm?

INTRODUCTION On 12 October 2020 a webinar was organised with the title “Is Green the new Growth Paradigm? An India-EU High Level Webinar on Sharing Ideas on Green Recovery Post COVID-19”, with the support of the Ministry of Environment, Forest … Continue reading

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RENEWABLES READINESS ASSESSMENT

REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN INTRODUCTION Country Background The Republic of Azerbaijan is located in the southern Caucasus region. It is bordered by the Caspian Sea to the east, Armenia and Georgia to the west, the Russian Federation to the north and … Continue reading

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Report on enhancing Solar PV rooftop uptake in India through innovative EU business models

IntroductionGovernment of India has set an ambitious target of 175 GW of installed capacity of Renewable Energyby 2022, comprising 100 GW of grid-connected solar power, of which 40 GW3 has been targeted for solar rooftop. Though India has made significant … Continue reading

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Best Practice Manual for Standalone Solar Cold Storage Systems

Introduction About the Financing Investment in Clean Energy PlatformUnder the European Union (EU) – India Clean Energy and Climate Partnership (www.cecp-eu.in), which was agreed at the EU-India Summit in 2016 and confirmed in 2017, 2020 and 2021, the EU Delegation … Continue reading

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SMART GRID REPLICATION HANDBOOK FOR INDIA

Foreword India and the European Union come together to share their own knowledge to create a common new body of knowledge – the ‘Smart Grid Replication Handbook for India’. The Florence School could not be more grateful to the EU-India … Continue reading

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