The World Bank has approved funding for Botswana's first grid-side battery energy storage system (BESS), which will have an output of 50MW and a storage capacity of 200MWh. The project, which will cost $122 million, including a contribution from the Green Climate Fund, aims to support B...
The world may not be able to achieve the target of expanding global renewable energy capacity to 11,000 GW by 2030, as agreed at COP28, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report also predicts that solar power will surpass hydropower to account for the largest s...
Swiss voters approved a new electricity law that makes it mandatory for large buildings to install photovoltaic systems to support electricity communities and encourage collective energy self-use.
Some 68.72% of Swiss people voted in favor of new electricity regulations to accelerate the deve...
China on Wednesday sought to solicit public opinion on draft regulations aimed at regulating its rapidly growing lithium battery industry. The rules, proposed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, are designed to curb unchecked expansion and promote sustainable and high-q...
On May 15, SEG Solar ('SEG'), a leading U.S. photovoltaic module manufacturer, signed a land agreement with Indonesia's largest state-owned enterprise industrial park Kawasan Industry Terpadu Batang (Grand Batang City), announcing the official delivery of land for SEG Indonesia's photovoltaic indust...
Total Energies is building a 12 MW solar canopy on a long-term parking lot at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), which will be paired with a 7.5 MW/25 MWh battery energy storage system to help reduce reliance on the grid during peak periods.
Total Energies will own, operate and...
The latest news is that DAHAI SOLAR, a solar panel manufacturer from China, has built a panel factory in Calarasi, southern Romania. The factory has an investment of approximately 10 million euros and has an annual production capacity of 2,000MW of photovoltaic modules. It will be the first solar pa...
On April 3, GCL Technology (03800.HK) issued an update on the development of its polycrystalline silicon material (granular silicon) business. The announcement stated that the company's indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Jiangsu Zhongneng Silicon Technology Development Co., Ltd. has recently served as...
Tesla has submitted a proposal to the Indian government to establish a Powerwall battery energy storage factory in India.
American electric car and battery manufacturer Tesla hopes to set up a battery energy storage factory in India and has submitted a proposal to the Indian government on thi...
Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), revealed that India currently has 28 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity and 6 GW of battery capacity.
Speaking in New Delhi this week, MNRE Secretary Bhupinder Singh Bhalla said: "We aspire to make In...
The Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) manages all state-owned jute mills and industries in the South Asian country. The company has agreed to enter into 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) to purchase power from six different project developers.
BJMC recently issued a statement sa...
The U.S. and Indian governments have jointly launched a renewable energy technology action platform, with an initial focus on green hydrogen, wind power, long-term energy storage and geothermal energy exploration.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) and India’s Ministry of New and Renew...
