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June 21, 2021
Adani Power to Acquire 1,200 MW Essar Power’s Mahan Project – The Leading Solar Magazine In India (eqmagpro.com)
Essar Power’s Mahan power plant supplies power through the Mahan-
Sipat transmission line and is also connected with a railway siding 18
km away from the plant for the supply of coal and other raw materials.
According to industry sources, Adani Power will shell out close to Rs
3,000 crore for the Mahan Project.

June 21, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/21/construction-begins-on-spains-first-gigafactory/
The facility is expected to begin battery cell production, with an
initial capacity of 300 MWh, by the end of this year. Its capacity
is planned to be scaled up to 2 GWh in 2023, 10 GWh in 2025
and, eventually, 20 GWh in 2027.

June 21, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/cerc-orders-seci-to-compensate-hero-energy-for-extra-expenses-in-bhadla-
solar-project
Clean Power provided SECI and UPPCL with all the relevant
documents for the reconciliation of its claim for compensation
of Rs. 139,05,19,902/- payable by SECI towards expenditure
incurred by the developer due to imposition of SGD.

June 21, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/goodwes-new-manufacturing-facility-to-boost-production-capacity-to-one-million-units-per-
year/
GoodWe’s stock listing in 2020, investor capital has propelled the
company into a new stage of rapid development. With an
accumulative delivery of more than two million solar inverters and
installation of 23GW in more than 100 countries and regions, GoodWe
is set to take the lead in utility, C&I and energy storage.

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June 21, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/21/carbon-neutrality-and-solars-role-in-asean-nations/
According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), energy
demand in Southeast Asia will grow by 60% over the next two decades. The
power sector will be responsible for just under half of the region’s carbon
dioxide emissions in 2040, up from 42% in 2019.

June 21, 2021
https://www.energetica-india.net/news/sunport-power-unveils-3-new-mwt-panels-at-snec
Sunport Power, a leading China PV module manufacturer, released three new
products with MWT technology at the SNEC Expo i.e. C10 panel with higher
efficiency and lower voltage, C10-Pro panel with HJT+MWT technology and
M series of MWT bifacial panel
72 cell module – 460W at 22% efficiency
bifacial gain of 70%
new modules upto 660W in retail and 700W custom.

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June 21, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/ptts-global-power-synergy-to-invest-635m-in-asian-renewable-energy
Global Power Synergy announced that it will be borrowing up to
USD 635 million from parent PTT for investment chiefly in solar
and wind projects. Global is endeavoring to have 30 percent of the
power generated from renewables, which stands currently at 12
percent, including hydropower.

June 21, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/2-day-virtual-summit-on-green-h2-among-brics-nations-starts-tomorrow
The event will be anchored by India’s largest power producer and one of
the global energy majors, NTPC Ltd., a CPSU under Ministry of Power. The
summit will bring intellectuals, policy makers and major stakeholders from
the BRICS nations to discuss the future of hydrogen in the energy mix

June 21, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/maldives-launches-tender-for-11-14-mw-of-solar-projects-across-14-islands/
Interested parties should file their applications for pre-qualification
by 1300 local time on September 9, 2021. The winner will sign a
long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with the local
electricity service provider.

June 21, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/australian-renewable-hydrogen-hub-blocked-by-federal-government/
23 GW of solar and total of 26GW wind hybrid
Set to be built on 6,500 square kilometres of land in the Pilbara
region of Western Australia, the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH)
would primarily be used for the large-scale production of renewable
hydrogen for domestic and export markets.

June 21, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/india-may-open-derivatives-market-for-power-sector-next-fiscal/
The introduction of derivate products has got delayed over
jurisdictional issues between the Securities and Exchange Board of
India (SEBI) and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)
and a case pending in the Supreme Court also needs to be
cleared.Sources privy to the development told IANS that the SEBI and
the CERC have reached an understanding to allow futures trading in
electricity.

June 21, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/waiver-ists-charges-solar-wind/
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has announced an extension to the inter-
state transmission system (ISTS) charges waiver on solar and wind
energy projects commissioned up to June 30, 2025.The waiver applies
to ISTS charges only and not losses, and the order comes into effect
immediately.

June 21, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/ntpc-fy21-audited-results-highest-ever-pat-yoy-36-16/
NTPC has realized more than 100% of the billed amount during the
year, crossing rupees one lakh crore, which is the highest ever
realization.For FY21, the total income was 103,552.71 crore as
against 100,478.41 crore in FY20, registering an increase of 3.06%.For
FY21, NTPC has registered its highest ever PAT of 13,769.52 crore, as
against 10,112.81 crore in FY20 registering an increase of 36.16%.

June 21, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/ikea-rockefeller-foundation-to-set-up/
The IKEA Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation will set up a $1 billion
global platform in 2021 to fight climate change and energy poverty. The
platform aims to reduce 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and
empower 1 billion people with distributed renewable energy.

June 21, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/canada-seeks-dispute-settlement-over-unwarranted-us-solar-trade-tariffs/
Canada has requested a dispute settlement panel regarding US safeguard
tariffs on solar products from Canada after failing to resolve the issue
through consultations.The request was made under Chapter 31 of the
Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on 22 December 2020.
Under CUSMA timeframes, the panel would be expected to issue a report
on the topic by early 2022

June 21, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/uttar-pradesh-renewable-purchase-obligation/
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC), in a
recent order, directed Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited
(UPPCL) to deposit ₹72.45 billion (~$978 million) in the renewable
purchase obligation (RPO) Regulatory Fund

June 21, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/new-inverter-technologies-reduce-lcoe/
India launch of ‘Huawei FusionSolar 8.0 Gemini’, which introduced
attendees to new cutting-edge technologies intellectualizing PV design
aimed at helping lower the capital expenditures (CAPEX) and ensuring
a better levelized cost of storage (LCOS) for solar storage synergy.

June 21, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/jinkosolar-ja-solar-line-up-priority-polysilicon-supply-through-xinte-deal/
Solar Module Super League’ (SMSL) members JinkoSolar and JA Solar
are to invest in polysilicon provider Xinte Energy’s 100,000 ton facility
in Inner Mongolia, receiving priority access to the polysilicon
produced as a result.

June 21, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2021/06/21/the-case-for-microinverters-in-rooftop-solar/
Enphase is leading the microinverter solutions today in the world. In the
US market, we have close to 50% market share. But, there have been
small players coming in from China. I would say the number one reason
is the ability to provide a long-term warranty for 25 years, given
microinverters are a costly solution. It requires a lot of engineering, a
lot of quality-conscious design to provide that kind of a solution.

June 21, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/21/premier-energies-starts-production-at-new-indian-solar-factory/
Telangana-based solar manufacturer and engineering, procurement and
construction services contractor Premier Energies has started trial
production of high-efficiency solar cells at its new factory in
Telangana.The facility, at Electronic City near Hyderabad’s airport, is an
INR483 crore ($65 million), 25-acre greenfield project. It has an annual
cell and module production capacity of 750 MW.

June 21, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/tender-floated-dcr-category-solar-modules/
REIL
The bidding document specifies that the modules must be made from
72 polycrystalline silicon solar cells.
The tender has been floated to procure 6,150 polycrystalline solar
modules of 325 W output and 2,960 solar modules of 340 W output.

June 22, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/eoi-for-procurement-of-solar-power-rtc-solar-bundled-power/

June 22, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/uttarakhand-empanelment-tender-rooftop-solar/
The projects will be developed under Phase-II of the Ministry of New
and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) rooftop solar program.The project
has to be executed on a turnkey basis, and all eligible payments
under the project will be made from the proceeds of financial
assistance to be received by UPCL. The tender will follow a domestic
competitive bidding process.

June 22, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/22/malaysian-green-hydrogen-project-opts-for-perth-based-flow-batteries/
The green hydrogen project, HySustain, uses electrolysis of
demineralized water and solar energy. AGV’s intention behind
HySustain is to use project-specific solar farms to provide 100% of the
renewable resources needed for green hydrogen production. In turn,
the VRFB will enable large, scalable and long-life energy storage.

June 22, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/shri-r-k-singh-minister-of-state-i-c-for-power-and-new-renewable-energy-calls-for-innovative-
ways-of-expanding-energy-access/
Minister of State (I/C) for Power and New and Renewable Energy and
Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship , Shri R
K Singh said today that India’s energy access and energy transition
stories have multiple lessons and learnings, which can benefit other
countries in advancing their energy goals and undertaking effective
climate action.

June 22, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/epc-tender-announced-for-solar-project/
IOCL has invited EPC contractors through a tender inclusive of a
one-year comprehensive operation and maintenance (O&M)
and a further O&M for four years.
The last date for submission of bids is July 12, 2021, and the
techno-commercial bid would be opened on July 13, 2021.

June 22, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/snec-2021-sungrow-fpv-sees-strong-potential-for-offshore-floating-solar/
Faced with challenges in the form of corrosion, complex geology
and wave impacts, Sungrow FPV is aiming to draw on its research
and development experience when building offshore floating PV
plants, Hao Wu, director of the company’s R&D centre, told PV
Tech at the SNEC PV Power Expo 2021 earlier this month.

June 22, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/power-arm-of-thailands-ptt-makes-635m-pivot-to-asia-renewable-energy/
PTT’s power generation arm, Global Power Synergy said it is borrowing
up to 20 billion baht from PTT for investment largely in solar and wind
projects. The target is to have 30% of the power it generates from
renewables, including hydropower – up from the current 12%,
reported Nikkei Asia.

June 22, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/uk-trial-sees-solar-provide-voltage-control-services-with-potential-to-unlock-1-5gw-of-new-capacity/
A Distributed Energy Resources Management System was created by
ZIV Automation for this, enabling the solar, storage and wind to
provide reactive power, a service which maintains voltage levels to
allow more energy to be transported down existing infrastructure.

June 22, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/ntpc-q4-results-strong-renewables-take-centre-stage-for-future
Reflecting a steady performance improvement in both power and
revenue generation, the NTPC group generated 314.07 BU (billion
units) in 2020-21, compared to 290.19 BU in the previous year
earing a total income of Rs 1,15,546,83 crore up from the
previous year’s Rs 1,12,372,58 crore in 2020-21.

June 22, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/daily-news-wrap-up-ashok-leyland/
In a BSE disclosure, Ashok Leyland has announced that Switch Mobility
Limited, UK – subsidiary of the company – has acquired the entire
shareholding in Switch Mobility Automotive, India. As a result, Switch
Mobility Automotive, India, has become a step-down subsidiary of Ashok
Leyland. Switch Mobility Automotive Limited was incorporated on
December 28, 2020, to carry on the business of manufacture and sale of
electric vehicles

June 22, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/22/solar-energy-collectors-grown-from-seeds/
The process has allowed the engineers to make homogenous thin
films comprised of uniformly thick layers. The engineers said that
in laboratory testing, photovoltaic devices made from the films
proved both efficient and reliable, two metrics that previously
came as a challenge for both 2D and 3D perovskite applications.

June 22, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/rumsl-550mw-agar-solar-park-tentative-bidders-list/
1. Azure – 550 MW
2. Torrent – 550 MW
3. NTPC – 550 MW
4. Tata – 550 MW
5. Avaada – 550 MW
6. Renew – 550 MW
7. Sprng – 550 MW
8. SJVN – 550 MW
9. Sembcorp – 550 MW
10. O2 – 550 MW
11. Ayana – 550 MW
12. GAIL – 550 MW
13. NHPC – 550 MW
14. Aljomaih – 200 MW
15. Engine – 200 MW
16. NHPC – 550 MW
17. CIL – 550 MW
+ still counting
Total: ~8.6 GW+

June 22, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/nextenergy-capital-secures-us232m-for-solar-investments-in-oecd-countries/
NPIII, which secured commitments totalling US$280 million
early last year, has so far acquired 14 solar projects and one
portfolio with a total capacity of around 400MW, located in
markets such as the US, India, Portugal and Chile.

June 22, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/acme-brookfield-renewables-to-jointly-build-450-mw-solar-project-in-rajasthan/
This solar project includes a 25-year power purchase agreement
with Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
(MSEDCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Maharashtra State
Electricity Board, the largest electricity distribution utility in India
and the 2nd largest in the World.

June 22, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/hindustan-zinc-bags-ciis-awards-for-22-mw-solar-plant
The innovative design involved setting up the solar power plant
on a waste dump yard, with a triple benefit of – making efficient
use of the wasteland, saving environmental footprint through a
renewable energy source, and annual GHG savings of over
45,000 tCO2e (metric tonnes of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent).

June 22, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/fortum-500-mw-solar-projects/
The divestment deal with Actis is expected to be around €280 million
The divestment is expected to positively impact around €20 million
(~$23.78 million) on the City Solutions segment’s results. The City
Solutions segment at Fortum comprises heating and cooling, waste-
to-energy, biomass, and other circular economy solutions.

June 22, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/us-senator-calls-for-solar-manufacturing-tax-credit-to-drive-down-prohibitive-costs/
Under the proposals, the tax credits available would be;
•Integrated modules would receive a credit of US$0.11/Wdc;
•Non-integrated modules would receive a credit of US$0.07/Wdc;
•Solar cells would get a credit of US$0.04/Wdc;
•Solar wafers would receive a credit of US$12 per square metre, and;
•Solar-grade polysilicon would get US$3 per kilogramme.

June 22, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/repsol-opens-maiden-solar-farm-in-net-zero-milestone/
Officially opened on 21 June 2021, Kappa solar farm is located in
the Spanish town of Manzanares, Ciudad Real, with the total
capacity distributed across three sites.Two of the sites are already
operational, with a combined capacity of 90.5MW, while the third
plant remains under development. When it comes active, it will
add an additional 36.1MW.

June 22, 2021
MSEDCL’s 500 MW Solar Tender Receives Robust Response, Oversubscribed by 3.5 GW - Mercom India
The list of bidders includes Maharashtra State Power Generation
Company (MAHAGENCO), ReNew Power, Coal India, Torrent Power,
SJVN, NTPC, Tata Power, Adani Green, Avaada Energy, ACME Solar,
Azure Power, and O2 Power.

June 22, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/japanese-scientists-use-visible-light-to-decompose-co2-with-efficiency
A team of scientists led by Drs. Shinji Kawasaki and Yosuke Ishii from
Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan, has been making efforts to
achieve efficient solar-energy-assisted CO2 reduction. Their recent
breakthrough is published in Nature’s Scientific Reports.

June 23, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/hero-lectro-partners-with-logistics-firms-to-deploy-e-cargo-bikes-in-india
Hero Lectro, the EV arm of the Hero Motors Company (HMC),
announced today new partnerships with logistics service providers Fast
Despatch Logistics and Turtle Mobility as part of a new ecosystem to
enable greater use of e-mobility in last mile delivery. Under the
partnership, Hero Lectro’s E Cargo bikes will be rolled out into the last
mile delivery space by Fast Despatch Logistics.

June 23, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/renewable-baseload-is-eroding-the-value-of-coal-improving-energy-independence/
A new system based on 32GW of new renewable energy would save
Ukraine €500 million (US$595 million) annually on the cost of
generated electricity by 2031, according to Wärtsilä’s modelling.

June 23, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/solar-thermal-fo-produces-potable-water-using-sea-water-in-tamil-nadu
he sea water FO technology operates at near 2 bar pressure unlike
sea water RO that operates at 50 bar pressure. It is versatile and
has high energy efficiency and low operation and maintenance
costs compared to other technologiesRamanathapuram District is
severely affected by the scarcity of potable water due to salinity,
brackishness and also poor sources of ground water.

June 23, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/23/overdue-subsidy-payments-force-chinese-solar-developer-to-sell-off-prized-led-business
With an unpaid debt pile of US$328 million, some of which dates back
to September 2019, Chinese solar developer Shunfeng
International today stressed to shareholders the importance of selling
off its profitable LED manufacturing operation.

June 23, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/acore-statement-on-the-solar-energy-manufacturing-for-america-act/
Founded in 2001, the American Council on Renewable Energy
(ACORE) is the nation’s premier pan-renewable organization uniting
finance, policy and technology to accelerate the transition to a
renewable energy economy.

June 23, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/23/india-added-1-gw-of-solar-during-covid-hit-april-and-may/
As of May 31, 2021, the nation reached a total domestic electricity
generation capacity of 383 GW, with conventional energy capacity
at 288 GW (75% share in total) and renewable energy capacity at 96
GW (25% share), the Care Ratings analysts stated.

June 23, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/audi-to-stop-petrol-diesel-cars-to-become-an-ev-brand-only/
It is reported that Audi will launch its final ICE powered vehicle, the Q5,
in 2026 which will be manufactured through to 2033. Markus
Duesmann, Chairman of the Board Audi AG has reportedly informed
works councils and top management that the automaker will move to
become an EV brand and discontinue the introduction of new diesel or
petrol vehicles from 2026. This strategy also included hybrid-powered
vehicles as well.

June 23, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/daqo-new-energy-set-for-ipo-after-clearing-csrc-registration/
Polysilicon manufacturer Daqo New Energy is set to proceed with its
initial public offering (IPO) after completing its registration with the
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC).
Earlier this month Daqo said that its application had been filed with
the CSRC, also revealing as part of that process that it expected
to record a 50% leap in sequential revenue this year.

June 23, 2021

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June 23, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/honeywell-launches-battery-energy-storage-system-platform-to-help-users-forecast-and-
optimize-energy-costs/
Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) announced today its Battery Energy Storage
System (BESS) Platform, which integrates Honeywell asset monitoring,
distributed energy resource management, supervisory control and
analytics functionality to enable organizations to accurately forecast and
optimize their overall energy use.

June 23, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/commodity-prices-continue-rising-solar/
The trend that started about six months ago shows no sign of slowing,
and many believe it will continue for another six months. Steel prices
have continued to rise and are currently hovering around the ₹36,000
(~$490)/ton mark, a 25% increase over the price two months back.

June 23, 2021
https://www.energetica-india.net/news/amea-power-launches-50mw-solar-power-plant-in-togo-
Officially named Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed, after His Highness
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi,
the PV plant has been delivered in record time, with just 18 months
between the signing of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and
commencement of commercial operations.

June 23, 2021
Climate district relying on solar-powered hydrogen in Germany – pv magazine International (pv-magazine.com)
The urban development project is being realized on around 100,000
square meters of an old freight station on the Neckar river and its first
major, intermediate step has now been achieved with the completion of
over 450 apartments and several commercial spaces.
produce up to 400 kilograms of hydrogen per day. Furthermore, the
heat generated by the electrolyzer is used to heat the district so that
around 50% of the district's heat requirements are covered by waste
heat

June 23, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/rajasthan-electronics-tender-module-mounting/
The tender has been floated for the supply of 550 solar MMS for
a single module of 150 W output, 1,500 solar MMS for a single
module of 120 W output, and 750 hot-dip galvanized MMS for
one module of 75 W output.

June 23, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/china-vows-to-retaliate-if-us-bans-import-of-solar-panel-material-from-xinjiang/
China on Tuesday vowed to retaliate if the United States bans the
import of a critical solar panel material from Xinjiang.According
to a report in Politico, the Biden administration is mulling to ban
the import of solar panel material–polysilicon– from the region,
where the Chinese government has been accused of committing
genocide against the Uyghurs minority.

June 23, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/recurrent-energys-storage-footprint-grows-in-us-11-gwh-in-pipeline
Recurrent Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian
Solar Inc. announced yesterday that it has expanded its energy
storage footprint in the United States with several leading Battery
Energy Storage Systems (BESS) contracted to be built in 2021 and
2022. These projects span retrofits as-a-service, solar plus storage
PPAs, and stand-alone storage tolling agreements.

June 23, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/foundations-announce-1b-fund-for-renewables/
The Forums, running from June 21 to 25, are part of an effort to
engage governments, businesses and financial institutions to
develop “energy compacts” that spell out plans to ensure universal
access to clean energy and a pathway to net-zero emissions.

June 23, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/23/unsubsidized-50-mw-pv-project-under-development-in-serbia/
The plant is expected to be built by the special purpose vehicle
Kima Solar with an investment of around €40 million and to be
grid-connected in 2023. “The project is being planned to sell power
to the Serbian South East European Power Exchange (SEEPEX) or
other off-takers under a power purchase agreement,” Kima Solar's
director, Nikola Stamenov,

June 22, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/bill-gates-backed-us-firm-to-pour-300-m-in-indias-module-production
India today has a domestic manufacturing capacity of just 3 GW for
solar cells and 15 GW for solar modules.
US-based 1366 Technologies has plans to invest $300 million to set
up a 2 GW solar wafer and cell manufacturing facility in India under
the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme.

June 23, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/solar-increasingly-beating-even-cheapest-fossil-fuels-on-price-irena-study-finds/
In total, 62% (162GW) of renewable power added last year was
developed at a price lower than the cheapest fossil fuels, driven by
the falling cost of renewable technologies. The Renewable Power
Generation Costs in 2020 report said solar PV costs dropped a
further 7% last year.

June 23, 2021
https://www.energetica-india.net/news/president-faure-gnassingb-inaugurates-50-mwp-solar-power-plant-commissioned-by-
jakson-in-togo
The plant would supply power to nearly 600,000 households as
well as 700 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the region.
The plant is expected to supply 90,255 GWh of electricity to the
grid annually.

June 23, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/asia-pacific-solar-and-wind-investments-to-double-by-2030-wood-mackenzie/
Annual investment in solar and wind generation in the Asia
Pacific region could double to US$1.3 trillion by 2030 compared
to the previous decade, with policy targets and cost declines
boosting growth, according to research firm Wood Mackenzie.

June 23, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/ice-powered-energy-storage-firm-raises-13-6m/
Nostromo has developed its advanced Its ice-powered energy
storage system based on its IceBrick encapsulated ice cells. The
system “charges” cold energy during hours when electricity
demand is low or there is a surplus of renewable energy, and
“discharges” the energy during peak consumption hours, relieving
the grid from the high air conditioning electricity demands.

June 23, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/acciona-recycles-nissans-car-batteries-to-store-solar-energy-in-spain
The set of four second-life batteries, with a combined capacity of
130kWh, will store the energy obtained from the 1.2MWp plant to
later inject it into the grid and analyze its performance and behavior.
The innovation project concludes with a comparative analysis to verify
the equal performance of recycled batteries against first use batteries.

June 24, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2021/06/24/open-access-solar-faces-regulatory-headwinds-amid-favorable-ppa-
demand/
A new report by ICRA highlights private renewable power producers
selling power under the open access route (third-party or group captive
mode) are faced with increasing regulatory constraints. The challenges
include an upward revision of open access charges, denial of open access
approvals, and tightening energy banking norms. Further, as solar and
wind tariffs become competitive, states have either wholly withdrawn or
reduced the concessions/incentives on open access charges.

June 24, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/incentives-fame-ii-subsidy-may-cut-ev-prices-by-rs-30000-icra/
The Gujarat State Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021, which will
commence from July 1, 2021, for a period of four years, is targeting
1.1 lakh electric two-wheelers (e2W), 70,000 electric three-
wheelers (e3W) and 20,000 electric four-wheelers (e4W) during
the policy period.

June 24, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine-india.com/2021/06/24/new-microinverter-from-the-us/
The device, which the manufacturer describes as an ideal solution for
commercial rooftop PV systems linked to between 500 kWh and 1
MWh of storage, can be used without a battery or together with the
manufacturer’s SolarLEAF energy storage technology, which can also
be mounted under rooftop solar modules.

June 24, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/new-build-solar-cheaper-still-but-short-term-blip-could-be-felt-in-h2-2021-bloombergnef/
With the price of polysilicon tripling since May 2020, the research
organisation said it has recorded increases in module prices of 7%
in China and 10% in India since the second half of last year.

June 24, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/amazon-takes-renewables-portfolio-to-10gw-with-new-solar-spending-spree/
The 14 new projects include: 11 new US-based solar plants; a
375MW solar farm in Alberta, Canada that will be the country’s
largest when it comes online in 2022; its fifth solar plant in
Spain, which will generate 152MW for the grid in 2023; and
Amazon’s first project in Finland, a 52MW wind farm.

June 24, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/solar-thermal-is-best-for-nighttime-electricity-generation-in-spain
A recent report presented by PwC Spain for the Spanish Association
for the promotion of the Thermosolar Industry (PROTERMOSOLAR)
entitled “The solar thermal industry as an economic engine in
Spain”, reported the socioeconomic impact of the solar thermal
sector in our country

June 24, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/24/low-cost-renewable-hydrogen-may-already-be-in-reach/
Solar electricity tariffs of $0.0157, $0.0135 and $0.0104 per kilowatt-
hour agreed in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia,
respectively, in the last 18 months, would enable renewables-
powered hydrogen to be produced for as little as $1.62 per kilogram,
according to IRENA's Renewable Power Generation Costs in
2020 report.

June 24, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/egypt-plans-to-increase-solar-and-wind-power/
Egypt has advanced from 26th place, in 2020, to the 20th among the
world’s top 40 markets in the Renewable Energy Country
Attractiveness Index (RECAI) for 2021, which was released on
Monday.

June 24, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-conversation/india-is-key-to-doubling-edfs-re-capacity-by-2030-harmanjit-nagi
The Euro 69 Billion French energy major EDF is one of the few
unapologetic champions of nuclear energy, seeing it as a critical
support for the world to achieve its climate ambitions. The firm
produces over 75% of its energy from nuclear power, with a recent
focus on other renewable sources too. In India, the firm has big
plans for both nuclear and solar, and on solar, it has made faster
progress, thanks to the nature of the process

June 24, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/magenta-to-deploy-evs-for-govt-use-in-telangana-for-go-electric-campaign
Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited
(TSREDCO) has signed an agreement with Navi Mumbai-based electric vehicle
solutions company Magenta, under which TSREDCO will coordinate the
transition of government officer transport from ICE (Internal combustion
Engines) vehicles to EVs across the state departments of Telangana.

June 24, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/gujarat-state-electric-vehicle-policy-2021/

June 24, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/fimer-launches-two-new-utility-scale-pv-inverter-platforms/
Global inverter supplier FIMER launched two new platforms for
the utility-scale solar sector that are designed to serve both
decentralised and centralised systems.The two new systems are
the PVS-350, a multi-MPPT string inverter, and the PVS-
260/PVS-300, a modular conversion solution.

June 24, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/lightsource-bp-invests-in-703-mw-spanish-solar-projects
The three projects totaling 703 MW are located in Aragon. Aragon is a
landlocked region in northeastern Spain comprising the provinces of
Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Two of them are located in Zaragoza with
a generation capacity of 292 MW and 130 MW, and the third project
with a generation capacity of 281 MW is located in Huesca.

June 24, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/24/pv-driven-air-conditioner-coupled-with-ice-thermal-storage/
Scientists in China have developed a direct-drive photovoltaic air
conditioning system that can store solar power through ice thermal
storage. The latter is common thermal storage technology based on
standard cooling equipment and an energy storage tank that is able to
store cooling while shifting energy usage to off-peak, nighttime hours.

June 24, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/24/plans-unveiled-for-netherlands-largest-battery/
Dutch energy utility Eneco and Netherlands-based battery
provider Giga Storage have announced a plan to deploy a 24
MW/48 MWh battery near Lelystad, in the province of
Flevoland, which is one of the country's regions most affected
by grid constraints.Construction on the storage facility is
planned to begin this year, with project completion scheduled
for the autumn of 2022.

June 24, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/keltron-floats-solar-modules-manufacturers/
Interested bidders will have to submit an amount of ₹110,000
(~$1,481) as the earnest money deposit. Also, the successful bidder
should furnish bid security of 5% of the total contract amount
within seven days from the issuance of the letter of award.

June 25, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/triton-electric-vehicle-to-set-up-inr-2100-cr-manufacturing-facility-in-telangana/
Triton Electric Vehicle Pvt Ltd on Thursday entered into a MoU
with the Telangana government for setting up a manufacturing
unit for electric vehicles at the National Investment &
Manufacturing Zone at Zaheerabad.

June 25, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/25/risen-energy-plans-3-gw-cell-module-factory-in-malaysia/
Risen Energy is set to establish its first production facility in
Southeast Asia as part of its strategic plan for the region. It has
revealed that it will invest around $10 billion over 15 years in a
new solar PV cell and module manufacturing hub in Malaysia.

June 25, 2021
https://www.energetica-india.net/news/clenergy-jj-lapp-partner-for-a-sustainable-future-in-malaysia
The partnership is in line with achieving Malaysia's target to
generate 20% of energy consumption from renewable sources
by 2025, expecting to unlock RM 4 billion in investment and
create an estimated number of 12,000 new jobs It also aims to
drive Malaysia's growing solar energy industry further and
support the country by bringing Malaysia to the forefront of
sustainable projects.

June 25, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/iraq-uaes-masdar-sign-solar-power-agreement-iraqi-oil-ministry/

June 25, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/25/canberra-moves-forward-with-new-pv-module-recycling-rules/
Figures provided by the federal government show that 2,700 tons
of solar PV waste was generated in Australia in 2018 as the
earliest modules reached their end of life. By 2050, it is expected
that figure will climb to 1,532,000 tons of PV waste per year.

June 25, 2021
https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/canadian-solar-secures-eur-50-million-for-project-development-in-emea
The new facility is comprised of a term loan and a revolving
credit facility of equal amounts. It provides Canadian Solar with
a highly flexible financial instrument to execute growth plans as
well as manage short-term cash needs at favorable terms.

June 25, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/25/india-could-add-13-75-gw-of-pv-module-capacity-by-late-2022/
Module manufacturers with 1 GW+ capacity have proposed
cumulative capacity additions of 9 GW of modules and 6.4 GW of
cells. This also includes Vikram Solar’s plan to set up a 3 GW fab for
modules, cells and wafers in Tamil Nadu over the next four to five
years.

June 25, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/three-month-extension-power-transmission/
Based on the completion of the transmission line whose SCOD
has been extended by three months, the commencement date
of long-term access provided to the generator by the central
transmission utility, will also be extended by three months.

June 25, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/25/lead-halide-perovskite-cell-based-on-benzodithiophene-cation-achieves-14-
7-efficiency/
Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
(EPFL) have built a lead halide perovskite solar cell
incorporating an organic cation based on benzodithiophene
(BDT), a polymer that shows notable electron donor properties
due to its electron-rich π-conjugation system.

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced a ₹ 75,000 crore investment in setting up four "Giga" factories to
make solar photovoltaic cells, green hydrogen, batteries and fuel cells over the next three years.
Addressing the company's annual shareholder meeting, he said Reliance will set up 100 GW of solar power generating
capacity.
"We plan to build four Giga Factories to manufacture and integrate all critical components of new energy ecosystem -
solar photovoltaic module factory, energy storage battery factory, electrolyser factory, fuel cell factory," Ambani said.
These four factories will involve an investment of ₹ 60,000 crore.
"We will invest an additional ₹ 15,000 crore in the value chain, partnerships and future technologies, including
upstream and downstream industries. Thus, our overall investment in the new energy business will be ₹ 75,000 crore in
3 years," he said.
Last year, he had announced a 15-year commitment to become net carbon zero by 2035.

June 25, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/25/cote-divoire-launches-tender-for-60-mw-of-solar/
Independent power producers will develop the facilities under the
World Bank’s Scaling Solar program. Interested developers will have
until Sept. 6 to prequalify for the procurement exercise.The Côte
d’Ivoire government and the World Bank's International Finance
Corp. arm signed an agreement for the two projects in November
2018.

June 26, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/maine-becomes-9th-us-state-to-adopt-energy-storage-deployment-target/
The goal is on the lower end of the existing targets and mandates
adopted by US states so far. Most recently, Connecticut passed a
1,000MW by 2030 deployment target, which state Governor Ned
Lamont signed last week.

June 25, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/rec-issues-owners-engineering-services-tender/
The project capacity is set to be distributed between two districts of
the state – Kanpur Dehat (50 MW) and Jalaun (75 MW).

June 25, 2021
The UAE has been at the forefront of the clean energy transition in the
Gulf region in terms of PV deployment and ambitious renewable targets.
The Emirates aims to generate 50% of its electricity from carbon-free
sources, driven mainly by solar PV, by 2050. Abu Dhabi, for instance,
plans to install 5.6 GW of PV capacity by 2026 and Dubai aims to source
75% of its electricity generation from renewables by 2050.
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/25/strong-growth-predicted-for-middle-eastern-solar-pv/

June 25, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/renewable-energy-sector-in-india-gets-70-bn-investment-in-7-years/
Power Minister R K Singh has said that as much as USD 70
billion (about Rs 5.2 lakh crore) has been invested in renewable
energy across the country in the past seven years.
This assumes significance in view of India’s ambitious target of
having 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2022.

June 25, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/microscopic-solar-seeds-perovskite-crystals/
Researchers from Rice University have created microscopic seeds
for growing uniform 2D perovskite crystals. The latest discovery is
both stable and highly efficient at harvesting solar power, said the
scientists.

June 25, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/masdar-secures-deal-to-develop-at-least-2gw-of-solar-in-iraq/
Abu Dhabi-based renewables company Masdar has signed an
agreement to develop solar projects in Iraq with a minimum total
capacity of 2GW.

June 25, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/amazon-scooping-up-solar-and-wind-energy-projects-around-the-world/#
The Seattle-based e-tailing giant headed by Jeff Bezos said
Wednesday it committed to buy 1.5 gigawatts of production capacity
— enough to power 500,000 homes — from 14 new wind and solar
projects in North America and Europe.

June 25, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/project-round-up-lightsource-bp-fires-up-spanish-plant-risen-to-supply-480mw-
modules-to-us-project/
A round-up of the latest project news, featuring Lightsource
BP’s first Spanish project to begin operations, Risen’s module
supply partnership with the US Mammoth Solar project, and
the establishment of an 800MW pipeline in Latin America.

June 25, 2021
https://mercomindia.com/kerala-commission-approves-ppa-solar/
The Commission also granted permission to KSEB to sign a PPA with TP
Saurya, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power Company, and directed
KSEB to submit a copy of the PPA with the Commission.

June 25, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/germany-adopts-9-6-billion-climate-protection-program/
Germany seeks to become climate neutral by 2045, five years
earlier than previously planned.The original target for
greenhouse gas emission cuts by 2030 has been increased from
55 per cent to 65 per cent compared to 1990 levels.

June 25, 2021
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/06/25/jinkosolar-announces-perovskite-cell-technology-platform-promising-
efficiencies-close-to-30/
This statement was given by Chinese module maker JinkoSolar in its
financial statement for the first quarter of 2021, in which no further
details were provided on the in-house development of perovskite
cells. The Chinese manufacturer in July 2017 signed a non-exclusive
memorandum of understanding with Australia-based Greatcell,
formerly Dyesol, to jointly explore commercialization opportunities of
Greatcell's perovskite cell technology.

June 25, 2021
https://www.pv-tech.org/biden-strikes-bipartisan-infrastructure-deal-but-compromises-made-on-clean-energy/
US president Joe Biden has reached a bipartisan agreement with
democrat and republican senators on a US$1.2 trillion infrastructure
plan.

June 25, 2021
https://www.eqmagpro.com/sefea-demonstrates-decentralised-renewables-will-remain-a-cornerstone-to-achieve-east-
africas-energy-targets/
More than 1,150 participants from 89 countries joined this major event.
Over 50 experts brought deep insights into the role of decentralised
renewable energies (DRE) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) in the East African Community (EAC) region.

June 25, 2021

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