The competition to secure a licence to develop power plants under the community-owned power plant scheme, or Energy for All, is heating up with Khonburi Sugar Plc (KBS), Thailand’s top sugar miller by capacity, joining the race. Other energy firms such as Absolute Clean Energy Plc, TPC Power Holding Plc and UAC Global Plc are […]

With the rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), the demand for Li-ion batteries will grow significantly in the coming decades. In the meanwhile, as EV batteries begin to reach their end-of-life, we will see an exponential growth of retired Li-ion batteries coming out of vehicles. By 2020 we will already have around 14 GWh, or […]

Do smart meters actually make a difference? This is not a new question. But it is one that is worth revisiting as recent research provides interesting insights that may shed some light on how things could be improved. Last week we published news about a report from Keele University which highlighted that smart meters have delivered very limited […]

Governments and businesses across the world are increasingly committing to Net Zero and sustainability strategies. Lithium-ion batteries, harnessed appropriately, are a strong vehicle to support these endeavours, an assessment that is backed by a growing body of evidence and knowledge, writes Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group and co-chair of the Global Battery Alliance. […]

TEPCO Renewable Power, a unit of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (9501.T), plans to spend about 1-2 trillion yen ($9-18 billion) to develop 6-7 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind and hydroelectric power projects by 2035, its president said. “We aim to boost our profit to 100 billion yen in 2030 from 40 billion yen now” […]

Panda Green Energy Group Ltd (HKG:0686) plans to develop a 1,000-MW hybrid project in China that combines solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal power generation with energy storage and hydrogen production. The company has entered into a memorandum of cooperation for the CNY-10-billion (USD 1.41bn/EUR 1.25bn) project with the local government of Manasi County, Xinjiang […]

The first large-scale floating solar power facility in Thailand, with a capacity of 12.5 MW, has started supplying power to the grid, China’s JA Solar Technology Co Ltd (SHE:002459), which provided the solar modules for the project, said on Wednesday. The installation is located on an industrial reservoir and will supply electricity to the customer’s […]

Major PV inverter manufacturer Sungrow Power Supply Co has signed a deal with Vietnam-based distributor DAT Technology Co to supply PV inverter solutions for commercial & industrial (C&I) installations across Vietnam. Sungrow is supplying DAT with inverters in the range of 50kW to 110kW over a 12-month period, representing Sungrow’s first supply agreement with the […]

We’re proud to have hosted the editors of six leading clean economy news sites last month. It was the first time they’d convened to discuss trends in the sectors they cover. In our most recent post, we summarized trends the editors followed pre-pandemic and their predictions for how clean economy companies emerge post-pandemic. However, the panel […]

The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) announced awardees of the first Resilient Maryland program. The pilot project aims to drive economic growth through innovative clean energy technology, enabling essential services, businesses and other organizations to resist power disruptions and outages. The total of 14 grant applications was awarded $1.05 million in funding. Energy resiliency has taken […]

The energy industry is experiencing the dual shock of the COVID-19 pandemic and oil market disruption thanks to a collapse in demand and a surplus of supply. There are, however, other powerful forces at work reshaping the industry, including the shift to renewables and the convergence of the energy and power industries. Energy leaders cannot […]

Response to consultation confirms Ministers will delay increase in Contract for Difference costs for energy suppliers by longer than originally planned The government has formally responded to its fast-tracked consultation on proposed changes to the Contract for Difference (CfD) regime, confirming it will move to minimise the financial impact on energy companies currently battling the disruption caused […]

Norsk Hydro and Northvolt have set up a joint venture that will focus on the recycling of both battery materials and aluminum from Norway’s electric vehicle sector. In an announcement Monday, battery manufacturer Northvolt said the venture, dubbed Hydro Volt, would set up a “recycling hub” in Norway, with operations there slated to begin in 2021. […]