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Vena Energy Announces the Commercial Operation of The Aomori 2 Solar Project in Japan – EQ Mag Pro

Vena Energy, Asia-Pacific’s leading renewable energy company, announced today that the 25 MW “Aomori 2” Solar Project has achieved commercial operation. The Project features 44,350 bifacial photovoltaic panels that span an area of 47 hectares in Aomori City in Aomori Prefecture, capable of supplying up to 5,680 local households with clean energy yearly. Compared to […]

University of New South Wales Sydney Professor, wins Europe’s biggest technology innovation prize – EQ Mag Pro

Scientia Professor Martin Green is the first Australian to win the prestigious Millennium Technology Prize for transforming the production of solar energy. Scientia Professor Martin Green has been awarded the 2022 Millennium Technology Prize for his leadership in the development of the Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) – the world’s most commercially viable and […]

China’s RenShine Solar Reports ‘World Record’ Steady-State Efficiency For Perovskite Tandem Cell Module – EQ Mag Pro

Renshine Solar has reported a world record steady-state efficiency of 24.50% for all-perovskite tandem cell module It achieved the efficiency for a perovskite module with an area of 20.25 cm²; the efficiency is certified by Japan’s JET The company plans to bring online a 150 MW mass production line at the Changshu Economic Development Zone […]

Australia’s biggest states have set stunning renewable plans. Now we need a national strategy – EQ Mag Pro

The planned capital spend from the NSW, Victorian and Queensland electricity coal replacement plans is about $110 billion of utility-scale wind, solar and storage out to 2035. If you add in rooftop solar and the Australian Energy Market Operator’s Integrated System Plan’s (ISP) modelled distributed storage, then that total leaps out to $180 billion. If […]

Getting to net-zero in Asia: No returns on a dead planet

Steve Howard, chief sustainability officer of Temasek, shares why stakeholders urgently need to go all in with a net-zero transition plan. McKinsey talked to Dr. Steve Howard, chief sustainability officer at Temasek. The conversation explored the ways in which investors can help corporates transition to green, and how investing in transitioning infrastructure can contribute to […]

Maxeon Solar Technologies Commences Supplier Sustainability Monitoring with STACS via ESGpedia – EQ Mag Pro

SINGAPORE : Maxeon Solar Technologies (‘Maxeon’), a global leader in solar innovation and channels, today announced the commencement of supplier sustainability monitoring with Singapore-headquartered environmental, social, and governance (‘ESG’) fintech Hashstacs Pte Ltd (‘STACS’) via its ESGpedia platform, which powers the ESG Registry of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (‘MAS’) Project Greenprint. Maxeon and STACS […]

Singapore eyes low-carbon hydrogen to achieve climate target earlier, reaching net-zero by 2050 – EQ Mag Pro

If technology continues to advance, hydrogen could supply up to half of Singapore’s needs by 2050. SINGAPORE : Singapore is looking to pursue low-carbon hydrogen as part of its decarbonization efforts, as the country races to bring forward its net-zero target. On Tuesday (Oct 25), Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced that Singapore will raise […]

Repurposing Broken Hill mine for renewable energy storage using compressed air – EQ Mag Pro

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it has conditionally approved $45 million in funding to construct a 200 MW / 1600 MWh fuel-free energy storage facility, developed by Hydrostor Inc, utilising their Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) technology and repurposing a disused mine at Broken Hill, […]

Hong Kong PE firm to aid Maoneng to build 1.9-GW Aussie battery, solar portfolio – EQ Mag Pro

Australian renewables designer Maoneng Group has teamed up with Hong Kong-based private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners to fast-track a 1.9-GW portfolio of mostly battery projects in Australia, it was revealed on Wednesday. Gaw Capital Partners is making a bulk financial investment in Maoneng’s Australian company with its growth equity arm, Gaw Growth Equity Fund […]