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The US Set a Record for Renewables in 2020, But More Is Needed

Despite the challenging economic conditions created by COVID-19, 2020 was a record year for clean energy development in the United States, with the country nearly doubling the capacity installed in 2019. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the U.S. installed 35 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable generating capacity in 2020, enough to power 9 million […]

Central America’s Solar Revolution and the Rooftop Revolution in the U.S. -EQ

MG Motor Ties Up With Attero to Recycle Batteries of Electric Vehicles

In 2020, MG Motor had announced its partnership with Umicore for the safe disposal of batteries, and Exicom Tele-Systems and Tata Power for second-life use of lithium-ion batteries for non-automotive purposes. The collaboration with Attero, an electronic asset management company, will help MG Motor effectively recycle the lithium-ion batteries fitted in its present and upcoming […]

EVE Begins Construction on Its Battery Production Plant in Hungary – EQ Mag

Around 200 GW of Energy Storage in US Interconnection Queues at End of 2020

A solar-plus-storage installation in North Carolina. More than one-third of the solar in the interconnection queues is proposed as a hybrid plant.  A record amount of solar capacity and energy storage is currently in US transmission interconnection queues, according to a new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). At 462GW, solar accounts for […]

Battery Energy Storage Systems: A Clean Energy Solution NY Needs -EQ

Sahara Solar Containers are Awarded “Best Innovation for 2020” in Middle East and North Africa

The Middle East Solar Energy Industries Association “MESIA” announced that Desert Technologies “DT”, a closed joint stock company, received the “Best Innovation” award in the field of renewable energy in the Middle East and North Africa for the year 2020 for its Sahara containers, which are considered a scientific and technologic revolution in renewable energy. […]

Construction of 5 solar parks underway across Iran -EQ

How Climate Risk is Driving Institutional Investment in Renewables

RECAI 57: as institutional investors address climate risk, new tools are unlocking additional value in the renewable energy sector. Global renewable energy capacity investments grew 2% to US$303.5b in 2020 — the seventh year in which investments passed US$250b. Approximately 20% of institutional investors have invested indirectly through funds in renewables in the past two […]

Climate change is wreaking havoc in India. It needs clarity and action now

Seeking Declaration for Imposition of Safeguard Duty for the Period of 30 July 2020 to 29 July 2021

Order dated 17/05/21 for Petition Number 1666 of 2021 – Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited vs UPPCL – Seeking declaration for the imposition of safeguard duty for the period of 30.07.2020 to 29.07.2021 on the import of solar cells vide Notification No. 02/2020 Customs SG dated 29.07.2020 of the MoF as an event of Çhange […]

In the matter of adoption of Transmission Charges with respect to the transmission system being established by Khavda IV-E2 Power Transmission Limited – EQ

ADB Commits Record $3.92 Billion Loan to India for 13 Projects in 2020

The Asian Development Bank on Friday said it has committed a record USD 3.92 billion in sovereign loans for 13 projects to India in 2020, including USD 1.8 billion in COVID-19 related projects to support the government’s pandemic response. The Asian Development Bank on Friday said it has committed a record USD 3.92 billion in […]

APEPDCL Unveils Plan to Drive Extensive Solar Power Adoption Across Andhra Pradesh – EQ

Number of EV Charging Stations in Japan Drops

The number of charging stations for electric vehicles in Japan declined for the first time in fiscal 2020. The Japanese mapmaking company Zenrin surveyed charging stations installed at public and commercial facilities across Japan. It excluded those at private residences. The company says there were 29,233 charging stations in fiscal 2020, which ended in March. […]

Maharashtra has highest number of public EV charging stations, followed by Delhi

Jinko Solar Files 2020 Annual Report on Form 20-F

SHANGRAO, China :  JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that the Company filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, […]

Hydrogen subsidies | Australian solar-to-methanol project secures €24m grant — with half coming from Germany -EQ

Sungrow Global Market Share Reaches 27% in 2020

HEFEI, China : Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, has released the annual report 2020 to shareholders, reporting that the fiscal performance remains prosperous and the global market share reached 27% in 2020. Financials in 2020 The revenue increased by 48.3% to $2.956 billion (2019: $1.864 billion).The net income attributable to shareholders […]

IEA member governments update IEA Shared Goals with strong focus on energy security and clean energy transitions – EQ