SUMMER OF SOLAR 2021 BEGINS IN USA

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• DOE has begun the 'Summer of Solar 2021'.
• The purpose of a new web platform is to enable government easily approve residential solar installation permits.

With the nationwide launch of the Solar Automated Permit Pr...

FIRMA AND EUROPEAN ENERGY REVEALS 200MW SOLAR PIPELINE IN UK

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• The company Firma and European Energy have revealed the 200-megawatt solar energy pipeline in United Kingdom
• Both the companies are working on 30 separate deals with the farmers for building the solar farms in UK

European...

NEW SOLAR ENERGY SOLD ITS SOLAR FARMS TO COMPLETE ITS EXIT FROM AUSTRALIA

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• The company New Energy Solar sells its solar farms in NSW for completing its exit from Australia
• The company has decreased the value of its two solar assets because of the transmission constraints

The company New Energy S...

MAYOR OF LONDON AND SOLAR ENERGY UK LAUNCHED NEW SOLAR SKILLS PROJECT

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• The Mayor of London and Solar Energy UK have launched the Solar Skills London project
• The Project is launched to provide training and support for the people, who want to pursue a career in the solar energy industry

The Ma...

UK’S TRIODOS BANK FUNDS LOW CARBON HUB SOLAR PROJECT IN THE COUNTRY

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• The Tridos Bank of United Kingdom has funded the low carbon hub solar project in the country
• The solar energy park has been owned by the Low Carbon Hub that aims for supporting and encouraging the local communities to take control of energ...

CSIRO: AUSTRALIA INSTALLS RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS

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• Australia installed the record-breaking number of the rooftop solar panels
• This has been an increase of 28 percent as compared from the number of installations in 2019

According to the Clean Energy Regulator data, which h...

AMP POWER AUSTRALIA TO ESTABLISH PORTFOLIO OF RENEWABLE ENERGY HUB

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• The Amp Power Australia is going to establish a portfolio of the integrated solar, wind and battery energy storage assets
• The Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia or REHSA is going to involve a total investment of more than 2 billion Au...

IKEA TO INVEST IN INDIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANTS

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• IKEA is going to invest in Indian renewable energy plants.
• With an additional EUR 4 billion budget, IKEA wishes to accelerate its investments in renewable energy on a global level.

Swedish furniture giant Ingvar Kamprad El...

ACTIS TO INVEST USD 850 MILLION IN INDIA

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• Actis is going to invest US $ 850 million in India.
• Investment has been planned for two green energy platforms.
• Construction of grid-connected solar energy and wind parks platform is going to be around $ 600 million.
• I...

RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY IN INDIA REACHES 92.97 GW

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• According to latest data, 419.74 MW of renewable energy capacity was installed in India.
• MNRE has detailed that total renewable energy capacity in India has reached 92.97 GW.

According to the summary released by the Minist...

KEY REFORMS UNLOCKING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL OF AUSTRALIA

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• The key reforms have been unlocking the potential of the renewable energy of Australia
• The rules and regulations are now not suitable for an energy system, that has been relying on the electricity from the solar and wind energy farms
...

UK INVESTOR ‘DOWNING RENEWABLES AND INFRASTRUCTURE’ ACQUIRES 96MW SOLAR PORTFOLIO

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• The UK investor Downing Renewable and Infrastructure acquires 96 megawatts solar portfolio
• The portfolio consists of 13 ground-mounted dollar energy sites that are located across the United Kingdom

The investor of the Uni...

EDF RENEWABLES RECEIVE CONSENT FOR 50MW SOLAR PV PROJECT IN UK

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• The company EDF Renewable has been awarded consent for 50 megawatts of solar PV project in the United Kingdom
• The South Holland District Council has given the permission for the project after the consultation with the locals

LIVE PEER-TO-PEER SOLAR ENERGY TRADING PROJECT ROLLED OUT BY TATA POWER

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• Power Ledger and Tata Power have joined hands to launch the first live peer-to-peer solar energy trading project in Delhi.
• This project introduces the concept of energy trading in Delhi.

Australian tech firm Power Ledger and Tata Powe...

AUSTRALIA: SCIENTISTS ADAPTED SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TO DESIGN SYSTEM FOR DETECTING HARMFUL CHEMICALS

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• The scientist in Australia have adapted the solar energy technology for detecting the harmful pesticides and chemical agents
• The scientists have adapted the component from the cutting edge solar cells for designing a system for the deadly ...

ASHOK LEYLAND INCREASES CLEAN ENERGY SOURCING TO 60 PERCENT

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• Ashok Leyland has increased clean energy sourcing to 60% for countrywide operations.
• Operations of a solar plants are going to be first to start.
• Increased use of renewable energy can reduce carbon emissions and save trees.
...

IEEFA REPORT ESTIMATES 500-BILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT IN INDIAN RENEWABLES BY 2030

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• A report by the IEEFA says that a huge global capital pool was mobilized to invest in renewable energy projects and grid projects in India.
• The report estimated $500-billion investment in in renewable energy India by 2030.

EDEN RENEWABLES INDIA SECURES $ 165 MILLION FINANCE

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• EDEN Renewables India has secured $ 165 million finance for 450-MW solar project.
• EDEN Renewables India is a joint venture between EDF Renewables and Total Eren.
• EDEN Renewables has built and operated many solar photovoltaic proj...

QAIR IS PLANNING TO BUILD 500MW OF SOLAR PARKS IN ITALY

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• The renewable energy producer of France ‘Qair’ has been planning for installing 500 megawatt of solar energy parks in Italy
• The company said that, it has completed all the applications which are required for the approval for th...

GREECE: GOVERNMENT APPROVES 2.8 GIGAWATTS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS

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• The government of Greece has given the approval for four new investments for the projects of 2.8 gigawatts of renewable energy
• More than 2 billion euros is going to be spent on the four investment projects of the renewable energy