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Foxconn In Partnership With Gigasolar For EV Battery Components

Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer, Foxconn announced a partnership with a solar cell material maker, Gigasolar Materials Corp., to develop electric vehicle (EV) battery materials. A Foxconn subsidiary has invested NT$995.2 million (New Taiwan Dollar) which is equivalent to USD 36 million, for the partnership with Gigasolar. The investment via a private placement through a […]

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Foxconn In Tie-up With PTT Thailand For Electric Vehicle Push

Foxconn Trading Group, popularly known simply as Foxconn, is a contract electronics manufacturing giant that is best known for being the largest vendor for Apple for its Iphones and more. The Taiwanese firm has plants in China, as well as a presence in India now. With aggressive plans to get into electric vehicle manufacturing, the […]

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BP Acquires 9 GW Solar Portfolio in the U.S.

British oil and gas giant BP plc announced yesterday that it is purchasing 9 GW of solar development projects in the US from independent US solar developer 7X Energy, pouring $220 million and 1 GW of “safe harbour” equipment into the deal. The projects are expected to meet bp’s laid down low carbon investment criteria, […]

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Auctioned Wind Power Saw 160% YoY Rise in Q1 2021: GWEC

According to the latest GWEC Market Intelligence, nearly 7 GW of wind power capacity was auctioned globally in Q1 2021 – a 160% year-on-year increase compared to Q1 2020, which saw only 2.7 GW auctioned due to a slowdown caused by the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Offshore wind accounted for the majority of […]

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Jack Daniel’s Partners with Silicon Ranch to Procure 20 MW of Solar Energy

Jack Daniel’s partners with the Tennessee Valley Authority, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation, and Nashville-based solar power producer Silicon Ranch to provide the iconic Tennessee whiskey maker’s Lynchburg distillery with 20 megawatts of solar energy. TVA signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Silicon Ranch to build, own, and operate the solar facility just a few miles from the world-famous distillery […]

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Global Wind Energy Growth Must Triple by 2030 to Achieve Net-Zero: GWEC

2020 was the best year in history for global wind industry, but a new report warns that this growth is not enough to achieve net-zero by 2050 2020 was the best year in history for the global wind industry with 93 GW of new capacity installed – a 53 percent year-on-year increase – but a […]

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BSES Rajdhani Wins IGSF Gold Innovation Award for Rooftop Solar Automation

Power distributer BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) has won the Gold Innovation award, presented by The India Smart Grid Forum (IGSF). The power distributor of over 2.4 million customers spread over 21 districts in South and West Delhi has won the award for automation of rooftop solar workflow in their territory. Interestingly, 3,000 customers out […]

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Tender Issued for Hydro Plus Floating Solar Hybrid Project in Mumbai

MCGM has tendered for a renewable hybrid energy project of 20 MW hydro power capacity and 80 MW floating solar capacity at the Vaitarna lake. The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) acting through the Municipal Commissioner, has issued a tender for the selection of developers for procurement of a renewable hybrid energy project to […]

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EESL Invests in SWAG EV to Catalyse Energy Transformation in SE Asia

EESL will invest in SWAG EV, an emerging e-mobility player in an attempt to catalyse an energy transformation in Southeast (SE) Asia. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), as per its claims the world’s largest energy service company, has announced it will invest in SWAG EV, an emerging e-mobility player to drive the use of electric […]

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