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Israeli renewable energy company Nofar Energy announced in mid-July that it will build a new 255MW PV project in southern Romania. With this project, the company’s PV portfolio in that country now comes to a total of 579MW. This news was first reported by other renewable energy news websites. ...  more

In the past, the European North Sea was dominated by offshore wind power development but now German energy company RWE and Dutch/Norwegian company SolarDuck will invest in floating solar energy projects in the North Sea, challenging whether the modules can withstand the impact of waves and hurricanes. ...  more

Even the inorganic "solar panels" that convert sunlight cannot withstand the terrifying hot weather. If you want to improve the performance of solar power generation, is floating solar energy the solution? ...  more

Spanish independent power producer Opdenergy Holding announced on July 22 that it has obtained the funding that it needs for building and commissioning 605MW worth of PV projects in its home country. This news was first reported by other renewable energy news websites. ...  more

Orsted held a completion and opening ceremony for its "Orsted Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm Operation and Maintenance Center" in Taichung Harbor today (8/2), which is the first offshore wind power O&M building in the Asia-Pacific region with sustainable design and multiple green solutions and the O&M facility with capacity and widest area in Asia-Pacific. In the future, it will be responsible for all the O&M of the four wind farms in the Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farm Zone with a total capacity of 2.4 GW. ...  more

In view of the surging demand for energy storage technologies, China’s leading electricity meter manufacturer Linyang Energy has again partnered with major domestic battery manufacturer EVE to invest in a joint venture that will attempt the seize the growth initiative in this booming market. ...  more

Extreme weather has plunged the whole of southern Europe into heat waves, droughts, and wildfires. Many areas in Italy are facing water depletion and agriculture must limit water use. At a time when water resources are precious, a large amount of water is actually lost to leaking pipelines at all levels. Italy's pipeline leakage rate is as high as 42%, compared with only 3% in Israel, which is famous for its water conservation. ...  more

China’s leading domestic cathode supplier Easpring has been aggressively courting partners across the lithium battery supply chain. A new member has been added to its group of strategic partners that include SK Group, Huayou Cobalt, Lishen, and WeLion. On July 16, Easpring signed a strategic cooperation agreement for 2022-2025 with QingTao (Kunshan) Energy Development. The event was then formally announced on the next day. ...  more

Taiwan Cement announced today that the company is now an official member of Climate Group’s EP100. It is the first major manufacturer in Taiwan to be joining EP100, and the fourth cement company in the world to have passed the EP100 review. Taiwan Cement also promises to incorporate the ISO50001 energy management system for all of its cement plant 2030 in the hope achieving a 50% increase in energy productivity by 2040 compared to that of the 2016 base year.  ...  more

South Korea's Hyundai Group has spared no effort to develop electric vehicles. From the perspective of pure electric platforms, it can be said that it is following in the footsteps of Tesla. Now it has announced that it will launch a low-cost electric car with a target price of 20,000 euros. ...  more