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Australian news outlets reported in late March that the government of New South Wales (NSW) had formally commenced the tender process for the 700MW/1,400MWh Waratah Super Battery. The first stage of the tender process is to find potential project developers and project sites. ...  more

Various news outlets including Renewables Now and Saur Energy have reported that Swedish renewable energy developer OX2 AB successfully acquired several PV and wind projects in Greece with a total generation capacity exceeding 500MW. Details about the sellers and values of the wind and PV portfolios have yet to be disclosed. ...  more

News agencies such as DW and other renewable energy news websites have reported that the German government has introduced a set of legislative measures to further accelerate the installation of PV systems and wind turbines. Dubbed “the EEG Easter Package”, these measures were presented to the coalition government on April 6 by Robert Habeck, Vice Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. ...  more

Reuters and Chinese news outlets have reported that glass manufacturer Kibing Group will undertake significant capacity expansion projects in the provinces of Yunnan and Fujian. On April 7, Kibing announced the following capacity expansion projects: (1) a new PV glass production line in Fujian with a daily capacity of 1,200t; (2) additional production capacity for quartz sand in Yunnan; and (3) four new PV glass production lines in Yunnan with a daily capacity of 1,200t each. ...  more

arQana Technologies and Foxconn announced today that they have completed the acquisition of the arQana wireless communication business, becoming an 100% subsidiary indirectly held by Foxconn and a global supplier of RF semiconductor components. In the future, it will support Foxconn and customers in the wireless communication market in vehicle applications and 5G infrastructure needs. ...  more

Various renewable energy news websites reported in late March that Endesa’s subsidiary had capture a tender to construct a major hybrid renewable energy park in central Portugal. Open to international bidders, this “energy transition” tender combines solar PV, wind power, energy storage, green hydrogen at one site with the further aim of supporting the socioeconomic development of the region. Endesa is a Spanish power company and a subsidiary of Italian energy conglomerate Enel. ...  more

The Jiangsu Bureau of China’ National Energy Administration has released an overview of the development status of the province’s electric power infrastructure during the January-February period of this year. The main highlights are as follows: ...  more

The global wave of net zero carbon emissions and the trend of carbon border adjustment mechanisms in Europe and the United States have become a global consensus. ...  more

Chinese news outlets reported recently that the GW-scale production line of Guangdong Golden Glass Technologies Ltd. had completed its first round of parameter optimization and attained a peak conversion efficiency rate of 24.27% for its large-size (210mm) HJT cells. Golden Glass said that this peak rate more or less aligned with the initial target of 24.3% that the company had set earlier, so the first shipments of HJT cells to its customers are expected to take place in April as scheduled. ...  more

Canadian Solar announced via a press release on April 7 that its subsidiary Recurrent Energy will sell two PV-plus-storage projects in California to project developer Matrix Renewables. Headquartered in Madrid, Matrix Renewables is backed by The Rise Fund of the US-based investment firm TPG. ...  more