Singapore-based development company Sembcorp (Sembcorp Industries) announced in early June that its subsidiary Sembcorp Energy (Shanghai) Holding has completed the acquisition of a 98% stake in a renewable energy portfolio of CGN Capital Partners Infrastructure Fund III (CGN Fund III) and its affiliates. ...  more

Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign Trade announced today (17th) that future imported solar modules must be attached with proof of manufacturing country, or documents or affidavits proving that the corresponding modules and cells are not made in China, in order to eradicate any possibilities of China-made solar products entering Taiwan. ...  more

Chinese equipment provider Shuangliang Eco-Energy Systems Co. Ltd. announced on June 1 that it has won a series of equipment contracts with polysilicon suppliers. ...  more

Shell Energy Brasil, a subsidiary of oil and gas giant Shell, signed a protocol of intent with the government of Minas Gerais in early June for the development of five PV projects. Minas Gerais is a state in Brazil. This news was first reported by local news media and other renewable energy news websites. ...  more

Indian battery recycling company Attero Recycling (Pvt.) has announced a massive overseas capacity expansion plan that involves setting up factories for processing discarded Li-ion batteries in the US, Poland, and Indonesia over the next five years. The plan, which entails an estimated investment of USD 1 billion, was first reported by news agencies including Reuters and Bloomberg on May 31. Attero is currently the largest battery recycling company in India. ...  more

There has been a major breakthrough in batteries. Dalhousie University from Canada has developed a new variant to the lithium nickel manganese cobalt battery, which can last for a century. ...  more

Silicon China, a branch of China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association, released its latest report on the price trends of polysilicon materials used in the manufacturing of PV products on June 1. ...  more

Chinese equipment provider Shuangliang Eco-Energy Systems Co. Ltd. announce on May 30 that its subsidiary Jiangsu Shuangliang New Energy Equipment Co. Ltd. had inked a deal to provide polysilicon (rod) reduction furnaces to compatriot polysilicon supplier Inner Mongolia Dongli Photovoltaic Electronics Co. Ltd. ...  more