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Norwegian renewable energy producer Statkraft announced on April 20 that it has secured a new PPA with German cement producer OPTERRA. Under this latest agreement, Statkraft will provide OPTERRA with 300GWh of electricity generated by wind farms and PV power plants from 2022 to 2032. This deal is similar to an earlier one that the two companies struck in December last year. Under that agreement, Statkraft will provide OPTERRA 120GWh of electricity generated by four onshore wind farms from 2022 to 2025. ...  more

Orsted announced today (21st) that the first wind turbine for the 1st phase of the Greater Changhua Offshore Wind Farm has been successfully installed and started to generate power. ...  more

Tesla released its 1Q22 earnings report today, which once again exceeded analysts' expectations and delivered positive profit results for the tenth consecutive quarter. ...  more

Foxconn's electric vehicle roadmap has new goals. According to foreign media reports, they are in discussions with PTT Group to set up an electric vehicle factory in Thailand and establish a new joint venture to enter the electric vehicle market. ...  more

The Electricity System Operator (ESO) of Bulgaria has drafted a plan to add 5.9GW of generation capacity by 2031. Of that amount, 4.9GW will be based on renewable sources of energy. This story was first reported by local news outlets and other renewable energy news websites in late March. ...  more

BMW announced its brand new flagship 7 series today, with two internally configured devices that are bound to wow a lot of tech junkies. ...  more

BMW attained remarkable EV sales during the first quarter of 2022, which also prompted the sales executive of the US region to believe that the reign of Tesla is now over as BMW is catching up expeditiously. ...  more

On April 14, major Chinese battery manufacturer CATL announced that Ningbo Contemporary Brunp Lygend Co. Ltd. (CBL) signed a cooperative framework agreement with Indonesian companies PT Aneka Tambang (ANTAM) and PT Industri Baterai Indonesia (IBI). ...  more

CECEP Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd. announced on April 14 that it will develop a PV project in Yongxin County (Jiangxi Province) and another one in Libo County (Guizhou Province). ...  more

Romania’s Ministry of Energy has initiated a call for proposals for 950MW of green energy projects. These projects will receive financial support from a €457.7 million grant that is jointly provided by the Romanian government and the European commission. This story was first reported by other renewable energy news websites in late March. ...  more