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CPC Announced Natural Gas and LPG to Remain on Existing Prices Under the Pandemic

published: 2021-07-01 9:30
After announcing an increase of 2.99% in natural gas prices on June 30th for only the users in the electrical industry, with no changes for other users, Taiwan’s state-run oil company CPC once again announced on July 1st that household LPG (barreled gas), industrial propane, butane, PB mixture, and auto LPG will retain their existing prices in July starting from midnight on the 2nd. ...  more

Norway Proposes 300m Tall “Windcatcher” Floating Wind Power with 5 Times the Annual Power Generation of Large Wind Turbines

published: 2021-07-01 9:30
Norwegian startups have been coming up with innovative ideas of offshore wind power, and the latest idea is a 300m tall “windcatcher” floating on the sea to capture the enormous wind energy from the ocean. The product also claims to generate an annual power volume that is 5 times the amount of the currently largest 15MW wind turbines, with a cost that is on par with thermal power.  ...  more

Zhongneng Offshore Wind Farm Completes Final Supply Contract of 31 Vestas Wind Turbines

published: 2021-06-30 9:30
China Steel Power Corporation, formed by China Steel Corporation (CSC) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), recently completed the signing on the contract for the final supply of wind turbines for the Zhongneng Offshore Wind Farm with Vestas, the largest wind turbine supplier in the world. The contract comprises of the design, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning for the wind turbines of the Zhongneng Offshore Wind Farm, as well as the wind turbine services and the service-level agreement after operation.  ...  more

LONGi to Provide PV Modules for Largest Solar Project in Bangladesh

published: 2021-06-30 9:30
LONGi Solar, one of the world’s leading integrated PV product manufacturers, announced on June 10 that it will be supplying high-efficiency PV modules for a solar project in Khulna, Bangladesh. The project is developed by Orion Group, a major industrial conglomerate in the country. According to LONGi’s press release and reports from other news outlets about this event, the Khulna project is also the largest solar project to date in Bangladesh. ...  more

Tongwei’s Production Base in Jintang County Successfully Rolled Out Its First Batch of 210mm PERC Cells

published: 2021-06-29 9:30
On the morning of May 28, the first batch of 210mm PERC cells rolled off the production line in Tongwei Solar’s new production base in Jintang County amidst a cheering crowd. Jintang County is in Sichuan Province, China. Tongwei is a major vertically integrated Chinese manufacturer of PV products. The company has three other production bases that are located in Hefei, Shuangliu, and Meishan. The Jingtang base, which is its newest manufacturing hub, has just completed phase 1 of its development. ...  more