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Xinte Energy Enters Agreement to Procure 181,000MT of Polysilicon from Donghai JA Solar

published: 2021-05-21 9:30
TBEA announced on April 28 that its subsidiary Xinte Energy signed a “Strategic Cooperation and Procurement Agreement” to purchase 181,000MT of primary polysilicon from Donghai JA Solar over a period from April 2022 to December 2026. TBEA provides a wide range of solutions related to solar PV and the electric power system, while its subsidiary Xinte is a supplier of refined polysilicon and other materials. Donghai JA Solar is a subsidiary of vertically integrated solar enterprise JA Solar. ...  more

Juwi Shizen Begins Construction of Canadian Solar’s Azuma Kofuji 1 Solar Power Plant

published: 2021-05-20 9:30
Earlier this April, Canadian Solar and Juwi Shizen Energy announced the commencement of the construction of the Azuma Kofuji 1 Solar Power Plant in Fukushima, Japan. Canadian Solar is the developer of this project, and Juwi Shizen Energy is the contracted EPC firm. The power plant, which has a generation capacity of around 100MWp, is scheduled to enter operation in the first quarter of 2023. ...  more

UL Announces First In-Flight Lithium Battery Fire Containment Certification to Ensure Flight Safety

published: 2021-05-18 9:30
Spare lithium-ion batteries must not be placed inside check-in luggage, whereas electronic devices must be turned off before checking in, and there are also a restriction to the number of handheld devices allows when boarding, in order to avoid short circuit and fire from lithium-ion batteries or portable batteries that would trigger flight risks. Global safety certification company UL has now released a new standard targeted at battery fire containment in the hope of strengthening the safety management on lithium batteries on air transportation. ...  more

Hai Long Offshore Wind Project Extends Cooperation with Siemens Gamesa by Expanding the Preferred Supplier Agreement to 1GW

published: 2021-05-17 9:30
After passing the “Industry Linkage Program” conditionally, Hai Long Offshore Wind Project has announced another good news, which is the expansion on the preferred supplier agreement with Siemens Gamesa. Apart from the existing 300MW Hai Long 2A Wind Farm, Hai Long 2B (232MW) and Hai Long 3 (512MW) will also be incorporated in the future, with the total installed capacity of the cooperation now arriving at 1,044MW (=1.04GW). ...  more

TPC: Peak Power Supply to Experience a YoY Increase of 1 Million kW During April

published: 2021-05-17 9:30
The electricity demand has already been surging since the start of April with summer yet to arrive. TPC commented recently that the public turning to domestic consumption under the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic has actuated a drastic growth in the domestic load that exceeded the anticipation of the company, and the power supply volume from April until now has experienced a YoY increase of almost 1 billion kW, as well as a YoY increase of 1 million kW during peak hours. ...  more