SUMMER OF SOLAR 2021 BEGINS IN USA

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• DOE has begun the 'Summer of Solar 2021'.
• The purpose of a new web platform is to enable government easily approve residential solar installation permits.

With the nationwide launch of the Solar Automated Permit Pr...

RENEWABLE ENERGY REPLACING COAL ENERGY IN AUSTRALIA

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• The renewable energy is replacing the coal in the country of Australia at faster rates
• The share of coal in Australia has been decreased from 86 percent in 2009 to 67 percent in 2021

The renewable energy in Australia is n...

NEW SOLAR ENERGY SOLD ITS SOLAR FARMS TO COMPLETE ITS EXIT FROM AUSTRALIA

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• The company New Energy Solar sells its solar farms in NSW for completing its exit from Australia
• The company has decreased the value of its two solar assets because of the transmission constraints

The company New Energy S...

AUSTRALIA APPROVED A$2.28-BILLION POWER LINE TO RENEWABLE ENERGY

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• Australia approved 2.28 billion Australian dollars power line to boost the renewable energy in the country
• The Australian Energy Regulator has approved the 900 kilometres EnergyConnet Project between South Australia and New South Wales

SOUTH KOREA CREATES $5 MILLION NEW GREEN DEAL FUND

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• South Korea will surge its goal for reducing greenhouse emissions and will create a $5 million “New Green Deal” fund.
• South Korea has set a target to become a carbon-neutral country by 2050 and pledges to reduce its emission by...

SOLAR MODULES TENDER INVITING BIDS IN CHHATTISGARH

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• Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Agency is inviting bids for Solar Modules tender.
• The last date to submit the bids is 21 JUNE 2021.

The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) is inviting bids to stand...

GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA OFFICIALLY OPENED YANDIN WIND FARM

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• The government of Western Australia has officially opened the Yandin Wind Farm in Australia
• The wind farm had been chosen because of the farm’s abundant local wind resources and the proximity to the grid

The Governm...

CSIRO: AUSTRALIA INSTALLS RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF ROOFTOP SOLAR PANELS

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• Australia installed the record-breaking number of the rooftop solar panels
• This has been an increase of 28 percent as compared from the number of installations in 2019

According to the Clean Energy Regulator data, which h...

INDIA AND EU FORGE ENERGY CONNECTIVITY PARTNERSHIP

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• India and the EU have committed to energy connectivity partnership.
• EU-India Roadmap 2025 has been officially announced.

India and the European Union (EU) have agreed to bring the EU-India Roadmap 2025 in action. The Energ...

CUBICO PARTNERED WITH PEEL NRE TO DEVELOP 500MW RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS IN UK

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• The company Cubico Sustainable Investments has partnered with Peel NRE to develop the onshore wind and solar energy projects in UK
• The onshore wind and solar energy projects have been amounting to more than 500 megawatts across United King...

COMPANIES INVESTIGATING WESTERN AUSTRALIA COASTS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECTS SITES

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• Around three companies in Australia has been investigating the offshore wind energy farms in Australia
• Oceanex Energy has also been looking for the suitable sites in the area of Western Australia

Around three companies in...

FIRST RENEWABLE ENERGY TRAINING TOWER OF AUSTRALIA TO BE BUILT IN BALLARAT CAMPUS

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• First renewable energy training tower of Australia to be built in the Ballarat campus
• The construction of the 23-metre-high renewable energy tower is expected to begin in July 2021

The Federation University of Australia h...

IKEA TO INVEST IN INDIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANTS

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• IKEA is going to invest in Indian renewable energy plants.
• With an additional EUR 4 billion budget, IKEA wishes to accelerate its investments in renewable energy on a global level.

Swedish furniture giant Ingvar Kamprad El...

OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY CATAPULT SUPPORT PICKS 28 BUSINESSES IN UNITED KINGDOM

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• The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has picked 28 businesses in the United Kingdom for the company’s Fit 4 Offshore Renewables or F4OR business
• The latest batch has brought a total number of 58 companies covering the north eastern...

AUSTRALIA’S FRASERS PROPERTY SIGNS RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATE AGREEMENT WITH ORIGIN ENERGY

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• The Frasers Property Australia has signed a seven-year renewable energy certificate agreement with the Origin Energy
• The agreement has been made as a part of the Frasers Property Australia’s commitment for being carbon neutral across...

LARSEN & TOUBRO HEAVY ENGINEERING UNIT GETS BIG CONTRACTS IN Q4FY21

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• The Heavy Engineering Unit of Larsen & Toubro has bagged major contracts in Q4FY21.
• L&T Heavy Engineering also earned contract to develop a Critical Reactor system.
• The contract has been given by IOCL's Petrochemical ...

JUWI RENEWABLE ENERGY TO BUILD 13-MW SOLAR PROJECT IN AUSTRALIA

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• The company Juwi Renewable Energy is going to build a solar project in Australia
• Juwi Renewable Energy has signed an agreement with the energy infrastructure specialis APA

The company Juwi Renewable Energy has signed an a...

INDIA MAY HAVE DOUBLE POWER SUPPLY AND CLEAN ENERGY BY 2030

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• By 2030, India may have more clean energy and its power supply might be double.
• Researchers from Berkeley Lab-led team have found that higher targets for wind energy and solar energy would come at a cost comparable to fossil fuel sources.

ANALYSIS: AUSTRALIA CAN GET RID OF MOST OF ITS COAL-POWERED PLANTS

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• According to the new analysis, Australia can get rid of most of the coal power plants in the country
• The analysts said that, it has been a myth that Australia needs to continue to rely on the coal power stations for keeping the electricity...

UK NEEDS 49.5 GW OF FLEXIBLE ENERGY STORAGE TO ACHIEVE 100% RENEWABLE FUTURE

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• UK needs 49.5 gigawatt of the flexible energy storage for achieving the 100 percent renewable future
• The technology group Wartsila has found that, United Kingdom is going to have the thirteenth greatest need for the flexible solutions in t...