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May 15, 2023
Treasury Americas to install 13,000 solar panels to power its wineries
Treasury Americas, a division of Treasury Wine Estates Ltd, is expanding its investment in on-site solar electricity generation that will power its wineries. Over 60% of its electricity will be generated by solar upon the project’s completion, setting a r
April 26, 2023Thailand selects 175 firms for renewable energy scheme
Thailand’s Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has selected 175 companies for the first phase of its renewables scheme. It has attracted massive interest, receiving proposals with a combined capacity of almost 17GW, more than three times its 5.2GW target.
March 20, 2023South Africa's biggest property group to double solar power capacity by July
Growthpoint Properties , South Africa's largest-listed property group, said it will expand its solar power capacity in response to increasing energy costs amid persisting rolling blackouts.
February 18, 2023Australian solar firm Vast merges with Nabors SPAC
Australian renewable energy firm Vast Solar has agreed to merge with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by Nabors Industries (NBR.N) in a transaction valued at $586 million.
February 08, 2023Malaysian’s Petronas to buy Wirsol’s Australian renewables portfolio
Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company Petronas is finalizing its acquisition of German developer Wirsol's renewable assets and pipeline in Australia, according to sources involved in the transaction.
November 16, 2022Brussels tables emergency law to boost renewables
The European Commission on November 10 put forward a temporary emergency rules to accelerate the deployment of renewable energies like wind and solar, saying the ongoing energy crisis fuelled by Russia-Ukraine conflict calls for exceptional measures.
October 20, 2022Australia to pour billions of dollars into renewable energy projects
Australia has announced plans to build renewable energy projects, offshore wind farms and undersea transmission cables, as part of its efforts to cut carbon emissions by 43% by 2030.
October 05, 2022Germany added 803 MW of solar, wind in August
Germany commissioned 561.35 MW of solar power plants and a 152.11 MW of onshore wind farms in August, according to the latest figures from the Federal Network Agency.
August 19, 2022Meyer Burger, DESRI sign up-to-5 GW module supply deal
Swiss solar panel manufacturer Meyer Burger has signed a contract with D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) to supply up to 5 GW modules for the developer’s large-scale solar projects in the U.S.
July 21, 2022Bristol film company to be powered by 1 MWp rooftop solar array
British film and television production studio, the Bottle Yard Studios, will have its new premium facility TBY2 powered by more than 2,000 solar arrays, the biggest community-owned solar rooftop array in the West of England.