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Daily News Wrap-Up: Andhra Pradesh Green Energy Access Rules 2024

The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has adopted the Green Energy Open Access, Charges, and Banking Regulations, 2024. The regulations apply to granting...

May 8, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Chinese Wind Turbine Manufacturers Account for Majority Global Market Share

In a first for the sector, four China-based wind turbine original equipment manufacturers (OEM) have made it to the global top five rankings, according to a recent...

May 7, 2024

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Staff

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Wind
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Fire Hits Operations at JinkoSolar’s Cell Facility in China

A fire broke out at one of JinkoSolar‘s silicon wafer slicing and solar cell manufacturing facilities in Shanxi Province, China, on April 26. While no casualties...

May 3, 2024

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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First Solar Q1 Profit Soars 455% on Strong Sales, Improved Margins

U.S.-based First Solar’s net income for the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 surged by 455% to $236.6 million from $42.6 million in the same quarter last year, with the solar...

May 2, 2024

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Global Renewable Energy Capacity to Reach 7.3 TW by 2028: IEA

Under current policies and market conditions, the global renewable capacity is projected to hit 7,300 GW by 2028. However, this trajectory falls short of the goal to...

May 2, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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JinkoSolar’s Q1 Profit Drops 44% as Falling Module Prices Hurt Margins

China-headquartered solar cell and module manufacturer JinkoSolar saw a 44% decline in its first quarter (Q1) profit as decreasing module prices hurt the company’s...

April 30, 2024

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Finance and M&A
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Energy Storage Must Expand Six-Fold by 2030 to Enable Renewable Boom: IEA

Energy storage infrastructure needs to expand by at least six times the current capacity if the world wants to triple renewables capacity by 2030 while maintaining...

April 30, 2024

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Energy Storage

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Market & Policy
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Global Solar Manufacturing Capacity Set to Expand to Over 1.3 TW by 2028

Global solar manufacturing capacity under construction indicates an increase of 330 GW in 2023 to almost 800 GW – triple the 2021 level, according to the International...

April 29, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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US Solar Manufacturers File Trade Petition Against Solar Imports From Southeast Asia

In a significant move aimed at protecting the burgeoning U.S. solar manufacturing sector, the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee has filed...

April 26, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: China Installs 46 GW Solar Capacity in Q1 2024

China installed 45.74 GW of solar power capacity in the first quarter of 2024, a 35.8% year-over-year growth, according to the National Energy Administration. The...

April 25, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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China Installs 46 GW of Solar Power Capacity in Q1 2024, Up 36% YoY

China installed 45.74 GW of solar power capacity in the first quarter of 2024, a 35.8% year-over-year (YoY) growth, according to the National Energy Administration (NEA)....

April 24, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Apple Partners with CleanMax to Power India Operations with Renewable Energy

Tech giant Apple has announced a joint venture with Mumbai-based renewable energy firm CleanMax to power its operations in India with renewable energy as part of its...

April 18, 2024

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C&I

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Solar
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EU Member States Sign Solar Charter to Boost Domestic Manufacturing

The European Commission and member states have signed the European Solar Charter, outlining a coordinated set of actions to support the continent’s struggling solar...

April 18, 2024

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Global Wind Installations Reached 1 TW Milestone in 2023

Global cumulative wind power capacity surpassed the 1 TW mark in 2023, achieving a year-over-year (YoY) growth of 13%, according to the Global Wind Energy Council’...

April 17, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Wind
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EU to Probe Chinese Wind Turbine Suppliers for Unfair Trade Practices

Days after announcing an investigation into Chinese solar firms allegedly benefiting from state subsidies to win contracts in Europe, the European Commission is...

April 11, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Markets & Policy

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Wind

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