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					</table><p>Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world:</p>
<p><strong>Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) </strong><a href="https://mediaoffice.ae/en/news/2022/October/31-10/DEWA-adds-600MW-of-clean-energy-production-capacity" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>added </strong></a><strong>300 MW of clean energy production capacity to the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. </strong>The park is claimed to be the world&#8217;s largest single-site solar park using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. This is an addition to the 300 MW that became operational last year. The fifth phase is underway with a total capacity of 900 MW and will be operational in phases until 2030. The current production capacity of the solar park has reached 1,827 MW.</p>
<p><strong>The government has <a href="https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1872289" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> Maharashtra&#8217;s first electronics manufacturing cluster (EMC) at Ranjangaon Phase III, Pune. </strong>The greenfield EMC will strengthen the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India. The ₹4.93 billion ($5.9 billion) project is expected to attract heavy investments and generate up to 5,000 job opportunities.</p>
<p><strong>Modular EV startup </strong><a href="https://www.revampmoto.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Revamp Moto</strong></a><strong> has partnered with </strong><a href="https://www.panachedigilife.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Panache</strong></a><strong>, a company specializing in manufacturing ICT products, </strong>as their contract manufacturer to assemble its electric vehicles with an annual capacity of 150,000 units. Through this alliance with Revamp, Panache will foray into the Indian EV market by assembling indigenously made EVs at its facility in Mumbai. The association will see Revamp Moto assemble and build EVs that highlight the revolutionary concept of &#8216;Modular Utility Platforms,&#8217; which are made with the motto of &#8216;built to adapt.&#8217;</p>
<p><strong>Panasonic Energy, a Panasonic Group company, is scheduled to </strong><a href="https://news.panasonic.com/uploads/tmg_block_page_image/file/12454/en221031-4-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>begin</strong></a><strong> the construction of a new facility in De Soto, Kansas in November 2022 to produce cylindrical Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles. </strong>The facility will be the company&#8217;s second EV battery facility in the U.S., following the Panasonic Energy of North America facility in Sparks, Nevada. With the initial production capacity of the new facility expected to be 30 GWh, mass production is targeted to begin by the end of March 2025.</p>
<p><strong>Arevon Energy </strong><a href="https://arevonenergy.com/arevon-secures-2-gw-supply-of-responsibly-produced-american-solar-modules-from-first-solar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>secured</strong></a><strong> more than 2 GW supply of advanced series 7 thin film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules from First Solar to support its growing renewable energy portfolio. </strong>These orders will add to Arevon&#8217;s existing portfolio of operating assets with First Solar modules and will support projects under development in the Midwest and Southwest regions. First Solar&#8217;s advanced thin-film PV modules, known for their quality, durability, reliability, design, and environmental performance, have the lowest carbon and water footprint of any commercially available PV technology today and is expected to support Arevon&#8217;s project pipeline through 2027.</p>
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Daily News Wrap-Up: DEWA Solar Park’s Fifth Phase Adds 300 MW of Capacity


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					</table><p>Sixteen countries committed $94 billion for clean energy demonstration projects globally at the first-ever Global Clean Energy Action Forum in Pittsburgh.</p>
<p>The commitments are in response to U.S. President Joe Biden&#8217;s challenge to mobilize $90 billion in public funding by 2026.</p>
<p>The International Energy Agency assessed this level of funding is needed to complete a portfolio of large-scale demonstration projects this decade to bring to market the technologies required to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.</p>
<p>The United States is devoting $21.9 billion to clean energy demonstrations. Other countries that made commitments are Australia, Canada, European Commission, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, South Korea, Singapore, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.</p>
<p>The forum convened two essential international platforms for collaboration on clean energy innovation and deployment: the 13th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and the seventh Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI).</p>
<p>India will host the 14<sup>th</sup> edition of CEM in 2023.</p>
<p>U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm, who chaired the forum, explained, &#8220;The U.S. has been honored to host this year&#8217;s Global Clean Energy Action Forum, and it has been amazing to be in Pittsburgh to witness the collaboration across the energy ecosystem – world leaders, industry, investors and advocates – for concrete plans to work together on major demonstration and innovation projects that will help deploy clean energy faster.&#8221;</p>
<p>Under the zero-emissions government fleet declaration launched by the U.S. as part of the CEM&#8217;s electric vehicle initiative, signatory governments committed to 100% zero-emission light-duty vehicle acquisitions of their government-owned and operated fleet.</p>
<p>The leaders announced aspirations towards 100% zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle acquisitions by 2035.</p>
<p>U.S. Department of Energy&#8217;s (DOE) new Industrial Heat EarthShot initiative has been launched to reduce the cost, energy use, and carbon emissions associated with the heat used to make everyday products.</p>
<p>The EarthShot initiative will develop cost-competitive industrial heat decarbonization technologies with at least 85% lower greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.</p>
<p>DOE also released the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) funding opportunity announcement to establish an $8 billion program to develop at least four H2Hubs demonstrating the production, processing, delivery, storage, and end-use of clean hydrogen.</p>
<p>DOE announced nearly $4.9 billion in funding to bolster investments in the carbon management industry and significantly mitigate carbon dioxide emissions released into the atmosphere through power generation and industrial operations.</p>
<p>The U.S. recently <a href="https://mercomindia.com/us-to-invest-23-billion-for-clean-energy-deployment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">launched</a> two new program offices – the Grid Deployment Office and the Office of State and Community Energy Programs – which will drive more than $23 billion in investments to expand the power grid&#8217;s capacity and deploy cheaper and cleaner energy.</p>
<p>The European Commission said it was <a href="https://mercomindia.com/european-commission-invest-1-8-billion-innovative-clean-energy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investing</a> €1.8 billion (~$1.804 billion) in 17 large-scale innovative clean energy projects worldwide. The selected projects will bring breakthrough technologies in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, renewable energy, carbon capture and storage infrastructure, and manufacturing key components for energy storage and renewables.</p>
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16 Countries Pledge $94 Billion for Renewable Demonstration Projects Globally

<p>India has set a solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity addition target of 100 GW by 2022. According to <a href="https://mercomindia.com/research/">Mercom’s India Solar Tracker</a>, so far over 26 GW of solar PV capacity has been installed in India. Still, there is a deficit of over 73 GW of solar capacity to be installed in the next four years.</p>
<p>Now, the National Solar Energy Federation of India (<a href="http://nsefi.in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NSEFI</a>) has come up with a wishlist to help attain India’s solar targets.</p>
<p><strong>Wishlist</strong></p>
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<li>Renewable purchase obligation (RPO) enforcement must be undertaken with further intensified effort.</li>
<li>Renewable energy certificate (REC) market and bankability should be strengthened.</li>
<li>Solar energy must be moved from ‘class’ to ‘mass’.</li>
<li>Every farm should be encouraged to set up and export solar energy to the grid through net metering. Farmers should be enabled to supply electricity to the grid.</li>
<li>Every taluka should go in for appropriate size solar project – thus ensuring decentralized solar power generation.</li>
<li>Large deployment of micro and mini grids must be undertaken.</li>
<li>Affordable low-cost solar finance should be made available.</li>
<li>High priority must be given to deployment of concentrated solar power (CSP) with new technologies.</li>
<li>Adaptation of new solar storage technologies must be prioritized.</li>
<li>There should be parity in taxes and duties.</li>
<li>Massive research effort and collaboration with world’s reputed laboratories should be undertaken to commercialize the already-achieved high efficiency (42% in NREL and other laboratories). If this is done, it will be a disruptive technology requiring half the land required presently.</li>
<li>Easy finance availability for residential rooftop, commercial and industrial establishments, especially MSMEs should be made available.</li>
<li>Support and encouragement should be provided for Indian manufacturing, including module manufacturing to become globally competitive.</li>
<li>Evacuation of renewable power should be state’s responsibility.</li>
<li>Ideally, there should be no open access charge for renewable energy. If this is not possible, then there should be uniform, low open access rates throughout the country for renewable energy.</li>
<li>Land should be made available on priority basis.</li>
<li>Solar should be accorded priority similar that of space and nuclear energy.</li>
<li>Renewable energy budget must be hiked. The budget should double every year. Even with this increase, it will be much smaller than fossil fuel subsidies.</li>
<li>E-mobility should be encouraged with utilization of solar energy.</li>
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<p>In the wishlist, the NSEFI has covered important bases in the renewable energy sector. If we combine mobility with renewable energy generation, it will be a great leap towards attaining our <a href="https://mercomindia.com/india-ratifies-paris-climate-change-agreement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">climate goals</a> as a nation. It will help us attain our renewable energy targets, especially solar (100 GW) and curb emissions.</p>
<p>In the past too, NSEFI has come up with suggestions at times the industry has been uncertain. When <a href="https://mercomindia.com/25-percent-dgtr-safeguard-duty-recommendation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">safeguard duty was being levied</a>, <a href="https://mercomindia.com/nsefi-letter-safeguard-commerce-ministry-mnre/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NSEFI had suggested</a> that safeguard duty must not be levied on projects that have already been bid out as developers wouldn’t have accounted for a 25 percent duty which would increase projects costs by about 15 percent. Added costs will burden companies and impact their repayment of borrowings to lenders.</p>
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NSEFI Issues Recommendations to Help Attain India’s Solar Targets

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