Daily Shorts: Plus Power raises $1.8 bn for battery projects, Rivian CEO calms fears over fund raise, and more

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Australian pension fund Aware Super, the country's third largest, said it would invest up to A$2 billion ($1.3 billion) in a joint venture with Birdwood Energy to finance smaller-s...

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Daily Shorts: Lyten raises $200 in Series B, Amazon buys credits for direct air capture

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Battery startup Lyten, Inc, announced it had raised $200 million in funding aimed at helping it scale up manufacturing and commercialize its first three product lines: Lithium-Sulf...

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Daily Shorts: Indonesia moves WTO over EU's biodiesel duty, Oxy buys carbon capture company, and more

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Indonesia has filed a dispute over the European Union's import duties on biodiesel, the WTO announced. The island nation argues that the imposition of countervailing duties — allow...

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Daily Shorts: UK part-funds Ionic's rare earth magnet recycling plant, US small-sale solar additions hit record high, and more

Rare earths metals company LCM will be involved in the Ionic-to-Ford EV recycling chain. Image Courtesy: Less Common Metals

Ionic Rare Earths received an investment of $2 million from the UK government to set up a rare earth magnet recycling facility in Belfast. In a release, the company said it would p...

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Daily Shorts: China prepares to recycle old wind and solar equipment, Ford plans plant in Canada and more

China announced plans to set up a recycling system for old solar panels and wind turbines to manage equipment slated for retirement in the coming years. Multiple state agencies rel...

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Weekend Roundup: India calls for green funds to emerging markets, Dubai picks Masdar for 1800 MW solar capacity

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The chief of India's central bank has said there was an urgent need for increasing green funds to emerging markets. Making closing remarks at a G20 finance event, Reserve Bank of I...

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Daily Shorts: Maxeon Solar heads to US, Algonquin puts renewables biz on the block

Algonquin has 2.7 GW of wind and solar assets. Image: Pexels

Canadian power company Algonquin Power & Utilities announced it will put its renewables energy unit on the block and transition into a utility company. The company has wind and...

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Weekend Roundup: World Bank to fund 1,000 mini grids in Nigeria, Alberta pauses green approvals

The World Bank will help fund 1,000 solar-based mini grids in Nigeria along with the country's government and private sector, President Ajay Banga said. The bank has funded 150 suc...

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Daily Shorts: Thyssenkrupp moves to decarbonize its steel, Iberdrola sells wind farm stake to Masdar

German industrial major Thyssenkrupp will invest around €3 billion to set up a green steel plant in Duisburg, the German government announced. Over €2 billion of that includes gove...

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Building a Robust Indian Grid: The Vital Role of PV Inverter FRT Capability

India is on a mission to combat climate change and achieve Sustainable Development Goals by leveraging renewable energy sources for meeting its national energy needs. As per the Na...

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IRENA urges world to look beyond sun and wind to biofuels, hydropower and geothermal energy

IRENA has asked countries to consider alternatives such as biofuels, hydropower (pictured) and geothermal energy. Image: Pexels

The world's energy transition is currently "off-track", the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) warned in its 2023 outlook, even as it sought to funnel renewable energy i...

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India unveils new, solar-centered electricity tariff from April 2024, says carbon market rules soon

India plans to rework electricity rates as part of the government's efforts to increase the use of renewable energy, the power ministry said, unveiling new amendments to electricit...

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Aquila eyes battery storage business in Japan, plans bigger solar footprint

German investor Aquila Capital is looking to expand its solar footprint in Japan and add a battery storage business in the Land of the Rising Sun. "We started with the first acquis...

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US govt proposes 80 percent cut in solar, wind project fees on federal land

The US land agency is currently processing 74 renewable energy and transmission applications with a combined potential of over 37 GW. Image: Pexels

The US government is proposing to make wind and solar installations cheaper as part of its plans to boost renewable energy and fight climate change. The Biden administration has pr...

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IESW 2023: Microgrids find favor across the world

The 9th IESW has two technical sessions running in parallel, the Track 2 session on Global Microgrid Collaboration started off with presentations in which speakers outlined the imp...

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GreenEnco signs MoU with TSREDCO to optimize solar assets in Telangana

Renewable energy advisory firm GreenEnco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd (TSREDCO) to opt...

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NV Energy proposes two solar plus battery storage projects

Nevada Utility, NV Energy has proposed to build two large-scale solar-plus-storage plants to replace coal plants in a recent announcement. As a part of the company's triennial Inte...

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