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CNOOC earmarks up to $19 billion for oil & gas, offshore wind, solar, and AI-integrated plays

CNOOC earmarks up to $19 billion for oil & gas, offshore wind, solar, and AI-integrated plays

Home Fossil Energy CNOOC earmarks up to $19 billion for oil & gas, offshore wind, solar, and AI-integrated plays January 22, 2025, by Melisa Cavcic Chinese state-owned oil and gas giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has set out its multibillion-dollar business strategy and development plan for 2025, which aims to up the hydrocarbon […]

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120 Million Households: How Solar Energy Could Close Africa’s Electricity Gap

120 Million Households: How Solar Energy Could Close Africa’s Electricity Gap

Power outages hardly imaginable in many parts of the world today. Yet in rural regions of East Africa, a lack of reliable energy was long an everyday reality. Today, however, communal solar power systems are transforming lives: they provide clean electricity that not only protects the climate but also improves health, education, and economic opportunities.

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A tether covered in solar panels could boost the ISS’s orbit

A tether covered in solar panels could boost the ISS’s orbit

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The Now Corporation (OTC: NWPN) Sees Opportunities for Community Solar Projects in California

The Now Corporation (OTC: NWPN) Sees Opportunities for Community Solar Projects in California

Pasadena, CA, USA, Jan 21, 2025 – (ACN Newswire) – The Now Corporation (OTC PINK:NWPN), an emerging leader in solar energy and utility solutions, announces its strategic focus on expanding into the California community solar market. This opportunity arises as California introduces new legislation, Assembly Bill 2316, designed to incentivize community solar projects that integrate advanced

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Malaysia opens tender seeking 2GW of large-scale and floating solar PV

Malaysia opens tender seeking 2GW of large-scale and floating solar PV

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews Features , Interviews , Long Reads Malaysia houses several floating solar PV power plants, such as Sungrow Floating PV’s 13MW plant (above). Image: Sungrow Floating PV Malaysia’s Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation (PETRA) has opened a tender seeking 2GW of large-scale and floating solar PV. The

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Masdar selects Jinko Solar and JA Solar to supply modules to 5.2GW solar-plus-storage project

Masdar selects Jinko Solar and JA Solar to supply modules to 5.2GW solar-plus-storage project

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews Features , Interviews , Long Reads The project will be deployed at an as-yet-undisclosed location in Abu Dhabi. Image: Masdar. Utility-scale renewable energy developer-operator Masdar has selected Chinese module manufacturers Jinko Solar and JA Solar to supply modules for its 5.2GW solar PV and 19GWh battery storage project

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Plenitude acquires 49% stake in Sandrini solar-plus-storage portfolio

Plenitude acquires 49% stake in Sandrini solar-plus-storage portfolio

Latest Features , Editors’ Blog , Interviews Features , Interviews , Long Reads EDP commissioned the Sandrini I and II projects in the fourth quarter of 2024. Image: EDP Renewables North America. Italian renewable energy company Plenitude has acquired a 49% stake in the 300MW Sandrini solar-plus-storage portfolio in California from EDP Renewables North America.

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Solar corporate funding falls 24% to $26.3 billion in 2024

Solar corporate funding falls 24% to $26.3 billion in 2024

Mercom Capital Group says inflation, high interest rates, trade disputes and policy ambiguity all contributed to a drop in corporate funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the solar sector last year. January 17, 2025 Patrick Jowett Corporate funding in the solar sector totaled $26.3 billion in 2024, according to figures released by Mercom

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DOE Scientists Uncover Massive Potential: Floating Solar Panels Could Power 100 Million Homes

DOE Scientists Uncover Massive Potential: Floating Solar Panels Could Power 100 Million Homes

A new study reveals that federally managed reservoirs have the potential to generate enough energy to supply power to around 100 million U.S. homes annually. Federal reservoirs have significant potential to support the nation’s solar energy needs, according to a new study published in Solar Energy… https://scitechdaily.com/doe-scientists-uncover-massive-potential-floating-solar-panels-could-power-100-million-homes/

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