Asia & Oceania

The Australian government has approved the 300MW Dunmore solar-plus-storage project near Toowoomba, Queensland, completing the environmental assessment process in just 19 days.

The increasing technical complexity of the renewable energy space has increased the demands on capital raising for those in the sector.

JA Solar has signed a module supply agreement with EPC contractor Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for two utility-scale projects in Uzbekistan. 

Saatvik Green Energy, through its subsidiary Saatvik Solar Industries, secured solar PV module orders worth INR2.99 billion (US$33.7 million). 

Apple has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Danish developer European Energy for renewable electricity from the 108MW Lancaster solar park in Victoria, Australia.

Australian energy retailer Flow Power has secured an offtake agreement from the 400MW Stubbo Solar project in New South Wales to underpin the launch of its Flow Home residential energy service in the state.

Third-quarter results show a clear split in the fortunes of China’s leading polysilicon and module producers, writes Carrie Xiao.

Osaka Gas and Sonnedix have announced plans to install a BESS at the latter's 38.7MW Oita solar project in Japan.

Pacific Energy has completed the installation of all 66,000 solar modules for a 35MW solar PV plant at a Western Australian mining site.

Kiwa PVEL examines the increased number of delamination issues and how a different BOM can impact a module's reliability.