Southeast Asia & Oceania

ACEN Corporation has partnered with Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation to develop up to 3GW of renewable projects with BESS.

Tom Kenning reports on research warning of volumes of end-of-life PV modules emerging earlier than previously thought.

Engineering service company AFRY has been awarded the construction of a 65MW solar PV plant in the Philippines.

Malaysia has launched a tender seeking 2GW of large-scale solar PV capacity for projects between 1MW and 500MW capacity.

Australia has launched the Solar Sunshot programme, a US$650 million (A$1 billion) investment for the Australian module manufacturing sector.

Renewables operator Aboitiz Power has appointed engineering service company AFRY to construct a 172MWp solar PV plant in the Phillippines.

The government of Queensland has published its roadmap for its 12 Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) which aims to add 22GW of renewables by 2035.

Australian solar equipment manufacturer 5B has deployed 26MW of its folding Maverick modules at a gold mine in Western Australia.

Cambodia-based solar manufacturer Imperial Star Solar has launched a silicon wafer manufacturing plant in Laos with a 4GW annual nameplate capacity.

CSIRO researchers have developed a roll-to-roll printed solar cell with a power conversion efficiency as high as 15.5%.