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Two versions of the fully electric family SUV are available: The ID.6 CROZZ01 is being manufactured in the north of China and the ID.6 X01 in the southern part of the country. The multi-variable all-round model has room for up to seven people. The ID.6 is a continuation of Volkswagen’s regionalisation strategy and is another important step towards becoming the most sought-after brand for sustainable mobility in China.
“With the new ID.6, we are laying the foundations for at least 50 percent of our cars sold in China being electric by 2030” said Ralf Brandstätter, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. “We are maintaining momentum and gradually increasing our range of MEB cars: By 2023, Volkswagen will have a total of eight ID. models in China, making MEB nationwide there. The economies of scale that we have achieved allow us to offer the latest technology at an affordable price - and thus further expand our electric offensive.”
Monday, 19 April 2021
Ingeteam is supplying and installing its power conversion units for the largest solar PV complex of its kind in South America, which Enel Green Power Brasil Participações Ltda. is building in the municipality of São Gonçalo do Gurguéia, in the Brazilian state of Piauí. Courtesy of Ingeteam
The São Gonçalo solar project already has 608 MWp of solar power in operation, corresponding to the installation and commissioning of the first two phases. In this third phase, 256 MWp are being installed.
For this third section of the São Gonçalo project, Ingeteam has supplied thirty 7.2 MW power stations, each containing four 1.8 MW solar inverters, power transformer, medium voltage switchgear, auxiliary services panel, auxiliary services transformer and UPS. Furthermore, Ingeteam has also supplied its PPC power plant controller for this PV project which is Enel s largest power generation plant under construction worldwide.
Friday, 16 April 2021
Bucknell University in Pennsylvania has partnered with Encore Renewable Energy of Burlington, Vermont, to install a 1.6 peak megawatt solar array on approximately seven acres of University-owned land.
Encore will provide comprehensive project development, financing and construction services to advance the project, which received approval from the East Buffalo Township Board of Supervisors on Monday, April 12.
The solar project will advance Bucknell’s strategic commitment to sustainability and enhance opportunities for renewable-energy focused teaching and research across multiple disciplines. In addition, the project will generate property tax revenues to East Buffalo Township, provide Bucknell with price certainty on energy rates for the next several decades, and strengthen the region’s commitment to the production and use of renewable energy.
Friday, 16 April 2021
Ørsted has entered into an agreement with Brookfield Renewable, a global owner and operator of renewable power assets, to acquire a 100 % equity interest in its existing Ireland and UK onshore wind business, Brookfield Renewable Ireland (BRI).. Garacummer Wind Farm (Brookfield Renewables)
With the acquisition of BRI, Ørsted enters the European onshore market. BRI, headquartered in Cork, Ireland, is a developer, owner, and operator of onshore wind farms. BRI has an attractive portfolio of 389 MW in operation and under construction, 149 MW advanced development, and more than 1 GW of development pipeline in Ireland and the UK. Ørsted entered the onshore renewables business in 2018 with an initial focus on the US. Today, Ørsted s onshore business has reached a meaningful scale with an operating and in construction portfolio of 4 GW of wind and solar and a strong pipeline of further projects in development. The growth over the past year ranks the business
Friday, 16 April 2021 Figures released by Solar Energy UK and Solar Media Ltd show that 175 MW of photovoltaic (PV) solar capacity was installed across the UK from January – March 2021.
This significant growth over the winter period brings the UK’s total installed PV capacity to more than 14 GW, generating enough electricity to power over 3 million homes. Ground-mounted solar parks form 70 percent of the new capacity, while post-subsidy rooftop markets also continue to thrive. Rooftop solar capacity has seen 14 percent year-on-year growth.
Subsidy-free solar PV in the UK now exceeds 1 GW, or 7.3 percent of total installed capacity.
On a rolling basis, 660 MW of new capacity was installed in the 12-month period to 31 March 2021, and the UK could be on track to deliver a gigawatt of new solar capacity this year.