article thumbnail

The US’s largest solar panel maker opens a 3.3 GW factory in India

Baua Electric

First Solar, the largest solar panel maker in the US, today announced that it has broken ground on India’s first fully vertically integrated solar plant. It will produce First Solar’s Series 7 solar panels that are developed at its US R&D centers and optimized for the Indian market.

India 52
article thumbnail

EGEB: This ultrawhite paint could cancel the need for air conditioning

Electrek

Vietnam’s largest wind farm comes online. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. China and US pledge to cooperate on fighting climate change. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

Vietnam 133
article thumbnail

Global EV sales are ‘robust’ – more than 1 in 5 cars sold in 2024 will be electric

Baua Electric

While demand remained largely concentrated in China, Europe, and the US, growth also picked up in some emerging markets such as Vietnam and Thailand, where electric cars accounted for 15% and 10%, respectively, of all cars sold. Last year, global electric car sales soared by 35% to almost 14 million. Get started here. –ad*

Global 52
article thumbnail

BloombergNEF: clean energy investment in developing nations slumps as financing in China slows; coal burn surges to record high

Green Car Congress

New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. This is due to wind and solar projects generating only when natural resources are available while oil, coal, and gas plants can potentially produce around the clock. billion and $2.7

Coal 243
article thumbnail

Forecast puts global lead acid battery market at $76.44B by 2022

Green Car Congress

Growth of the automotive industry in Indonesia, Mexico, India, Vietnam and Thailand is expected to propel the industry. In addition, its low maintenance cost along with easy installation will fuel growth over the forecast period. In a new report, Grand View Research, Inc. billion by 2022. of market share in 2014.

Lead Acid 150
article thumbnail

BNEF: global investment in energy transition hit $500B in 2020; $139B on EVs and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

billion in new renewable energy capacity in 2020, up 2% on the year, helped by the biggest-ever build-out of solar projects and a $50-billion surge for offshore wind. Domestic installation of energy-efficient heat pumps came to $50.8 Overall, solar capacity investment was up 12% at $148.6 billion, Vietnam 89% higher at $7.4

2020 259