South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor [005380:KS] announced on August 5 that it would invest in H2 Mobility, a hydrogen fueling infrastructure developer based in Germany, in support of its hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCV), according to Reuters on the same day. H2 Mobility currently has...
Powering Australia Renewables (PowAR), Australia's largest renewable energy operator, intended to invest in a large wind farm in New South Wales (NSW) and several huge battery and storage projects, according to Renew Economy on August 3. PowAR’s CEO Geoff Dutaillis suggested that the company’s first...
The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) plans to start operating its hybrid power generation facility with a floating solar farm in Ubon Ratchathani province in Thailand this October, according to the Bangkok Post on August 2. The project’s original plan to commence operation last...
Indian power producer Acme Solar Holding Private Limited has raised USD334m by issuing offshore dollar-denominated green bonds, as reported by Mint on July 30. The bonds have a five-year tenor and a 4.7% coupon rate and will be listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading....
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup Li Auto [LI:US] announced on August 3 that it aimed to raise about HKD15bn (USD1.93bn) in an IPO in Hong Kong, according to Reuters on the same day. This would be the startup’s secondary listing after raising USD1.09bn in Nasdaq...
Part 1 of this article introduced the concept of Emissions Trading Schemes (ETS), the difference between carbon tax and carbon market, and the development of ETS in China. Other ETS around the World According to the World Bank, by May 2021, carbon prices applied to over 20%...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now requires further disclosures from Chinese companies about their legal structure and regulatory risks before listing in the US, as reported by Reuters on July 30. Specifically, in an official statement issued earlier that day, SEC Chair Gary...
Chinese solar panel producer GCL Group announced on July 29 that it would build a plant to produce green ammonia from its granted natural gas fields in Djibouti, Ethiopia, with an annual production capacity of 4m metric tons, as reported by Reuters on the same...
China’s leading battery manufacturer CATL [300750:CH] launched its first generation of sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery on July 29, as reported by Caixin later that day. According to the company, the new battery has an energy density of 160 Wh/kg, meaning that it would be charged to...
Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) and LG’s [003550:KS] battery subsidiary LG Energy Solutions (LGES) on July 29 announced to establish a 50-50 joint venture (JV) for an electric vehicle (EV) battery factory in Indonesia with a combined investment of USD1.1bn, as reported by Reuters on the...
A recent survey by South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor found that over half of employees at Naver [035420:KS], the country’s leading internet giant, had been bullied at work at least once in the past six months, reported The Korea Herald on July 28....
Emissions trading scheme (ETS), also commonly called carbon market, is regarded as an effective policy measure to incentivize reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Generally, governments or other designated authorities determine a limit on GHG emissions for participants in the carbon markets and allocate emissions...
Japan plans to put its largest offshore wind-powered hydrogen plant into operations in the year ended March 2024, reported Nikkei Asia on July 27. The plant, located on the northern island of Hokkaido, will produce about 550 tons of hydrogen per year, equivalent to powering...
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund (SWF) GIC announced an SGD326m (USD240m) investment in Arctic Green Energy, a Singapore-based renewable energy company with a focus on urban heating and cooling, as reported by The Straits Times on July 23. Arctic Green Energy will use the proceeds for...
LG Display [LPL:US], a subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate LG [003550:KS] that focuses on manufacturing display panels, announced on July 26 that its business offices will use all renewable energy, as reported by the Korea Economic Daily later that day. After the announcement, renewable energy...
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