Author: Sophia Lin

24 Aug Genesis Energy Plans Major Grid-Connected Solar Power Investment in New Zealand

發表於 11:42 作者 Sophia Lin

New Zealand’s electricity and gas provider Genesis Energy [GEL:US] announced its plan for the biggest grid-connected solar power investment in New Zealand to date as part of its renewable generation program, according to Stuff on August 12. Over the next five years, the company intends...

11 Aug HSBC Unveils ESG-Themed Structured Note in Hong Kong and Singapore

發表於 15:07 作者 Sophia Lin

HSBC [HSBC:US] has introduced a new ESG-themed structured note for its private banking clients in Hong Kong and Singapore, as reported by The Asset on August 6. The note is linked to a basket of equity securities listed in Europe, Hong Kong, and Singapore, all...

04 Aug Acme Solar Raises USD334m Via Offshore Green Bonds for Solar Projects

發表於 17:41 作者 Sophia Lin

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....

27 Jul Thai Union Launches THB5bn Sustainability-Linked Bond, First in Thailand

發表於 16:04 作者 Sophia Lin

Thai Union Group PCL [TU:TB], a leading seafood company based in Thailand, on July 20 launched a senior, unsecured sustainability-linked bond (SLB), totaling THB5bn (USD150m), as reported by SeafoodSource on July 22. The bond has a 2.47% interest rate with a duration of seven years....

22 Jul Singapore Opens Its First Single Large-Scale Floating Solar PV System

發表於 10:57 作者 Sophia Lin

Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore and Singapore’s national water agency PUB officially opened the country's first large-scale floating solar farm at Tengeh Reservoir on July 14, as reported by CNA on the same day. The Sembcorp Tengeh Floating Solar Farm occupies an area of 45 hectares...

15 Jul Samsung SDI Considers Producing Batteries in the US

發表於 16:32 作者 Sophia Lin

South Korean battery producer Samsung SDI [006400:KS] is eyeing building a battery cell plant in the US amid the rising demand for electric vehicles (EVs), according to Reuters on July 8. Although company officials have not disclosed details of the investment, a company source told...

13 Jul Japan Aims to Achieve 108GW of Solar Capacity by 2030

發表於 10:51 作者 Sophia Lin

Japanese environment and trade ministries published the target to achieve 108GW of solar power capacity by 2030, up-scaling its previous 64GW target by 1.7 times, as reported by PV Tech on July 7. Currently, Japan is on track to reach 88GW of solar capacity by...

08 Jul Nissan to Build Battery Gigafactory in UK with Envision AESC

發表於 11:52 作者 Sophia Lin

Japanese car manufacturer Nissan [7201:JP] announced its plan to build a GBP1bn (approximately USD1.38bn) gigafactory in Sunderland, the UK, in collaboration with Chinese battery technology company Envision AESC, as reported by CNBC on July 1. This would be the first gigafactory in the UK, estimated...

30 Jun NEA to Promote Pilot Programs for Rooftop Distributed PV Panels

發表於 16:50 作者 Sophia Lin

China’s National Energy Administration (NEA) plans to carry out pilot programs for rooftop distributed photovoltaic (PV) panels across the country, in order to accelerate the development of rooftop distributed PVs, as reported by National Business Daily on June 23. NEA mentioned that the country had...

29 Jun Gogoro Partners with Foxconn on Battery Swapping System and Smartscooters

發表於 11:45 作者 Sophia Lin

Gogoro, a Taiwanese electric scooter and battery swapping developer, signed a MoU with Foxconn [2354:TW] to accelerate the expansion of its battery swapping system and Smartscooters, as reported by PR Newswire on June 23. With this partnership, Gogoro will scale up its production using Foxconn’s...

22 Jun MIIT Defines Low-Speed Electric Vehicles as Passenger Cars for Regulation

發表於 15:09 作者 Sophia Lin

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is publicly soliciting opinions on the revised national standard of the technologies for pure electric passenger vehicles until August 16, as reported by Caixin on June 17. Under this recommended standard, the ministry defined mini low-speed electric...

10 Jun Apple Talks with CATL and BYD for Battery Supply of Apple Car

發表於 15:03 作者 Sophia Lin

Apple [AAPL:US] is in early-stage talks with two Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturers, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) [300750:CH] and BYD [1211:HK], about battery supply for its future Apple Car, according to Reuters on June 8, citing people familiar with the matter. It remained unclear whether...

08 Jun China Three Gorges Renewables Raises RMB22.7bn in A-share IPO

發表於 16:39 作者 Sophia Lin

China Three Gorges Renewables [600905:CH] (CTG Renewables), a unit of state-owned clean energy group China Three Gorges (CTG), completed its IPO subscriptions and raised RMB22.7bn (USD3.55bn), as reported by Caixin on June 2. Later, the company will go public on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. This...

03 Jun SAMR Fines 15 Private Tutoring Institutions RMB36.5m for False Advertising

發表於 15:10 作者 Sophia Lin

China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) imposed a fine of RMB36.5m (USD5.7m) in total on 15 educational companies across the country, as reported by Xinhuanet on June 1. The 15 institutions include New Oriental [EDU:US], TAL Education’s [TAL:US] Xueersi Online School, Wallstreet English, Alibaba-backed [BABA:US]...

31 May China Resources Invested Oatly Goes Public on Nasdaq

發表於 16:59 作者 Sophia Lin

Swedish oat drink company Oatly [OTLY:US], founded in 1994, went public on Nasdaq on May 20 at a valuation of over USD10bn, pricing its IPO at USD17 per share, as reported by Jiemian.com on May 21. Oatly listed its shares at the high end of...