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POWER WELCOME to NewsBase’s Power Roundup REM: US shipments of solar PV modules
Global (NRG Power), in which the reader is reached a record peak in 2021: EIA
invited to join our team of international editors, US shipments of solar photovoltaic modules
who provide a snapshot of some of the key issues rose to a record electricity-generating capacity
affecting their regional beats. We hope you will like of 28.8mn peak kW in 2021, up from 21.8mn
NRG Power’s new concise format, but by clicking peak kW in 2020. This is based on data from
on the headline link for each section the full text the Annual Photovoltaic Module Shipments
will be available. Report of the Energy Information Administra-
tion, part of the US Department of Energy.
AsiaElec: Itochu and Sasol agree next-gen hy-
drogen and ammonia deal ENERGO: UK investors plan 450-MW wind
Sasol, a South African energy and chemical farm in Romania
firm based in Johannesburg, has agreed a deal Investment company Low Carbon announced
with leading Japanese conglomerate Itochu it has partnered with Rezolv Energy to build a
to work on the development of green hydro- 450-MW onshore wind farm in Romania, near
gen and green ammonia to be used both as a Bucharest. Once operational, the wind farm
next-generation marine fuel and also in power operating under the name of Vis Viva will be
generation. A memorandum of understand- one of Europe’s largest onshore wind farms,
ing to confirm the agreement was reportedly Low Carbon said in the press release.
signed as part of the recent Tokyo International
Conference on African Development (TICAD
8) held in the Tunisian capital.

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