SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Q Cells, the solar solutions unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, said Wednesday it is building a new solar power plant in the U.S. state of Wyoming under an electricity supply deal with an energy firm. The power supply deal with an unidentified firm calls for Hanwha [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Q Cells, a solar solutions unit of South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group, said Friday it will build a 50-megawatt solar power plant in Spain by late 2022. Hanwha Q Cells has broke ground for the solar farm, which can generate electricity for about 70,000 households a year, in [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Energy Corp., South Korea’s renewable energy company, said Monday it has completed a 48-megawatt solar power plant in Malaysia and started commercial production. In 2017, Hanwha Energy won a US$400 million project by the state-run utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) to build the plant in Malaysia’s northeastern [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s overseas aid agency said Saturday that the Green Climate Fund (GCF), an international institution on fighting climate change, has approved US$5 million to help bankroll its solar power plant project for the Pacific island country of Fiji. The GCF, headquartered in Songdo of Incheon, west of Seoul, [...]
CHUNCHEON, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents of Yeongwol County in Gangwon Province are strongly opposing a plan to set up a solar power plant in the area. A total of 41 residents from county’s Yongseok-ri Village filed a lawsuit against the mayor of Yeongwol last Friday to put a stop to the construction plan. [...]
SUWON, South Korea, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean leader in solar energy generation said Wednesday that it will build what it claims to be the world’s largest floating solar power generation facility designed to follow the sun’s movement at two reservoirs in the city of Hwaseong, south of Seoul. Solkiss will set [...]
JEJU, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite a long and productive history of cultivating citrus fruits, many Jeju Island farmers are abandoning their agricultural operations and opening solar power installations instead. Just a few days after Jeju’s provincial government announced a plan to offer solar power business opportunities to outdoor tangerine farming communities, 164 farmers submitted [...]
HONGCHEON, South Korea, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Incineration plants and human waste disposal facilities are some of the most undesirable establishments for city residents. Their presence often drives the inhabitants out of the area, leading to a drop in real estate prices, and ultimately leaving the area desolate and uninhabited. However, recent government efforts [...]
DAEJEON, Dec.21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Rail Network Authority announced that it has selected eight local governments to start businesses using railways and land which are no longer in use. Some of the abandoned areas have been used under agreements between local governments and the Korea Rail Network Authority, but as the Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanwha Group has recently completed construction of its 24MW solar power plant in Japan, cementing its leading position in the Japanese solar power market. Hanwha Q CELLS Japan had a completion ceremony for the Hanwha Solar Power plant in the city of Kitsuki on January 15. The Kitsuki plant is built [...]