Xinjiang solar firm debunks forced labor lies by hosting Western media, analysts
Zhang Dan in Shihezi, Xinjiang Published: May 12, 2021 11:08 PM
A view of Xinjiang Daqo Photo: Zhang Dan/GT
Xinjiang Daqo, a high-purity polysilicon manufacturer in Northwest China s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, sought to debunk accusations of using forced labor , as it opened its doors to solar industry analysts from top financial institutions and journalists from English-language media.
By showing off its production lines equipped with advanced robots and a small number of workers, the company proved to the guests that its highly automated operations are not labor-intensive and that forced labor claims fabricated by some Western anti-China forces are groundless.
Federal grant funding secured for Bethlehem solar array
May 12, 2021BETHLEHEM The Bethlehem Energy Commission is preparing to seek voter approval in July after successfully securing a $165,000 USDA Rural Development Grant for a municipal solar array.
The $472,000 project is expected to occur in phases spanning three years. It would provide electricity to multiple town buildings, including Town Hall, the public library and the town s highway department.
If Bethlehem taxpayers approve the request to reserve funds on July 13, the project would occur in phases and span approximately three years. According to the warrant article, the net electric savings are estimated to be $21,957 per year at first, then increasing to $30,377.
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Hawaii regulators last week approved Hawaiian Electric s (HECO) proposed power purchase agreement (PPA) with a 185 MW battery storage project in Kapolei, Oahu, despite concerns that the system might initially have to charge off fossil fuel generation.
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) hopes that the Kapolei project will help ensure grid reliability during and after the scheduled retirement of a coal plant on Oahu in 2022. However, regulators also imposed a series of conditions on HECO in approving the agreement, including foregoing certain performance incentives and requiring the financial retirement of other fossil fuel units by specific dates.
HECO, however, says these conditions could actually throw a wrench in the Kapolei project’s development. While technically an approval, the order imposes such unprecedented conditions that the company and the developer may be prevented from moving forward with this innovative and cost-effective project, spok