[In 2023, Austria will add more than 2GW of PV installed capacity]According to Austrian PV analyst Hubert Fechner, more than 2 GW of new solar power capacity will be installed in Austria in 2023. The Vice president of the Austrian Photovoltaic Technology Platform of the Photovoltaic Manufacturing and Research Association told PV magazine that while he did not have official data to confirm this exact figure, feedback from grid operators indicated that the threshold had been exceeded. According to PV Austria, 1 GW of solar power was installed in Austria in 2022. At this point, the country's total installed PV capacity reached 3.78GW, accounting for 6.6% of the total electricity demand. In 2021, 740 MW of new PV systems were installed in Austria, followed by 341 MW in 2020 and 247 MW in 2019. If the landlocked Central European country maintains this rate of installed capacity growth, "then the total installed capacity could reach about 20 GW by 2030 and 40 GW by 2040, as proposed in our national plan," Hubert said. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On the afternoon of October 8th, under the on-site escort of the Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Bureau's "Haixun 0927" ship, the first flatbed cargo ship dedicated to the transportation of new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait, the "Green Source No. 1" ship, slowly entered the Xuwen Hai'an New Port, marking the successful trial operation of the ship's roll on/roll off transport route in the Qiongzhou Strait. It is reported that the deck cargo ship "Green Source No.1" has a total tonnage of 6731, a net tonnage of 3769, a length of 125.8 meters, and a width of 28 meters. The ship adopts a single-layer deck design, which can carry more than 160 new energy vehicles on a single voyage under full load conditions. The parking capacity is about 60% higher than that of existing passenger and roll on/roll off transport ships. The ship is planned to be deployed on the route from Hai'an New Port in Zhanjiang to Xiuying Port in Haikou. After being put into operation, it will add a new mode of sea transportation for new energy vehicles in the Qiongzhou Strait and effectively alleviate the tense situation of insufficient capacity for new energy vehicle transportation during the peak period of cross sea vehicle transportation in the Qiongzhou Strait. Editor/Zhou Yingwen
On October 9, 2024, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadhila stated that Malaysia has made progress in improving energy efficiency and that "energy conservation" has become the key to energy transition. Meanwhile, Malaysia will promote the ASEAN power grid as a key topic of discussion at the ASEAN Energy Ministers' Meeting. At the 2024 Asia Power and Energy Exhibition, which opened on the 8th, Fadhila revealed that as of June, Malaysia has saved 8769 gigawatt hours of electricity, worth over 2.2 billion ringgit, and plans to reduce 38 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions by 2025. In addition, the Malaysian government has approved the establishment of an energy exchange aimed at selling green electricity to neighboring countries. As the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2025, Malaysia will promote the construction of the ASEAN power grid to promote the promotion of renewable energy and enhance the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in ASEAN member countries. Editor/Zhou Yingwen