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A 100MW agricultural photovoltaic solar project fitted with Trina Solar’s 210 Vertex modules, situated in Luotian County, Hubei province, China, has been connected to the grid. The project, covering 160 hectares, uses Trina Solar’s 210 Vertex 550W series and is expected to generate 110 million kWh of electricity a year, offsetting 42,000 tons of standard coal and reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 104,500 tons a year.With the completion of the project, agricultural production and PV power generation will be effectively combined to achieve both agricultural development and solar energy utilization,…

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Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that his government will build 10 new dams, adding that the Mohmand Dam will be completed in 2025 while the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project will finish by 2028. Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of the fifth tunnel of Tarbela Dam on Thursday, the PM said that Pakistan will strive to become a hub of clean electricity by 2030. “We will try to avoid producing electricity by burning fossil fuels and instead make it through solar, air or water,” the PM said. He regretted that no one…

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DW visited a hospital in Jakarta as the country recorded the highest number of daily deaths in the world. Infections have just peaked at more than 50,000 cases a day. Experts fear the real figures may be even worse than the official count. Indonesia reported more than 54,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time Wednesday, surpassing recent daily infections in India, whose disastrous outbreak is declining, and becoming Asia’s new virus hot spot.Officials fear that the more highly transmissible Delta variant is now spreading from the islands of Java…

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Russia resumed flights to the Egyptian Red Sea resorts of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday after a six year-ban due to a deadly plane crash. An Egyptair plane transporting 300 Russian tourists took off from Moscow to Hurghada, and was welcomed by a “water salute” upon arrival at the tourist destination. Passengers were given balloons and flowers after landing. Moscow has given the green light to flights from 43 Russian cities to the two resorts. However, the list does not include St. Petersburg. Russia had previously banned flights to…

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Like most car dealerships during the pandemic, Hudson Hyundai in New Jersey is selling nearly any vehicle it can acquire. But some models move faster than others. “The hybrids really go first,” said sales agent Alicia Mandona. “I have at least three customers waiting.” Hybrid cars improve fuel economy by using batteries to assist gasoline-powered engines, and their sales are soaring. While the broader U.S. auto industry recorded a 29 percent growth in sales in the first half of 2021, hybrid sales grew 142 percent, according to data provided by…

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