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¶ The task of electrifying Sarawak is no mean feat. Hampered by a lack of infrastructure, Malaysia’s largest state by land mass remains without constant supply of power in rural areas with a reported 33% of the state remaining off the grid. Now, one village will have a solar microgrid, the first of its kind in the state. [The Malaysian Insider]

Solar panels being installed in Sarawak. Malaysian Insider pic by Renai Mattu.

¶ New fast-charging lithium-in batteries were recently unveiled by workers from Watt Lab, an arm of the Central Research Institute at Huawei Technology Corporation, at the recent 56th Battery Symposium in Japan. The newly unveiled batteries reportedly charge ~10 times faster than conventional lithium-ion batteries do. [CleanTechnica]

¶ Indian solar could scale up substantially to be a significant energy source by 2025, with the market penetration of solar power expected to be 5.7%…