Global solar inverter supplier FIMER has launched two new platforms for the utility-scale sector – a high-power multi-MPPT string inverter and a modular conversion solution. These inverters can easily integrate with battery storage systems. The […]
ACME Solar has raised $334 million in debt in debt investment through issuance of offshore green bonds. This amount has been raised for 12 of its solar projects and will be funded by US-denominated green […]
Offshore wind has fast emerged as a vital component of Europe’s strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. In 2020, Europe added 2.9 GW of offshore capacity, which involved 356 new offshore wind turbines connected […]
First Solar, a US based company plans to invest $684 million in a new, fully vertically integrated photovoltaic thin film solar module manufacturing facility in India. The planned facility is expected to have a capacity […]
Module manufacturer RenewSys has set up a state-of-the-art module manufacturing facility for2 GW of solar modules. The unit is inPatalganga in the state of Maharashtra. The proximity to Mumbai and the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust […]
The manufacturing of solar modules can be classified into two stages – pre-cell or silicon-to-wafer stage and post wafer, that is, wafers-to-cells-and-modules. In India, however, there is very little incentive for domestic players to move […]
By Saptak Ghosh, Research Scientist, Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy India has set an ambitious rooftop solar photovoltaic target of 40 GW by 2021-22. However, with only approximately 6.8 GW installed till […]
Energy storage has emerged as a key element of grid stabilisaton and electric vehicle (EV) uptake. In the renewable energy sector, it addresses the intermittency issue of solar and wind power, and ensures a smooth […]
India’s renewable energy capacity has grown by leaps and bounds in a few short years, on the back of major auctions for utility-scale solar and wind power projects. The increase in the scale and size […]
The Indian electricity market is gearing up to take its next big step. This will be brought about by the implementation of the market-based economic despatch (MBED) model, proposed by the Ministry of Power (MoP) […]
LOHUM, an integrated lithium-ion battery player, has announced its plans for a 3GWh capacity battery manufacturing and recycling factory in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The said single-location integrated lithium-ion facility will integrate battery manufacturing capacity […]
Trina Solar has launched a new black frame Vertex solar module that has a power rating of 510 W and a reported maximum efficiency of 21.2 per cent. The new module is a part of […]
The largest Middle Eastern country, Saudi Arabia, is ranked as the second major oil producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. The country, which is home to around 34.8 million people, holds 17 […]
The Government of India plans to increase renewable electricity capacity to 175 GW by 2022 and to 450 GW by 2030, but even faster growth will be needed in the following decades to meet ongoing […]
Jinko Solar’s Cheetah monofacial series modules are deployed at Asia’s largest carport facility located in the northern part of India. This is a one of its kind flagship project with a 20 MWp installed capacity […]
BayWa r.e. has recently acquired Enerpole, which is a renewable energy project developer founded in 2005. BayWa r.e. has bought a 600 MW project portfolio from the developer comprising 300 MW of solar and 300 […]
Working towards its ambitious renewable energy targets, India has progressively increased the volume of renewable energy capacity in the past few years. This expansion is particularly being carried out on the back of the solar […]
By Shreyans Jain, Analyst, Climate Finance, Climate Policy Initiative The Government of India has set a target of installing 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022. In this pursuit, the country has witnessed large capacity […]
The simple idea that the sun never sets – always shining at some location across the globe, where its light can be converted into energy – led to the conceptualisation of the “One Sun One […]
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