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Amid rising demand from the solar energy sector, the Aluminium Extrusion Manufacturers Association of India (ALEMAI) has urged the government to take urgent policy measures to reduce dependence on imported aluminium extrusions and support domestic manufacturers.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is set to begin production at its upcoming battery gigafactory in 2026, with an initial annual capacity of 40 GWh. The facility will later be modularly scaled up to 100 GWh per annum, announced Anant Ambani, executive director of RIL, during the company’s annual general meeting recently.

The lowest green ammonia price discovered so far in the SIGHT Mode 2A auctions is just 10.1% higher than the current grey ammonia prices in India (US$515 per MT). Notably, the low cost of Rs 49.75 per kg in the Mode 2A auctions is almost half of a similar green ammonia auction conducted by H2Global in 2024, suggesting an imminent price parity between grey and green ammonia.

The US Court of International Trade has ruled that the Biden administration’s two-year suspension of solar duty collections was unlawful, clearing the way for retroactive tariffs on billions of dollars of solar gear from Southeast Asia.

Boutique EPC companies prioritize efficiency, customization, and site-specific solutions, and they frequently outperform their larger counterparts in terms of cost-performance ratios.

Ohmium’s Lotus Mark 3 electrolyzer system with a compact land usage area of just 29.7 m2 per MW, including space for maintenance and access, sets new industry standard for land usage efficiency.

Achal Agrawal, CEO of Macsen Labs, a chemical company making bold strides into battery materials, speaks to pv magazine about the potential of sodium-ion batteries for energy storage, their journey developing Prussian White cathodes, and plans to scale this technology.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) says developers plan to add 21 GW of solar in the second half of 2025 alone.

Following the implementation of Approved List of Cells and Manufacturers (ALCM), the expected shortage of DCR modules is likely to hamper the execution of nearly 20–25 GW of green open access projects over the next 2-3 years. Concurrently, the high prices of DCR modules will also increase the project power tariff by up to INR 0.4 – 0.5 per unit.

The factory, spread across 180,000 sq. ft., is capable of producing over 1,800 transformers annually, significantly expanding the company’s ability to serve key markets in India, Europe, and the United States.