Shantanu Mishra, head-business development, Amplus Solar, speaks to pv magazine about the C&I battery energy storage systems (BESS) market in India, key barriers and emerging models.
AMPIN Energy Transition and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have expanded their existing collaboration with $300 million joint equity investments to enable the addition of 2 GWp of renewable energy projects across India. This new partnership along with the existing one will create a $2.7-3 billion renewable energy asset base in India.
ONGC NTPC Green Pvt Ltd will explore and set up renewable energy (RE) projects in India and overseas through greenfield development and acquisitions. It will also explore and harness opportunities in the fields of energy storage, e-mobility and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) compliant projects.
ACME Solar’s arm ACME Sun Power has secured INR 3,753 crore loan for the development and construction of firm and dispatchable renewable energy (FDRE) projects totaling 320 MW in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Indian manufacturer Rishabh Instruments designs, develops and manufactures solar string inverters with technology acquired from GEFRAN S.pA., Italy.
Oriana Power has reported revenues of INR 359.54 crore and net profit of INR 48.57 crore during the half-year ended September 30, 2024.
Australia has recorded its 4 millionth rooftop solar installation, maintaining its status as a world leader with 25 GW of total capacity, surpassing the amount of nationwide coal generation.
Digital infrastructure company Equinix has partnered with CleanMax to develop 33 MW of renewable power projects (26.4 MWp solar capacity and 6.6 MW wind) for consumption by its data centers in India.
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani said this week the Group will invest $10 billion in US energy security and infrastructure projects, creating up to 15,000 jobs in America.
The Global Solar Council says global installed photovoltaic capacity has surpassed 2 TW. The organization says an additional 4 TW of solar capacity will likely be deployed by 2030.
The OffGrid portable power station provides power for outdoor adventures as well as in hurricane-ravaged areas.
If India is to lead the global green energy revolution, the nation needs to take several key measures such as redirecting financial support from traditional energy sources to clean energy technologies, introduction of a well-structured carbon pricing mechanism, and incentivizing emerging technologies.
Epsilon Advanced Materials and Daejoo Electronic Materials aim to jointly develop graphite-rich silicon composite anode materials for lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 450 – 600 mAh/g, thereby increasing discharge capacity by 50% and life span by thousands of cycles.
A random malware variant affected about 800 remote monitoring devices at ground-mounted PV plants in Japan in May 2024. Tokyo-based cybersecurity firm Girasol Energy has told pv magazine what happened and how PV asset owners can protect themselves against such incidents.
The demonstration plant will produce about 1 tonne of green hydrogen per day by gasifying about 25 tonnes of municipal solid waste or agri-waste per day.
China has reduced the export tax rebate for solar products, lowering refunded taxes for Chinese PV exporters and eating into their profit margins. The move might force some companies to increase export prices to mitigate potential financial losses.
Waaree Energies has reported a total income of INR 3,663.46 crore and net profit (profit after tax) of INR 375.66 crore for the second quarter of FY 2024-25.
Korean scientists have fabricated a perovskite-organic solar cell with a uniform sub-nanometer dipole layer. The device recorded a power conversion efficiency of 24% under testing, a new record for lead-based hybrid perovskite-organic solar cells.
NETRA, the R&D centre of NTPC, is setting up a 1 tpd seawater to green hydrogen plant at NTPC Simhadri coal-fired power plant near Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
Swiss solar manufacturer Meyer Burger faces a significant setback as its largest U.S. customer, D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments, has terminated a long-term agreement to purchase solar panels from its Arizona facility.
IndiGrid has partnered with British International Investment (BII) and Norfund to form a $300 million platform, EnerGrid, to develop greenfield transmission and standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in India.
The project will combine green hydrogen generated by Ohmium PEM electrolyzers with CO2 captured from the Singareni Thermal Power Plant to produce green methanol.
Solis S6-EH3P(8-15)K inverters for low-voltage residential energy storage integrate seamlessly with PV panels and diverse battery types, including lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries.
Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd is accepting bids to develop standalone battery energy systems (BESS) for an aggregate storage capacity of 1,000 MWh (500 MW x 2 hours) in Rajasthan. It may allot additional capacity up to 500 MW/1,000 MWh under Green Shoe option.
Italian startup Hybitat Srl has developed a hydrogen production and storage system for long-term storage of surplus residential and commercial solar power. The system includes a main unit with an electrolyzer and fuel cell, as well as a storage unit with 3 kg of hydrogen capacity and 100 kWh of energy capacity.
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
By offering cheap energy storage, concentrating solar power has a huge potential. However, it requires international standards to become a competitive market proposition.
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
This comprehensive guide will walk you through the fundamentals of hybrid solar systems, their components, benefits, and how they compare to other solar power solutions.
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