Panasonic launches 5 kW fuel cell system for commercial applications
The system has dimensions of 834×417×1,766 mm and weighs 205 kg including the design panel. It achieves an electrical efficiency of 56% and can be connected with a hot water storage unit.
SECL tenders 40 MW solar for self-consumption
Domestic bids are invited to install a 40 MW solar power plant for captive consumption by South Eastern Coalfields Limited. The plant shall come up SECL land in the Surajpur District of Chhattisgarh. Bidding closes on October 15.
Scaling finance could drive MSME rooftop solar
Rooftop solar growth in India has so far largely been driven by a few large creditworthy organizations in the commercial and industrial sector. However, if accessible financing options are made available, growth can also be replicated in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) as well, says a new report.
628 MW of open-access solar installed in 1H 2021
India’s open-access solar installations in the first half of 2021 were 1,230% up from 47 MW installed in 1H 2020. Uttar Pradesh led the installations, followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
UltraTech Cement to switch to 100% renewable power by 2050
The US$ 5.9-billion building solutions manufacturer aims to increase the share of green energy to 34% of its total power requirement by 2024, and further to 100% by 2050, from the current levels of 13%.
GoodWe inverters power 6 MW rooftop solar plant at India refinery
The solar plant at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited’s site in Karnataka is generating more than 24,000 units (kWh) of electricity per day.
India added 521 MW of rooftop solar in Q2 2021
The second quarterly (April-May-June) addition of 521 MW is India’s highest-ever rooftop solar capacity installed in a quarter.
Solar on new-build homes has significantly shorter payback period
A report by BloombergNEF and Schneider Electric has pressed the case for governments to unlock the world’s potentially huge rooftop solar potential, and cited California’s solar mandate as a shining example.
An open letter to power minister on Draft Electricity Rules, 2021
The current proposed draft policy has the potential to act as a game-changer for the renewable energy industry. However, the government needs to relook at certain elements.
Pondicherry University gets a 2.4 MW solar plant
The rooftop solar plant, commissioned by Amp Energy India, will supply about 40% of the university’s energy requirement and help offset around 2,900 tons of carbon emissions every year.
