SECI postpones 2 GW tender and extends solar manufacturing EoI deadline
The Solar Energy Corporation of India has postponed the 2 GW PV project tender until further notice. The company has also extended the deadline for expression of interest for setting up the solar manufacturing plant in India until January 29.
Maharashtra leads solar rooftop market in India
India has installed total 1,861 MW rooftop PV as of September 2017 as the state of Maharashtra overtakes Tamil Nadu to become largest for rooftop solar, as per latest report by Bridge to India. Analysts have revised India’s rooftop projection to 10.8 GW by 2021.
MIT researchers release evaluation of solar pumps for irrigation in India
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) study of solar pump technology used in India assesses technical performance and explores innovative business cases to increase user adoption. The study also helps farmers to choose the right size of the pump according to their requirement or size of fields.
Haryana: Ultimate Sun Systems commissions 500 KW expansion
The expansion was of the 1 MW rooftop solar plant at the Maharshi Markandeshwar Engineering college in Mullana, Haryana.
Global solar market to grow 30% and reach close to 100 GW this year, says Bernreuter Research
The German-based analyst and polysilicon specialist believes that newly installed solar PV capacity will hit 95 GW in 2017 and could hit 100 GW. Polysilicon spot prices set to fall by end of year.
Solar fastest growing energy source in 2016, finds latest IEA report
The International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2017 report finds that solar PV capacity grew 50% last year, underpinning a 12% increase in this year’s renewables forecast and prompting the IEA to forecast 1,000 GW of clean energy by 2022.
KOR Energy commissions 233 KW rooftop PV projects for Cold Storages in Haryana
The company has further procured 2.8 MW of rooftop solar projects in Uttar Pradesh, which is expected to be commissioned by January 2018.
Manipur get its first 100% solar-powered village
Mangaal Rural, a non-governmental organization, has switched on more than 30 off-grid solar PV systems in a village in Manipur, making it the Northeast region’s first 100% solar-powered community.
Verizon, IIT install PV+storage systems in rural Telangana
The systems, which do not include inverters, pair a 125 W solar panel with a 1 kWh storage battery.
British university to drive £7m Indian BIPV solar project
Swansea University will lead a consortium of 12 British and Indian universities on a £7 million project to build five solar-powered buildings in remote Indian villages that will be fully self-sufficient.
