Vertical PV system for green rooftops
Norwegian startup Over Easy Solar AS is launching a vertical PV system for rooftop applications at this year’s Smarter E in Munich, Germany.
Handheld tool to clean rooftop solar panels
Mumbai-based Cleo Tech has developed a battery-powered, handheld tool for scratch-free, dry cleaning of solar panels. The tool’s cleaning brush clings end-to-end on the aluminum frames of the panels, avoiding direct contact of the moving parts with the cells, other than the soft nylon bristles.
The long read: Sky-scraping solar
As people have gradually migrated to the world’s cities, urban areas have migrated upward to scrape the sky. And yet, while one of the first principles of power generation is to generate as close as possible to the point of consumption, energy systems have long been designed to deliver electricity to major cities from distant hubs. But now, thanks to recent advances in solar panel energy density and building-integrated PV, vertical cities could soon be standing tall under their own power.
Webdyn India crosses 4.2 GW mark, Fimer supplies inverters for solar-plus-storage project
Webdyn’s Indian unit has supplied remote monitoring tech and hybrid power management solutions for 4.2 GW of solar plants since 2015, while Italian inverter maker Fimer has supplied its 1 MVA inverters for a new integrated solar-plus-storage project in Gujarat.
Indian solar market leaders in 2021
ReNew Power was the top utility-scale solar developer in 2021, commissioning the largest amount of capacity. Tata Power Solar led in rooftop solar installations, accounting for 20% of total annual additions.
Cleantech Solar commissions 625 kWp rooftop solar plant for Yachiyo India
The solar project was executed in just 59 days from the signing of the power purchase agreement (PPA) to commissioning.
Delhi discom deploys digital data platform for solar energy management
BSES Yamuna Power Limited has deployed a digital solution pilot project that predicts the energy demand at consumption points like electric vehicle charging stations and energy generation capacity at solar rooftops. This will help the utility plan to store excess energy by considering the distribution congestion and commercial aspects.
India added a record 13.5 GW of solar and wind capacity in 2021-22
The nation installed 12,438 MW of solar (10,217 MW utility-scale and 2,221 MW rooftop) and 1,111 MW wind during the 12 months ending March 31, 2022. The record addition was mainly due to the completion of projects delayed from the previous year.
Punjab-based textile manufacturer goes solar with a 5 MWp rooftop PV plant
Punjab-based ST Cottex India is getting a 5 MWp rooftop solar plant installed at its yarn manufacturing unit in Ludhiana. Mumbai-based EPC solutions provider Roofsol Energy is doing the ‘OPEX’ mode installation.
Madhya Pradesh renewable energy capacity grew 32-fold in 12 years
The State has reached 5,152 MW of installed renewable energy capacity, including 2,444 MW of wind, 2,490 MW solar, 119 MW biomass, and 99 MW small hydropower.
