Tata Power secures Letter of Award for 200 MW renewables, storage project
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd will develop a hybrid power plant comprising solar, wind, and battery storage components to ensure 200 MW of firm and dispatchable renewable power supply. The project has been awarded by SJVN.
Engie starts construction of 400 MW solar PV plant in Gujarat
Engie secured the 400 MW solar project through competitive bidding in an auction by Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL). The project is set for commissioning by the second quarter of 2024.
Waaree to supply 1.5 GW of TOPCon solar modules for Acciona’s projects in USA
Waaree Energies has signed a three-year deal with Spanish developer Acciona to supply 1.5 GW of TOPCon solar modules for Acciona’s PV installations in the United States from 2024 to 2026. The contract follows Waaree’s latest 850 MW mono PERC shipment to Acciona’s four projects in the US.
The Hydrogen Stream: Germany, Italy plan hydrogen pipeline to North Africa
Germany, in collaboration with Italy, has revealed plans to import hydrogen from Northern Africa.
AmpIn Energy to build 1.3 GW solar cell, module factory in Odisha
AmpIn Energy Transition plans to invest INR 3,100 crore ($372 million) in setting up about 600 MW+ of renewable energy projects in Eastern India and an integrated 1.3 GW solar cells and modules manufacturing facility in Odisha state of the region.
India added 8.5 GW of solar in first nine months of 2023
India’s solar installations for the Jan-Sept period in 2023 stood at 8.5 GW, 25% less year-on-year. The nation is expected to install an overall 11 GW in the current calendar year.
HPCL targets 2.4 GW renewables, 16,870 tpa green hydrogen capacity by 2027-28
The oil and natural gas major will make a capital investment of INR 75,000 crore over the next five years with up to 30% of the amount going into the renewables and gas segment.
Germany’s January-October solar capacity additions hit 11.7 GW
Germany installed 11.7 GW of new solar capacity between January and October 2023, with 1.23 GW added in October alone, bringing the nation’s cumulative installed solar capacity to 79.2 GW.
Physics-based model to predict soiling losses in bifacial solar modules
Scientists in India have developed a novel way to predict soiling accumulation on bifacial modules. Their approach considers dust deposition, rebound, and resuspension phenomena.
Statkraft bets on mix of renewables for hydrogen production
Statkraft used actual production data from wind and solar farms in Spain to study the feasibility and bankability of hydrogen projects. For a 1 MW electrolyzer to achieve a 40% utilization rate, five times more solar capacity would be needed, it said.
