India needs over $4 billion to create 50 GWh of lithium battery capacity under PLI Scheme: CEEW
A new study by CEEW deconstructs the lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing process, calculates the material and finance requirements, and offers a blueprint for the domestic strategy.
Gujarat govt, Greenzo Energy sign MoU for $60.4-million electrolyzer fab
The Gujarat government has allotted 10,000 sq.m of land and extended other support for Greenzo Energy’s proposed electrolyzer factory in Sanand.
US scientists improve photoresponsivity in solar perovskite by 250%
Researchers led by the University of Rochester claim to have increased the photoresponsivity of a lead-halide perovskite for solar cell applications by 250%. They created a perovskite film with a plasmonic substrate made of hyperbolic metamaterial and characterized it with transition dipole orientation.
Servotech appoints EV charging solutions distributor for Middle East and Africa
Servotech has signed a pact with Dubai-based Al-Ansari Motors to provide EV charging solutions in the Middle East and Africa. The company aims for $50 million in business from this region in the next one to two years.
Ola Electric to set up lithium battery gigafab in Tamil Nadu
The winner of the 20 GWh battery cell capacity under the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme is going to set up its lithium battery factory in Tamil Nadu.
Gautam Solar unveils ALMM-approved 10BB bifacial panels
The ten-busbar panels are available with peak power outputs ranging from 520 W to 550 W with front-side conversion efficiency between 20.11% and 21.27%.
China produced 288.7 GW of modules, 827,000 MT of polysilicon in 2022
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) says Chinese manufacturers produced 357 GW of wafers and 318 GW of solar cells in 2022.
Replacing MPPT with direct PV-battery coupling
Researchers in Germany have assessed direct coupling and integration between PV and batteries at the scale of a single PV module. They say their solution could be cheaper and provide superior performance than maximum power point tracking (MPPT) in optimizing PV system performance.
Photovoltaic-thermoelectric tech with potential efficiency of 65%
Chinese scientists have simulated a new photovoltaic-thermoelectric technology, based on radiative cooling and III-V solar cells, to generate electricity at night.
State EV policies need better implementation mechanisms
A study reveals that none of the eight states where EV policies have been active for two years or more is on track to meet its targets of EV penetration, charging infrastructure, or investments.
