Solar wafer prices fall for first time in 3 months
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Amara Raja Batteries is now Amara Raja Energy & Mobility
Amara Raja Batteries has changed its name to Amara Raja Energy & Mobility as it directs its focus to becoming a comprehensive solutions provider in the energy and mobility space.
Panasonic introduces half-cut HJT residential solar modules
Panasonic unveiled its new residential solar modules – including half-cut heterojunction (HJT) models, along with a home battery system and energy management device – at the recent RE+ trade show in Las Vegas.
Tata Power to set up 41 MW solar plant for 4.3 GW PV cell, module fab
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd will set up a 41 MW solar plant to power TP Solar’s upcoming 4.3 GW PV cell and module fab in Tamil Nadu.
Gautam Solar to expand PV module capacity to 2 GW
Gautam Solar will invest INR 150 crore to double its PV module production capacity to 2 GW per year.
India’s green hydrogen will be the cheapest in the world: Power minister
Already 5.8 million tons of green hydrogen manufacturing capacity is in different stages of installation in India, said power minister R.K. Singh at a summit in New Delhi recently.
The Hydrogen Stream: Germany expands global hydrogen alliances
Germany advanced its hydrogen ambitions this week with a fresh call for the International Green Hydrogen Promotion Program in Latin America, a collaborative deal with the UK government, and a tie-up between DHL and Sasol for sustainable aviation fuels based on green hydrogen (eSAF).
Fraunhofer ISE, AMOLF claim record efficiency of 36.1% for silicon-based multijunction solar cell
The two research institutes said the multijunction solar cell is based on silicon, gallium indium phosphide (GaInP) and gallium arsenide (GaAs). The device utilizes a specially designed metal/polymer nanocoating that reportedly optimizes the distribution of light scattering beyond the total internal reflection critical angle in the cell.
Exide Energy to produce NCM, LFP lithium battery cells initially
Exide Energy is setting up 6 GWh of lithium battery capacity initially, including 3 GWh for lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NCM) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells each. It plans to scale it to 12 GWh in the near future.
SECI extends bidding for 1 GWp of solar modules
Solar manufacturers in India now have until Oct. 18 to bid for supplying 1 GWp of PV modules built with domestically manufactured cells.
