Swelect secures order for 150 MW of TOPCon solar modules
The company has also unlocked INR 260 crore to reinvest for 1 GW of solar power assets by 2026-27.
Turning climate commitments into competitive advantages: How businesses can benefit from sustainability
The best businesses aren’t just adapting to the changing landscape; they’re leveraging sustainability to drive innovation, reduce costs, and build stronger relationships with their customers and stakeholders. Business leaders are turning sustainability into a growth driver rather than a cost center by adopting the right practices.
Successful solar companies sell more than solar
The move toward electrifying everything is a business opportunity, and many residential solar companies have been creative in adding solar to places other than home rooftops
Replacing silver in PV manufacturing with new graphene electrode technology
Swiss-British university spinoff, GraphEnergyTech, is developing graphene electrode technology to replace silver and other metals traditionally used in solar cell manufacturing
NHPC concludes 1.2 GW wind-solar hybrid tender with a price of $0.039/kWh
Adani Renewable Energy has secured the largest slice of 600 MW. Other winners include Mahindra Susten (240 MW), Avaada (210 MW) and Sprng Energy (150 MW).
Solar cells using imported blue wafers will not qualify as domestically manufactured
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that solar cells manufactured using imported diffused silicon wafer (generally called ‘blue wafer’) shall not qualify for MNRE schemes and programmes that mandate use of domestically manufactured solar PV cells.
Corning, Suniva, Heliene to produce first fully US-made solar module
Corning, Suniva and Heliene are combining their strengths to produce what will be the first solar module with polysilicon, wafers and cells made in the United States.
India added 6.9 GW of C&I offsite solar in 2024, up 77% YoY
India’s cumulative installed open access (offsite commercial and industrial) solar capacity reached 20.2 GW as of Dec. 31 2024 with a record annual addition of 6.9 GW in 2024
India’s annual clean power auctions hit 59 GW in 2024
2024 marks the second consecutive year in which India more than doubled its annual renewable auction volumes, says a new report by BloombergNEF.
Serentica, Hindustan Zinc expand renewable power partnership to 530 MW
Hindustan Zinc has signed a new power delivery agreement with Serentica Renewables, augmenting the contracted round-the-clock renewable power up to 530 MW from 450 MW earlier.
