BHEL wins 75 MW solar project in Gujarat
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has won an EPC order for a 75 MW solar PV plant to be installed at solar park in Charanka, Gujarat. The company also has manufacturing capacity of solar cells to 105 MW and solar modules to 226 MW annually.
A multi-layered battle
Lamination innovation: The ongoing ambition of laminator manufacturers is to develop machines that can deliver high output through a faster lamination process, while simultaneously reducing their footprint by combining several machines into one. However, an in-depth process know-how is essential in order to produce defect-free modules. Which players possess such knowledge?
Delhi 2018-19 budget goes green
The Delhi government run by the Aam Aadmi Party has completed three years in the governance, and yesterday announced its budget for the financial year 2018-19. The government has announced India’s first ‘Green Budget’ – it has a 26 point program. With the green budget it is estimated that around 2.1 million tons of CO2 emissions will be reduced.
Indian government to incentivize battery manufacturing industry
RK Singh chairs meeting with battery manufacturers, urges them to set up battery manufacturing units in India. He assures that all possible efforts from the government for setting up the facilities will be made.
Fixing perovskite solar cell defects with potassium
Scientists led by Cambridge University have discovered that adding a simple solution of potassium to the ink solution has the effect of ‘healing’ defects in metal-halide perovskite films, and immobilizing ion movement. This, according to the researchers, could push the material to higher efficiencies, while also increasing its stability.
BHEL to manufacture Lithium-ion cells
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has signed a technology transfer with ISRO for the manufacturing of Space Grade Lithium-ion cells. Once established, the company will further extend it to storage and e-mobility market.
Sterling and Wilson opens US office, launches 50 MW solar project
World’s second-largest EPC, a Mumbai-headquartered company will base their U.S. operations in Arizona. It launches with a 50 MW portfolio as EPC and/or co-development service provider.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance ranks Adani Solar as Tier-1 PV module manufacturer
Adani Solar is the fourth Indian solar PV panel manufacturing company to bagged the renowned tier-1 rating from BNEF. It gives a fresh impetus to India’s solar energy sector. Currently, the company has 1.5 GW solar module and cell manufacturing capacity.
IHS Markit White Paper identifies eight global solar and energy storage market trends to watch
Annual solar installations grew almost 20% year over year in 2017, and the solar industry is also edging within 100 gigawatts, a milestone the industry will reach this year, according to IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions.
Netherlands Solliance hits 26.3% efficiency on perovskite/silicon tandem
European solar research organization Solliance and the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands (ECN) have announced the achievement of 26.3% efficiency on a transparent perovskite solar cell combined with a crystalline silicon solar cell.
