Vikram Solar launches new monocrystalline product line SOMERA
SOMERA series uses PERC monocrystalline solar cells reaching module area efficiency up to 19.05% (for 60 cells) and up to 18.45% (for 72 cells).
Raj Kumar Singh kicks off Global RE-Invest 2017 and Founding Ceremony of ISA
Addressing the gathering, R K Singh, Minister for MNRE, said, “by 2030, 40% of India’s energy needs would be met by Renewable Energy.” Also, at the event Kiribati signed the ISA framework, becoming the 41st country to do so.
Interview: JinkoSolar CEO discusses half-cut cell technology
Kangping Chen, the CEO of Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar, speaks to pv magazine about the company’s solar technology development, the efficacy of half-cut solar cells, and the future of the PV industry.
Secunderabad Railway Station is India’s first to get Green Certificate
South Central Railway (SCR) of India has announced today that Secunderabad is the first railway station on Indian Railways to get the Green Certification. The station has a 500 KW Solar PV installation, generating 2500 kWh per day.
NTPC cancels Andaman’s energy storage tender
This is the third instance where an energy storage project has been cancelled in India, after MNRE EoL and SECI’s derailed projects in 2014 and 2016 respectively.
Uttar Pradesh to establish India’s first Climate Change Authority
The authority is in the final stages of formulation, and will act as a coordination agency for departments handling different missions, mentioned in state action plan on climate change.
Mahindra Susten launches India’s first mobile PV testing lab
The compact mobile testing lab can be implemented at various stages of plant construction to improve the energy generation from a PV power plant.
Wärtsilä to offer energy storage solutions in India
Wärtsilä, one of the largest global supplier of flexible and efficient energy solutions, has announced that it will provide technically and environmentally advanced energy storage solutions to the power markets in India.
Borosil opens 2mm fully tempered solar glass production facility
Indian company Gujarat Borosil claims to have developed the world’s first 2mm fully tempered solar glass for glass-glass solar modules.
Madhya Pradesh signs state guarantee for 750 MW Rewa PV plant
The guarantee is a unique initiative by the state government of Madhya Pradesh for its Payment Security Mechanism, which had a role to play in the phenomenally low tariff achieved for the Rewa solar project.
