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90% Solar Manufacturing Is Concentrated In 5 Developing Countries, Says Report

A recent report by REN21 found solar manufacturing to be concentrated geographically in just five countries, which are estimated to produce more than 90% of the global capacity for producing solar modules. These countries are namely reported to be, China which leads with around 80% of overall solar PV manufacturing capacity, followed by Vietnam, India, […]

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Gender-Based Provisions Needed In State EV Policies, Says Report

A latest report from New Delhi-based energy think tank OMI Foundation advocated for the inclusion of gender-based provisions to make jobs in the Indian electric mobility sector more inclusive. The report analysed the state policies and also the response of the electric mobility companies and brought to focus the role of women workforce in the […]

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JinkoSolar Gets Supply Order Of Utility Scale Storage To Athens Airport

JinkoSolar Holding Co, announced that it has signed a Heads of Terms with kIEFER to supply SunTera, a large-scale battery storage system, to Athens International Airport (AIA), fulfilling its pledge to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2025. When completed, AIA will be the first international airport in the world to operate a 100% self-consumption […]

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L&T Wins 185MW Solar Plus 254 MWh Storage Project In Bihar

The Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) vertical of Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) recently won an order to build a grid-connected 185MW Solar PV plant. The order entails solar power plants with a 254 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) having multitudes of MWh capacity in Kajra in Lakshisarai district in Bihar. This is expected to […]

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JREDA Seeks Maintenance Partners For Rooftop Solar Projects On Govt Buildings

The Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has issued a tender seeking Comprehensive Maintenance Contract (CMCO) partners for the rooftop solar projects installed onto the government buildings in the state. The state nodal agency has issued the tender seeking their services for five years on a rate contract basis. JREDA said that these bidders need […]

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RETC’s 2024 Module Report Flags Rising UVID Risk In n-TOPCon Modules

US based third party Engineering advisory and test services provider Renewable Energy Test Centre (RETC) just put out its 6th annual report, which focuses on solar panel reliability across various factors. Solar panels from multiple manufacturers are run across a suite of testing procedures and graded according to their performance. The modules are then categorized […]

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India’s Main Opposition Attacks A Modi Govt. Policy With Data And (Some) Science

For the last 10 years, India’s BJP run government’s renewable plans have gone mainly uncontested in the elections, in part due to the opposition parties’ distraction with other issues. Thus, after a better than expected show in the 2024 elections, it is good to see the main opposition,  the Congress party finally do its job […]

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Govt’s New Scheme To Aid In Evacuating RE From Rajasthan, Karnataka

The Union government has now approved new Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) schemes to evacuate 9 Gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy (RE) from the renewable rich states of Rajasthan and Karnataka. These schemes will be implemented through Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) mode. These schemes are part of the government’s 500 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030 […]

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After Cancelling Tender Earlier, Odisha Again Issues Bid For Solar Boats

In a recent development, the Odisha government again issued a tender with an aim to convert the polluting boats at Chilika lake with solar and electric boats. Chilika lake in Odisha is one of the global Ramsar sites and a major tourist attraction in eastern India. The lake, touted as Asia’s largest saltwater lagoon, is […]

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