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Govt Orders To Extend Dispute Avoidance Mechanism For All Power Projects

The Ministry of Power, in its latest notification, has notified changes in the norms for the Dispute Avoidance Mechanism. In its latest addendum to the norms, the ministry has ordered extending this service to other energy sectors beyond hydroelectric power plants. Earlier, this mechanism was confined to only hydropower projects.  On September 27, 2021, the ministry […]

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JKPCL & RUVNL to Purchase Power from SJVN’s 1000 MW Solar Project

CPSU SJVN has been awarded Letters of Intent for the purchase of solar power from Jammu & Kashmir Power Corporation Limited (JKPCL) and Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (RUVNL). While JKPCL is looking to purchase 600 MW, RUVNL will purchase 500 MW. The purchase will be at a tariff of INR 2.57 per unit from […]

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Ranthambhore’s Nahargarh Palace Seeks Net Zero With 400kW Agrivoltaic Solar

Vareyn Solar Pvt. Ltd, a turn-key solar EPC firm, recently installed a 400kW agrivoltaic solar plant at Nahargarh Ranthambhore, a hotel in Rajasthan. The hotel is owned by Gaj Singh- a supporter of wildlife and green initiatives. Situated amidst the lush forest of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, Gaj Singh sought to reduce the carbon footprint to […]

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Cosmos Innovation Bags $19.7mn For Perovskite Silicon Tandem Fab Platform

Singapore based Cosmos Innovation, an AI-first company building next-generation perovskite silicon tandem (PST) solar cell technology, today announced raising $19.7 million in total funding. Founded by Vijay Chandrasekhar and Joel Li, the firm raised its Series A round with participation from Xora Innovation, an early-stage, deep-tech investment platform of Temasek, headquartered in Singapore. Other investors joining […]

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Jakson Green to Develop INR 2,400 Crore Green Ammonia Plant

Jakson Green Private Limited, an energy transition platform backed by India’s Infrastructure and Renewables powerhouse, Jakson Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Deendayal Port Authority to set up a green ammonia facility. The project is valued at approximately INR 2400 crore. The green ammonia facility, situated at Kandla Port, Gujarat, will be […]

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SJVN Seeks Developers to Supply & Maintain 18 MW Solar Projects

SJVN Green Energy Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN has issued a tender to invite bids for the design, engineering, supply, erection, testing, commissioning of grid connected solar power project of cumulative capacity of 18 MW (AC) at four different locations of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), including three (03) years of comprehensive operation […]

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IIT Scientists Introduce New Nano Material For Faster Conversion Of Sunlight To Heat

A team of scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, (IIT Bombay) have introduced a new nano material that enhances the efficiency of converting sunlight into heat. NCFs or nanostructured hard-carbon florets, is made when carbon is deposited onto a substrate of amorphous dendritic fibrous nanosilica (DFNS). This is achieved by employing a technique […]

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Servotech & IIT Roorkee Team Up for Rectifier Units of CCS2 Chargers for EVs

Servotech Power Systems Ltd. (SPSL), an EV charger manufacturer has recently signed two MOUs with IIT Roorkee to develop state-of-the-art rectifier units for CCS2 chargers and onboard EV chargers for two, three and four wheelers.  The onboard charger for electric vehicles is compact and lightweight charger designed to be mounted directly on the two, three […]

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Opdenergy Seals Finance for Solar Projects Totalling 260 MWDC

Opdenergy, an independent renewable energy producer, has sealed a $252 million project financing package for two solar projects in the United States. The first solar project, Blake, located in Jefferson County, West Virginia, has an installed capacity of 100 MWDC. The second solar project Elizabeth, located in Allen Parish, Louisiana, has an installed capacity of […]

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