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Hitachi ABB Power Grids Commissions UHVDC Transmission Link in India

Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India has announced the successful commissioning of one of India’s longest ultra-high voltage direct current (UHVDC) transmission links for Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. A +/-800 kilovolt (kV), 6,000MW transmission link that connects Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, with Pugalur, Tamil Nadu, and stretches over 1,800 kilometers. Notably, this transmission link can […]

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Net Metering for Systems Up to 500 kW Proposed In Draft Karnataka Regulations

In what should be a relief for solar developers, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has brought up a proposal that revises the limits for net metering to 500 kW from the earlier proposed 10 kW. In the new proposal, the KERC had suggested generic tariffs of Rs. 3.82/kWh for residential rooftop solar systems between […]

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John Cockerill to Supply Thermal Receivers to Redstone CSP Plant in SA

John Cockerill, a Belgium-based engineering company, has revealed that it will supply molten salt solar thermal receivers to Redstone’s 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant (CSP) in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Developed by Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power and constructed by EPC SepcoIII, the Redstone CSP plant is expected to supply 2,00,000 households […]

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CERC Sticks To The Letter In PGCIL Tiff With Renew Power

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has stuck to the letter of the law, rather than going with the spirit perhaps, in a ruling involving wind developers and a power grid corporation. Renew Power Private Limited obtained Stage-II connectivity for 300 MW at 220 kV Hiriyur sub-station, on the basis of National Thermal Power Corporation […]

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RWE Builds Hydropower Coupled 117MW Battery Storage Systems in Germany

Essen-headquartered German multinational energy company, RWE has announced the construction of one of the largest and most innovative battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Germany. The BESS is coupled with the existing run-of-river hydroelectric power plants. The battery systems will be spread across two locations, as the company said that it will install a total […]

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NASA Solar Array Technology Now Powering Communications Satellites

US space exploration agency NASA has said that its innovations meant to help humans inhabit other planets, such as Mars, also make life better here on Earth. Consider the Compact Telescoping Array (CTA), a technology developed at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, to provide solar energy to satellites in space. CTA is now […]

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Norway Firm REC Silicon Reports $35.6 M Revenue in Q2 FY21

REC Silicon is exploring opportunities created by President Biden’s renewable energy agenda to utilize its proven FBR technology to provide low-cost, low-carbon polysilicon for the solar value chain, said Tore Torvund, CEO of the Norway-based silicon materials producer. The company recently reported second quarter 2021 revenues of USD 35.6 million versus USD 28.0 million in the […]

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BSES Discoms 510 MW Hybrid Purchase Signals Demand Recovery For Renewables

The decision by the Delhi BSES discoms, BRPL and BYPL, to enter an agreement with SECI to purchase 510 MW of solar plus wind power signals a welcome return to demand recovery for renewable projects awaiting PPA’s. This is on the back of two key events, one that has happened, and another, that might be […]

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