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Waaree Praises PLI but Says Indian PV Manufacturers Facing Challenges

Updated On Tue, May 4th, 2021

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Waaree Praises PLI but Says Indian PV Manufacturers Facing Challenges

Mumbai-headquartered solar PV module manufacturer Waaree Group has expressed appreciation for the government’s recently announced Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and has highlighted the challenges currently facing Indian manufacturers of solar power generation equipment. Chairman and Managing Director Hitesh Doshi believes that the PLI scheme will boost the country’s manufacturing sector, which is paramount today. He […]

New Consortium US-MAC aims to Raise CdTe PV Efficiency to 30%

Updated On Tue, Apr 27th, 2021

by Saurenergy

New Consortium US-MAC aims to Raise CdTe PV Efficiency to 30%

A timely response to the global need for clean energy has come from universities and research centres like Colorado State University (CSU), the Wright Center for Photovoltaics at the University of Toledo, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), as well as US-based commercial solar companies working with Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar panel manufacturing, which […]

China vs US: The New Battle for Energy Supremacy

Updated On Tue, Apr 13th, 2021

by Saurenergy

China vs US: The New Battle for Energy Supremacy

At his first news conference since taking office, US President Joe Biden had said in March that he would outspend China on innovation and infrastructure so that the latter’s dream of superseding the US to become the most powerful and wealthiest country would not come to fruition, at least not on “his watch.” The President’s […]

India’s First Li-ion Battery Plant in Karnataka

Updated On Tue, Apr 13th, 2021

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India’s First Li-ion Battery Plant in Karnataka

Vikram Handa, son-in-law of steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal, set up Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt in Karnataka in August last year to become the first manufacturer of lithium-ion battery parts in India. Handa’s investment in the plant will be a whopping Rs 60 billion ($807 million) so that 1 lakh tonnes of synthetic graphite anode can […]

Canadian Solar Starts Construction on 143 MWp of Solar Projects in Japan

Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021

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Canadian Solar Starts Construction on 143 MWp of Solar Projects in Japan

Canadian Solar announced today that it has commenced construction on four solar projects in Japan totaling 143 MWp. This portfolio includes Canadian Solar’s flagship mega-project, the 100 MWp Azuma Kofuji project located in the Fukushima Prefecture, and other projects totaling 43 MWp in the Ibaraki and Hiroshima Prefectures. Azuma Kofuji 100 MWp The Azuma Kofuji project is Canadian Solar’s largest […]

Waaree Energy Storage System Secures Seed Funding of USD 2 Million

Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021

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Waaree Energy Storage System Secures Seed Funding of USD 2 Million

Waaree Energy Storage System (WESS) has announced that it has raised USD 2 million in seed funding from an HNI investor. The energy storage division of the WAAREE group – Waaree Energy Storage System (WESS) has announced that it ha raised USD 2 million in seed funding from an HNI investor. As per the firm, the […]

Even As Solar Glass Prices Retreat, Price Pressures To Continue On Modules in 2021

Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021

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Even As Solar Glass Prices Retreat, Price Pressures To Continue On Modules in 2021

The year 2020 was highly profitable for solar glass manufacturers everywhere. Not because they sold more, but because they could get much higher prices for their output. After being range bound for all of 2019 and right upto August 2020 between RMB 25-27 (1 RMB = Rs 11.3), solar glass prices shot up to a […]

SunCable’s 14 GW Plan Inches Ahead With Move for Solar Mfg Plant in Darwin

Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021

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SunCable’s 14 GW Plan Inches Ahead With Move for Solar Mfg Plant in Darwin

Sun Cable, the Singapore-based consortium handling the world’s largest electricity infrastructure project, aka the $22 billion Australia-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL), revealed this week that it had lodged an application with the Northern Territory’s Development Consent Authority for a facility in the region’s capital, Darwin. The said facility will manufacture Maverick solar array systems designed by […]

DGTR Initiates Anti-Dumping Investigation on Fluoro Backsheets for PV Modules

Updated On Thu, Apr 1st, 2021

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DGTR Initiates Anti-Dumping Investigation on Fluoro Backsheets for PV Modules

DGTR has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on Fluoro Backsheets used in the manufacturing of solar modules exported from China The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has notified that upon successful application by Renewsys India, it has initiated an investigation to determine the existence, degree and effect of any alleged dumping of Fluoro Backsheets used […]