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Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi has announced a new record for solar cell efficiency, reaching 27.81% for its Hybrid Interdigitated Back Contact (HIBC) crystalline silicon solar cell. The figure was certified by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), the company said in a statement. The result marks a new milestone in the photoelectric conversion […]
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has floated a tender to develop a 1 GW grid-connected solar power project at the 2,000 MW solar park of Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL) in Pugal, Bikaner district, Rajasthan. CIL invited bids until May 7, 2025, CIL said in the tender document. The scope of work mandated the […]
In a significant boost to the future for Perovskite based PV technologies, Oxford PV, leading the commercialisation of perovskite-silicon tandem solar technology, and global solar major Trinasolar, have signed an exclusive patent licensing agreement for the manufacture and/or sale of perovskite-based photovoltaic (PV) products in China with an additional right to sublicense. With the Chinese […]
Global cumulative solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity rose to more than 2.2 terawatts (TW) by the end of 2024, up from 1.6 TW in 2023, with over 600 GW of new systems commissioned, the International Energy Agency’s Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA PVPS) said in its latest report. “Module prices continued to drop through 2024 in […]
South India, which heralded some of the earliest large-scale solar and wind projects in the country, is now further expanding its clean energy footprint. Again, one could say that some of India’s most notable renewable achievements came from the region before 2020. From the then-largest solar plant at Kamuthi in Tamil Nadu with a 648 […]
Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) reported a 30% year-on-year increase in operational capacity to 14.2 GW in FY25, with an additional 1 GW nearing completion, the company said in its provisional operational update. The company in a recent update shared, “Adani’s energy sales rose 28% year-on-year to 27,969 million units during the fiscal year, driven […]
BC Jindal Group has announced its entry into component manufacturing for renewable energy power generation. In the first phase of the project, the group aims to deploy an investment of Rs 4,000 crore to kickstart its renewable energy component manufacturing venture. This phase will include setting up 2 GW of solar cell manufacturing/ solar module […]
Havells India has signed a binding term sheet to invest Rs. 600 crore in Goldi Solar. The investment, approved by Havells’ Executive Committee, is part of Goldi’s proposed fundraising round of up to INR 1,300 crore, expected to close within the next 75 days. In a regulatory filing, Havells said, “The binding term sheet provides […]
Jupiter International Limited, a manufacturer of photovoltaic solar cells and provider of end-to-end solar power solutions, announced today that it has secured a ₹500 crore (approximately $60 million) investment from ValueQuest SCALE Fund and its affiliates. This marks ValueQuest’s second investment in the company. Jupiter currently operates a 1 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in […]
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