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“The Solar Adoption Experience For Consumers Has Been Poor”

One of the strongest reasons for encouraging solar rooftop, besides the obvious benefits, is the opportunities it creates for jobs, when compared with utility scale solar. Thanks to a more open market, a whole eco-system of suppliers, be it modules, structures, inverters and more have adapted to the opportunity. Finally, the very fact that in […]

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Total Eren Enters Philippines Market With 2 Solar Projects Worth 135 MW

Total Eren has entered the Philippines in partnership with Mabalacat Solar Philippines and Sindicatum to build a total of 135 MWp of solar power plants Total Eren, a leading renewable Independent Power Producer (IPP) based in Paris, has announced that it has taken its first steps in the Philippines in partnership with Mabalacat Solar Philippines, […]

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Key Solar Manufacturers Back 182mm Module Size for 2021

Three of the biggest module makers globally, Jinko, JA and Longi are betting that with their combined 54GW in capacity, the 182 mm module will face little headwinds to market acceptance in 2021.  The importance of standards, and standardisation in the solar sector can never be overemphasised, considering the multiple parts that have to work […]

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UK Funding Approval for Exploring Space Based Solar Power

Solar power in space, which has played such a key role in powering satellites so far, is now in the spotlight for generating energy on Earth too.  Taking the help of massive solar powered satellites for the collection of solar energy, the UK government  has commissioned fresh research into the feasibility of space-based solar power […]

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MNRE Seeks Feedback On Roadmap For Wind-Solar Hybrids

On November 13, the MNRE uploaded a concept note for hybrid wind-solar energy projects on its site, with a request for feedback and comments by November 28. Using sites identified with the help of the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), the concept note seeks to address a key issue/s that have come up with […]

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Report Finds Biden Election as a Trigger for Solar Acceleration

A new report shows how the US election, the Chinese return to economic health post-Pandemic have completely restructured the global solar industry. A new report by Rethink Energy shows how the US election, the incredible Chinese return to economic health post-Pandemic, and the varying reactions to the pandemic has completely restructured the global solar industry. […]

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Scientists in Korea Develop Novel Eco-friendly Buffer for Solar Panels

A team of scientists has developed a new eco-friendly alternative, the ZTO buffer, which can overcome the use of toxic materials as buffers in solar panels Solar power is an eco-friendly alternative to conventional, non-renewable sources of energy. However, current solar panels require the use of toxic materials as buffers, which is not sustainable. To […]

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Solar Plants, Batteries Among 10 Sectors In Expanded PLI Scheme

The Union Cabinet has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for 10 “key sectors”, including telecom, electronics, solar PV and batteries. With this move, the government has delivered on its promise to encourage manufacturing with direct interventions, especially for the solar PV manufacturing. The battery sector, or advanced chemistry cell (battery) as the government […]

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Solar Rooftop Leader Esdec Continues On Acquisition Trail In US, Acquires PanelClaw

Esdec, the global rooftop solar mounting solutions provider, announced yesterday that it has acquired PanelClaw, the largest supplier of solar mounting systems for commercial roofs in the U.S. With the acquisition of PanelClaw, Esdec expands its customer base and portfolio of products available to the growing commercial and industrial (C&I) solar market. The PanelClaw acquisition […]

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