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TOPCOn Makes Inroads In India’s Solar Manufacturing Sector

Around 2019, mono-PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Contact) was well on its way to dominate the solar market in India, in a market that was ruled by polycrystalline modules until then. Researchers and developers had already estimated its dominance five years ago in 2014, but it took a wholesale shift to mono-PERC by leading Chinese manufacturers […]

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OREDA Issues Bid For Rooftop Solar, Allows Virtual Net-Metering

The Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) issued a tender seeking solar energy generators for installing rooftop solar systems under RESCO model. Under the model, the solar energy generator will install the rooftop solar systems in government buildings on and will charge the government rentals for their services.  As per the tender documents, the interested […]

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Trina Solar Consolidates Australian Market Presence with 1 GW Solar MoU

Solar panel manufacturer Trina Solar has joined hands by way of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Solar Juice, an Australian solar distributor. The MoU will pave the way or Solar Juice to procure 1 GW of Trina Solar Vertex modules across a span of three years. The China-based firm will further cement its position in […]

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Solar Rental Marketplace OTOVO Raises €40mn Funding

Norwegian solar startup Otovo has secured €40mn from its existing investors including Å Energy, Axel Johnson Group, and Nysnø, the Norwegian government’s Climate Investment Fund. The funding will help the firm expand its rent-to-buy online marketplace for solar panels, as it seeks to ride the strong residential solar market growth across the EU. This latest […]

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Solar Inverter Firm Growatt Pins Hopes On its MAX Series To Boost Growth

Over the past decade, solar inverter firm Growatt has maintained its strong presence and growth in the Indian solar market. The employment of advanced technology along with localized strategy has made it possible for the Growatt inverters to mark presence in India. India’s installed solar capacity has grown significantly from 1.2 GW in 2012 to […]

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KOSOL Energie Integrates 1 GW TOPCon Solar Panel Capacity

A manufacturer of solar products and solar modules based in Gujarat, KOSOL Energie has integrated a 1 GW production line. With this addition, the firm’s solar module capacity has reached 2.25 GW. The new production line, set to commence by the end of this year, will produce 1 GW TOPCon solar modules. The modules, which […]

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What is ailing the growth of solar irrigation in Bihar? 

Birender Singh is a 68-year-old farmer based at Azamgarh village in Sitamarhi district of Bihar. Buoyed by his interest in solar, he installed a 2HP, off-grid solar pump in 2016. It was installed under the state government’s Chief Minister New and Renewable Energy Solar Pump Scheme.  Singh was among the 2,771 farmers who received the subsidized solar pump under the […]

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