State-owned NTPC Limited has selected California-headquartered Bloom Energy’s electrolyzer and hydrogen-powered fuel cell technologies for the nation’s first green hydrogen-based energy storage deployment.

The developer installed a record 1.5 GW of renewable energy capacity within the current fiscal year alone. This includes more than 1.3 GW of utility-scale solar projects and over 150 MW of wind.

A new report analyzes the current status of banking provisions across solar and wind energy rich states in India, along with the implications of these restrictive provisions upon the renewables sector.

IndiQube, a flexible workspace provider in India, has got a 103 kWp rooftop installation at one of its properties. The plant is powered by Renewsys modules and Enphase IQ7 microinverters.

The Mumbai-headquartered natural resources company has acquired Goa-based Nicomet, a producer of cobalt, nickel, and their derivates in India, as it looks to capitalize on the electric vehicles and energy storage boom.

The 13.5 MW solar project, located in the Osmanabad district, will supply solar power to Orient Cement for its manufacturing plant in Maharashtra under a long-term power purchase agreement.

Adani Transmission Limited has completed the construction of an 897 circuit km transmission line in Uttar Pradesh. With this, its operational and under-construction assets add up to more than 18,300 circuit km.

The company has landed a substation extension package to help strengthen power transmission from Bhadla Solar Park in the Indian State of Rajasthan. It shall also work on grid extension in Southern India.

The industrial gas producer will set up special-purpose vehicles in joint ventures with developers to source renewable energy for self-consumption. 

The PV capacity is part of an overall 4 GW secured under the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s manufacturing linked auction.