Uma Gupta
Kerala home gets 36.72 kWp solar system using 540Wp panels
The system is claimed to be India’s largest residential on-grid residential solar installation using 540 Wp PV modules. It uses 68 numbers of JA Solar 540 Wp half-cell mono PERC modules and 27kW Fronius inverter.
Coal India Limited seeks equity partners for its 4 GW solar fab
The state-owned coal miner has invited proposals from parties willing to partner on its proposed 4 GW solar PV ingot-wafer-cell-module manufacturing facility. Applications can be submitted until September 16.
New solar addition may generate 21 kilotonnes of PV module waste by 2030
India’s solar capacity growth up to 2030 also means the generation of a significant mass of PV module waste due to early failures or damages during transportation, installation, and operation. The waste generation could be 21 kilotonnes assuming India’s cumulative installed PV capacity grows to 287.4 GW by 2030 from 40 GW in 2020. This doesn’t include end-of-life panel waste as PV systems installed between 2020-30 are assumed to have at least 30 years of lifetime.
Ayana Renewable partners Norway’s Greenstat on India’s hydrogen mission
The Bengaluru-based solar and wind energy developer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Greenstat Hydrogen India to collaborate on developing projects for green hydrogen production in India.
GSECL tenders EPC work for 35 MW/57 MWh solar-plus-storage
Bidders have until September 29 to lodge their interest to set up the solar-plus-storage system at Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited’ Kutch Lignite Thermal Power Station in the Kutch district of Gujarat.
Responsible land-use for solar, wind plants could smooth the path for India’s energy transition
India will require large swaths of land for the huge expansion of renewable energy capacity over the coming decades. The energy transition requires planning for proper siting of these plants and solutions like agrivoltaics, distributed energy systems, and offshore wind to reduce land-use conflicts.
JinkoSolar was biggest module supplier for India’s Q2 PV installations
JinkoSolar modules accounted for 20% (528 MW) of India’s 2,662 MW DC of solar deployment in the April-May-June period of 2021.
UK to invest $1.2 billion in green energy projects in India
UK’s development finance institution CDC will invest $1 billion in green projects in India between 2022-26. Besides, UK has committed a new $200-million private and multilateral investment into the joint UK-India Green Growth Equity Fund that invests in Indian renewable energy.
LUCAS TVS plans 10 GWh lithium-ion battery fab in Tamil Nadu
The Indian auto-components manufacturer will set up a semisolid lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility in Chennai under a technology licensing agreement with American startup 24M. The first phase of the planned 10 GWh fab would start production in the second half of 2023.
Tata Power awarded 330 MW solar project in Madhya Pradesh
The company’s arm TP Saurya Limited has received the letter of award to build an aggregate 330 MW PV capacity in the 500MW Neemuch Solar Park.
