Highlights

The Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has launched the tender to set up 1.5 GW of electrolyzer manufacturing capacity in India under the government’s incentives scheme.

Scientists in Spain have developed a tool that optimizes the joint production of wind and solar. It combines data, patterns of solar radiation, and wind speeds over time in specific parts of Europe.

Trina Solar, JinkoSolar, JA Solar, Longi, Risen, Canadian Solar, Tongwei, Chint, and Das Solar have issued a joint statement demanding the standardization of wafer sizes.

SNCF says it wants to devote 1,000 hectares of its land to solar development, so it can cover 20% of its electricity consumption by the end of the decade.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

A Canadian research group has applied new guidelines for ground coverage ratios to 31 locations in Mexico, the United States, and Canada. It found the new formulae show that the factors affecting inter-row energy yield loss are highly dependent on latitude.

The draft R&D roadmap recommends research and development actions for each part of the green hydrogen value chain, including hydrogen production, storage, transport, and end-use applications.

Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) has launched the tender to develop 1.2 GW of PV projects (including 600 MW under the greenshoe option) in Khavda Solar Park. The projects are to be developed on a build-own-operate basis.

Small-scale PV systems drove the installation of more than 200 GW of solar capacity last year and could support more than 300 GW this year. That means a reset for utilities.

SJVN Green Energy has invited bids to install and commission two projects of 100 MW (AC) and 260 MW (AC), respectively, in the Kutch district of Gujarat.