2024 solar snapshot and the road ahead
A snapshot of the milestones reached in Indian solar manufacturing and power project installations, anticipations, and more…
Top 5 most-read solar stories of 2024
As we enter the new year, look back at 2024’s top 5 most read stories on pv magazine India platform.
Waaree Energies receives EPD certification for solar panels
The environmental certifications show Waaree’s bifacial mono PERC and TOPCon solar panels are designed to reduce environmental footprints.
Servotech secures 1,094 solar pumps order from UPNEDA
Servotech has won the order for supply, installation and commissioning of 1,094 grid-connected agriculture pumps along with solar power plants.
BatX Energies opens lithium battery recycling facility in Uttar Pradesh
The plant uses hydrometallurgical process to extract critical materials such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese from used lithium-ion batteries.
Grew’s TOPCon solar modules to power farming in Narangwadi
Grew Energy has supplied 4,704 units of its 550 Wp solar modules for a 2 MW AC PV project installed under the PM Kusum-C initiative in Narangwadi, Maharashtra.
Transforming global mobility through innovation and originality in critical power systems
As the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem extends its footprint, maintaining reliability and efficiency is becoming one of the pressing concerns for industry stakeholders. To achieve this, strategic collaborations with the government and private sectors are being made in a bid to optimise energy distribution based on grid capacity and user demand.
Hero Future Energies commissions 29 MWp C&I solar project
Hero Future Energies has commissioned a 29 MWp solar project for offtake by BASF India, KEMS Forging, VRKP Sponge and Power Plant, and Aurigene Oncology.
Sekisui Chemical invests in 100 MW perovskite solar production line
Japanese plastics manufacturer Sekisui Chemical is investing in a 100 MW production line to make lightweight perovskite solar panels for low load-bearing rooftops, with an operational start in 2027. It will also acquire a production facility from Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp.
Prospects for reusing silicon from end-of-life solar modules in new ingot production
Scientists in the Netherlands proposed a new testing scheme for recycling silicon from end-of-life photovoltaic panels. Their methodology helped create different wafer categories for recycling silicon for new ingot production but also showed that most of recycled silicon in the near future will come from p-type products, which will harldy be reutilized in a market now dominated by n-type modules.
