Waaree Renewable Technologies secures EPC for 40 MWh battery storage
Waaree Renewable Technologies has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Continuum Green Energy for engineering, procurement and construction of 40 MWh battery storage in Gujarat. The energy storage will be integrated in Continuum Green Energy’s wind-solar hybrid renewable projects for industrial consumers.
India could cut industrial emissions by 65% by 2050 with policy interventions
WRI India projects that industrial emissions could be reduced by 65% in 2050 with policy-driven interventions compared to a reference scenario without additional policies.
India’s CDIL launches solar bypass diodes
CDIL Semiconductors has unveiled India’s first indigenous solar bypass diodes. The company say its diodes are optimized for India’s extreme weather conditions with their industry-leading low forward voltage drop and high thermal stability.
Global utility-scale solar additions hit 182 GW in 2024
Utility-scale solar installations reached 182 GW (AC) in 2024, with the top 33 countries now accounting for 765 GW, or roughly 93% of the global total, according to Wiki-Solar.
New test method for curved VIPV surfaces
IEA-PVPS has conceived a new test method and analysis of the impact of curvature in vehicle-integrated photovoltaics (VIPV) surfaces. Over the course of an 8-day summertime trial in south-eastern France, the researchers found that the curvature triggered irradiance and temperature non-uniformity of up to 261W/m² and 13 C, respectively.
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana turns one
The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, the world’s largest domestic rooftop solar initiative, is reshaping India’s energy landscape with a bold vision to supply solar power to one crore households by March 2027.
Tata Power Renewable Energy, ONGC collaborate on battery energy storage systems
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd and Oil and Natural Gas Corp have signed an agreement to jointly explore and identify commercial opportunities across various segments of the battery energy storage system (BESS) value chain.
LCOE of grid-scale solar expected to drop 2% globally in 2025
A report from BloombergNEF said fixed-axis solar levelized cost of energy is expected to fall to $0.035/kWh, while battery energy storage LCOE is expected to decrease 11%.
ONGC NTPC Green acquires Ayana Renewable Power
ONGC NTPC Green, a joint venture of ONGC Green and NTPC Green Energy, has signed the agreement to acquire a 100% equity stake in Ayana Renewable Power (Ayana) for INR 195 billion ($2.3 billion).
JinkoSolar sues Waaree Energies for alleged TOPCon patent infringement
JinkoSolar has filed a lawsuit in Texas against Waaree Energies and its US subsidiary for the alleged infringement of one of its n-type tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) patents, marking another move in its aggressive patent defense strategy.
