Gautam Solar files design patent for PV panel packaging
Gautam Solar team has developed a packaging pallet for solar panels that prevents panel breakage and formation of micro-cracks during transportation.
Advait Infratech sets up green hydrogen subsidiary in Norway
Advait Infratech’s wholly owned subsidiary, Advait Energy Holding AS, will engage in strategic collaboration and investments, services, marketing, manufacturing and exchanging technical know-how in the space of the green hydrogen ecosystem.
WoodMac predicts 3.8 TW of new solar by 2033
Solar developers are expected to install 3.8 TW (AC) of global capacity between 2024 and 2033, according to the latest forecast from Wood Mackenzie. The analysts predict that new wind and solar installations will reach a combined 5.4 TW, taking the cumulative global total of the two technologies to 8 TW by 2033. Energy storage capacity, […]
TrendForce says 210 mm module shipments surpassed 260 GW in Q1 globally
Cumulative shipments of 210 mm PV modules surpassed 260 GW in the first quarter of this year, according to Taiwan-based TrendForce. The analysts said that seven of the top 10 module makers now make 210 mm n-type modules, with Trina Solar, Risen Energy, Tongwei and Huasun all now mass producing panels above 700 W. “It is […]
Waaree Renewable secures EPC contract for Acciona Energy’s 412.5 MWp solar project in Rajasthan
Waaree Renewable Technologies will install the 412.5 MWp solar project with bifacial PV modules supplied by Waaree Energies.
Viraj Profiles announces commissioning of 130 MW DC solar plant for self-consumption
The solar plant in Maharashtra, established in partnership with Avaada, will power Viraj Profiles’ Tarapur stainless steel manufacturing operations.
DVC to add 4 GW solar power capacity by 2030
Damodar Valley Corp., which currently has 97% power generation capacity from thermal projects, plans to add 4 GW of solar power generation capacity with an investment of INR 20,000 crore (around $2.4 billion) by 2030.
CSIRO partners with Google to prototype grid-forming inverters
Scientists from Australia’s national science agency and the electricity research and development arm of Google have developed a new ‘smart’ inverter they claim is almost twice as fast and about 50% more efficient than existing commercial inverters.
KAUST builds perovskite-perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with 31.5% efficiency
The Saudi research institute said its new four-terminal tandem device has achieved the highest efficiency ever reported for perovskite-based 4-T and triple-junction tandem solar cells to date. The key feature of the cell is the hole transport layer of the top perovskite cell, which was engineered with self-assembled monolayers.
Wafer prices stable-to-soft on weak demand
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.
