Hygenco, Al Jomaih Energy to jointly explore green hydrogen projects in Saudi Arabia
Hygenco develops end-to-end green hydrogen and green ammonia assets on a build-own-operate and build-own-operate-transfer basis.
REC approves over $1.1 billion in debt funding for solar-wind, pumped storage projects
The state-owned power finance company has approved a debt funding of INR 6,075 crore (around $731 million) to Greenko’s 1.44 GW pumped storage project and over INR 3,081 crore ($371 million) to Serentica Renewables’ 560 MW solar-wind hybrid project.
Large-scale PV projects proliferate in Bangladesh
The Bangladeshi authorities have been approving or reviewing three more large scale solar power projects, for a total capacity of 300 MW.
Getting to the bottom of TOPCon degradation
Should the industry be alarmed at the potential degradation susceptibility of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells? Or are the problems easily addressed and more a reflection of rushed-to-market products? pv magazine contributor and consultant Götz Fischbeck reports.
Ashok Leyland to make electric buses in Uttar Pradesh
Ashok Leyland will produce electric buses and also assemble other vehicles powered by emerging alternative fuels at its integrated greenfield plant in Uttar Pradesh.
China polysilicon prices extend gains for tenth successive week
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.
Green hydrogen to become primary fuel for steelmaking in India only by 2050
The steel industry in India will replace around 25-30% of its grey hydrogen requirements with green hydrogen in the early part of the 2030-50 period. This will increase to 80% by 2050, says a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research & Analytics.
Shakti Pumps secures INR 293 crore solar pumps contract
Shakti Pumps (India) has secured a contract to supply, install, and commission 10,000 solar water pumps in Uttar Pradesh under the PM- KUSUM III scheme
Declining populations free up agricultural land for large amounts of solar in densely populated countries
In a new monthly column for pv magazine, the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) explains how much solar PV energy could be harvested from freed-up agricultural land in densely-populated countries with declining populations.
India’s solar module manufacturing capacity to hit 100 GW by 2026, says MNRE Secretary
Currently, India has 28 GW of solar PV module manufacturing capacity and 6 GW of cell capacity, said Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE).
