Agrivoltaics in India: Challenges and opportunities for scale-up
A new study assesses agrivoltaics development in India and identifies the challenges and opportunities for commercializing these projects.
Biofuels vs. solar electricity for urban mobility
Solar electricity will have to compete with biofuels in the urban mobility landscape. Biofuels, however, have a very low energy productivity per hectare, as well as high requirements for fertilizers, pesticides, and water.
Telecom operators applaud move to allow load aggregation for green energy access
The latest amendment to the Electricity Rules, 2023 (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) allows the telecom sector to aggregate the electricity consumption of telecom sites in order to avail renewable energy under the open access route.
$30.3 billion market potential for solar pumps, dryers in India
A new report states solar-powered pumps (higher capacity and micro-pumps) offer a $28 billion market potential in India, the maximum among all mature decentralized renewable energy (DRE) livelihood applications. Solar dryers have the second-largest deployment potential at $2.3 billion.
NTPC confirms over 20 GW of renewables portfolio
NTPC, India’s largest power producer, has 3.3 GW of renewable energy capacity already commissioned, 4.6 GW under construction, and a balance of 12.6 GW under planning and implementation.
PVEL releases ninth edition of ‘PV Module Reliability Scorecard’
The PV Evolution Labs (PVEL) 2023 Scorecard identifies 250 solar modules from 35 manufacturers as “top performers.”
NEOM signs green hydrogen deal in Saudi Arabia
NEOM Green Hydrogen Company has secured an exclusive 30-year off-take agreement with Air Products for what they claim will be the world’s largest green hydrogen plant, while Germany’s EEX has launched the world’s first market-based hydrogen index.
Insolation Energy reports growth in revenue and profits in FY 2023
The Rajasthan-based solar panel manufacturer’s consolidated revenue grew 30% year-on-year to INR 280.05 crore (around $33.8 million) in FY 2022-23. Net profit surged 54% to INR 10.68 crore.
Premier Energies solar panels rated ‘Top Performer’ by PVEL
Premier Energies’ 88 modules spanning 400 W, 450 W, 500 W, and 540 W series qualified as Top Performer after PVEL’s rigorous Product Qualification Program.
India installed 2.38 GW of utility-scale solar in Q1 2023
India added 2.38 GW of utility-scale solar and 801 MW of rooftop solar capacity in the first three months of 2023.
