AI-powered robotic pile technology speeds up 500,000 solar panel project
Bouygues Construction Australia and Equans Solar and Storage are trialling an autonomous piling system machine to build French renewable giant ENGIE’s 250 MW Goorambat East Solar Farm in northern Victoria.
Fraunhofer develops contactless method for measuring back-contact solar cells
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have developed a contactless method to measure the performance of back-contact solar cells, enabling in-line assessment of key parameters such as efficiency, fill factor, and current-voltage characteristics.
NTPC Green Energy tenders EPC package for 130 MW/520 MWh battery energy storage system
NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) has tendered the EPC package for development of battery energy storage system (BESS) at NTPC Ramagundam (100 MW/400 MWh) and Sipat (30 MW/120 MWh).
India Ratings affirms Adani Green Energy’s credit rating at AA-, outlook stable
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has affirmed Adani Green Energy Ltd’s (AGEL) long-term issuer rating at ‘IND AA-’ with a Stable outlook. It has also resolved the rating watch with negative implications.
Coal India, UPRVUNL sign MoU to set up 500 MW solar power project in Uttar Pradesh
Coal India Ltd (CIL) and U.P. Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (UPRVUNL) have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a 500 MW solar power project in Uttar Pradesh.
Amplus Solar rebrands to Gentari
Sharad Pungalia has been appointed as Gentari’s Head of India. Pungalia, previously serving as the chief executive officer of Amplus Solar, has been instrumental in scaling Amplus Solar to more than 2.4 GW of operational and under-construction distributed energy assets.
Solar grazing supports healthier soil, food for sheep, study finds
Solar sheep grazing helps to create a beneficial dual-use environment, found American Solar Grazing Association in a two-year study conducted at 31 different solar sites.
Serentica Renewables signs 75 MW hybrid renewable power deal with INOX Air Products
Serentica Renewables has signed the agreement to supply 75 MW of hybrid renewable power, through inter-state transmission system, to INOX Air Products’ manufacturing sites across four states.
NTPC Renewable Energy tenders 56 MW floating solar with 60 MW/240 MWh battery storage
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd is accepting bids to set up a grid-connected 56 MW floating solar PV project with 60 MW/240 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) on a turnkey basis at its North Karanpura thermal power station in Jharkhand.
China module prices bearish, U.S. prices rise on tariff policies
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, reports that TOPCon modules from China held steady at between $0.085-0.090/W. It also reveals that Europe prices for TOPCon modules of over 450 W rose by 0.96%, assessed at €0.105/W.
