Highlights

CRISIL Ratings has upgraded its rating on ACME Solar’s non-fund-based long-term bank facilities of INR 1,000 crore to ‘AA-/Stable’ from ‘A+/Positive’.

Ginlong Solis released two new hybrid string inverters that range from 9.6 kW to 16 kW for the residential market, and from 30 kW to 60 kW for the commercial market.

GlobalData projects Spain’s renewables to reach 218.1 GW by 2035, while solar will drive growth with 152.8 GW of capacity.

Enphase Energy’s IQ Battery 5P with FlexPhase supports both single-phase and three-phase applications, addressing the needs of India’s growing residential and small commercial solar markets

Using Lyon as a case study, an international research team has simulated the effects of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) coverage in an urban area at three levels: 25%, 60%, and 100%. The results have shown that solar panels can raise daytime temperatures by up to 0.72 °C, while cooling nighttime temperatures by up to 0.42 °C. In addition, daytime air conditioning demand has decreased by about 5%.

Researchers at MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU) have developed an innovative process that not only enables recovery of valuable materials from end-of-life solar panels but also upcycles non-recoverable fractions into construction materials such as bricks, blocks, and aggregates. This dual approach prevents hazardous waste from entering landfills while reducing dependence on virgin raw materials.

KP Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s Jeonbuk State, South Korea’s AHES Co., Ltd., and GH2 Solar to collaborate on the large-scale deployment of electrolysis-based green hydrogen solutions.

India has an estimated 3,343 GWp of deployable ground-mounted solar PV potential (DC capacity), significantly higher than the 2014 total estimate of approximately 748.98 GWp, according to a new comprehensive study by the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE). This updated figure is based on an analysis of 27,571 km² of technically feasible land — about 6.69% of the country’s total identified wasteland area (412,458.37 km²).

ACME Group has appointed Jitendra Agrawal as chief operating officer to lead the growth of its renewable energy equipment manufacturing business in India and key international markets.

The Chinese module maker said the solar cell was developed with the support of Hebei University. The device uses a carbon nanotube-based hole transport layer that could be used in TOPCon and HJT structures to boost output and reduce complexity.