US EV battery manufacturer demonstrates 750+ mile range, raises $65 million
Michigan’s Our Next Energy (ONE) said it will use the funding led by BMW to accelerate R&D and build a US manufacturing facility.
IHS Markit: Battery prices won’t fall until 2024
The London-based analyst has published a series of clean tech predictions for the year which also highlighted the rising proportion of sub-5MW solar projects in the global market, and cheaper clean energy financing costs even as panel prices continue to rise.
Vikram Solar promotes Parakh to COO
Rajendra Kumar Parakh, who led Vikram Solar as the chief financial officer, has been appointed as the chief operating officer for the company’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) division.
Scatec joins scaled up Omani green ammonia project
A previous announcement by Acme indicated the port site would be able to produce around 876,000 tons of the green fuel per year but the Indian developer today said that figure would be 1.2 million tons. The 100,000-ton-per-year first phase of the facility may be operational this year.
India’s solar cell imports rise as domestic module production expands
India imported solar cells worth more than $633 million from April to the end of last year, a figure higher than the value imported during the whole of the 2020-21 fiscal year.
Fully PV-driven system to produce water, electricity, crops
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have fabricated an integrated fully PV-powered system to extract fresh water from the atmosphere. The system uses excess heat from the solar modules to evaporate and condense water that can then be used to grow crops. Part of the water is also used to cool down the solar modules through an active cooling technique.
Swiss manufacturer unveils 500W solar module with 23.2% efficiency
Megasol said the solar module relies on new back-contact technology that is able to reduce internal resistance, ohmic losses and cell spacing.
The log read: The changing geopolitics of green hydrogen
With 90% of world economies committed to net zero targets, the disruptive nature of the energy transition is becoming clear. Climate targets require us to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030, phase out coal by 2040, end fossil fuel subsidies, and ensure support for a just transition. While hydrogen is sure to be a key technology in this energy transition, the exact role it will play is not yet clear, reports Felicia Jackson.
Saatvik secures 50MW of solar module supply order from BHEL
The Indian solar manufacturer has landed 50MW of module supply order from state-owned engineer and EPC company BHEL for Raghanesda Solar Park in Gujarat.
Panasonic Life Solutions commissions 6MWp rooftop solar project for FIAT India
The solar rooftop project at automaker FIAT’s Ranjangaon factory in Maharashtra uses high-efficiency 445Wp half-cut mono PERC solar modules of ‘Anchor by Panasonic’ and 110kW string inverters.
