Solar pumps under PM KUSUM have added 691.4 MW of PV capacity
The government’s PM KUSUM Scheme supports farmers in installing standalone solar pumps and solarizing existing grid-connected agriculture pumps.
Gensol to make affordable personal mobility and cargo electric vehicles
The Ahmedabad-headquartered renewable energy solution provider will establish a plant in Pune, Maharashtra, to produce personal mobility and cargo electric vehicles priced at INR 5-6 lac ($6,292-$7,550). Production will likely start in October.
Photovoltaic micro-inverter based on gallium nitride transistors
Scientists from France’s CEA-Ines developed a 400 W micro-inverter with a power density of 1.1 kW/L and an efficiency of 97%. The device utilizes GaN 600V diodes and power transistors developed by CEA’s electronic branch CEA-Leti.
Global energy storage deployment may hit 500 GW by 2031
Wood Mackenzie said it expects the United States and China to represent 75% of global energy storage demand in a highly consolidated market.
Tata Power switches on 225 MW hybrid project
The hybrid renewable energy project will supply power to Tata Power’s Mumbai distribution company under a 25-year power purchase agreement.
Central Electronics Ltd seeks 3 million multi-crystalline solar cells
Manufacturers have until August 16 to submit bids for the supply of 3 million multi-crystalline silicon solar cells featuring five bus bars. The cells are required in the peak power rating of 4.68 W and 4.63 W.
Using p-type wafers in heterojunction solar cells, not a lost battle
An international research group has reconstructed the trajectory of p-type wafers in the heterojunction solar cell segment and has identified the lack of knowledge about boron-oxygen related light-induced degradation (BO-LID) as the main cause for the limited adoption of these wafers and the success of their n-type counterparts. According to the scientists, however, there is still big room for improvement for p-type technologies in heterojunction cells.
Metastable opens innovation center for metal extraction from dead lithium batteries
The urban mining startup has set up an R&D and innovation center focused on improving the efficiency and yield of its chemical-free technology for extracting valuable materials from dead lithium batteries. It will ramp up the facility to double it up as a fully operational metal extraction unit by the end of December.
Visaka’s solar roof to power Climate Lab of Anant University
Visaka Industries’ patented Atum solar roof will cover a 4,200 sq.ft area and produce 70 kW of power to run the lab at Anant University’s Ahmedabad campus.
Enphase surpasses 5 million shipments of microinverters produced in India
USA-headquartered Enphase manufactures microinverters in India from Finnish company Salcomp’s plant in Chennai.
