The impact of electricity rules amendment on rooftop solar sector
The amendment to Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 provides multiple options in addition to net metering, which will balance out the concerns of all the stakeholders.
Indian scientists develop zinc-iron redox flow battery with zero dendrite growth
Scientists in India fabricated a redox flow battery based on zinc and iron that showed strong storage characteristics and no signs of degradation over 30 charge-discharge cycles. The battery also showed no signs of dendrite formation, overcoming one of the key hurdles for redox-flow batteries based on these low-cost, abundant materials.
Lithium-ion technology to lead the Indian battery energy storage systems market by 2030
A new report projects Lithium-ion technology to lead the Indian battery energy storage systems market by 2030 as prices for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) and lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery technologies fall.
APTEL orders compensation for solar curtailment in Tamil Nadu
The Delhi-based Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has directed Tamil Nadu State Load Despatch Centre (TNSLDC) and The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) to compensate developers at 75% of PPA tariff per kWh on solar curtailment.
A closer look at liquid air energy storage
A British-Australian research team has assessed the potential of liquid air energy storage (LAES) for large scale application. The scientists estimate that these systems may currently be built at a cost between €300 and €600 per kilowatt-hour and that a positive business case could be favored by certain conditions, including a determined price structure in the energy market and the presence of a grid unable to support high levels of renewable energy penetration.
AC Energy, NEFIN partner to build rooftop solar projects across Asia
Philippines-based AC Energy, which operates 150 MW AC ground-mount solar plants in India, is joining hands with Hong Kong-based solar developer NEFIN to develop, construct, and operate rooftop solar projects across Asia.
Four-terminal heterojunction perovskite tandem solar cell with 30.09% efficiency
Developed by a Vietnamese-Korean research group, the complex PV device was built with a bottom bifacial crystalline silicon perovskite-filtered heterojunction sub-cell that is able to absorb all solar spectra in the short-wavelength range.
Renew Power to build 500 MW of open-access renewable energy project for RackBank data center
The Haryana-based developer will construct, own, and operate up to 500 MW of hybrid renewable energy generation capacity to meet the requirements of RackBank’s hyper-scale data center.
Local solar will lead the energy transformation over the next five years
The adoption of local, community-based energy solutions like rooftop solar and batteries can help make the energy grid more flexible and reliable. Home solar and batteries will enable the growth of ‘prosumers’ who produce and share energy, as well as consume it.
Foreign investors tapping into India’s solar market undeterred by untimely payments
Full ownership allowed in renewable energy projects and 25-year power purchase agreement are the major factors drawing foreign investors to India’s high-growth solar market. Major developers in India have solar portfolio distributed across States, which further minimizes the risk for investors.
