“We are in the process of establishing a sodium-ion battery cell pilot line by 2026″: Macsen Labs CEO
Achal Agrawal, CEO of Macsen Labs, a chemical company making bold strides into battery materials, speaks to pv magazine about the potential of sodium-ion batteries for energy storage, their journey developing Prussian White cathodes, and plans to scale this technology.
Building 500 GW: Powering India’s clean energy transition and energy independence
India is already investing in energy storage solutions such as batteries and pumped storage to enable greater integration of renewable energy into the grid. However, this alone may not be sufficient. It’s time to also look at demand management to enable dovetail between renewable energy generation and demand.
Greenzo Energy secures hydrogen electrolyser order from Engineers India Ltd’s R&D division
Greenzo Energy Ltd, an integrated green hydrogen company, has secured the order for modular hydrogen electrolyser unit from R&D division of Engineers India Ltd (EIL)—a public-sector enterprise under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
Schneider Electric acquires WattBuy home-electrification software platform
Schneider Electric is expected to merge WattBuy with EnergySage and Qmerit to provide an end-to-end experience for residential solar, EV integration, home electrification, and related services.
Ireland curtails almost 89 GWh of solar in H1
Commenting on its report on Ireland and Great British renewable energy curtailment, Montel Energy’s Fintan Devenney described Great Britain’s solar curtailment as “negligible” during the first six months of 2025. Solar curtailment in Ireland has increased sevenfold since 2022, the report found.
The Hydrogen Stream: SECI’s 9th green ammonia auction yields record-low price of INR 49.75/kg
Solar Energy Corp. of India’s (SECI) ninth green ammonia auction under the SIGHT Scheme (Mode-2A) has yielded an all-time low tariff of INR 49.75/kg for green ammonia supply of 1,00,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) at IFFCO Paradeep.
Chinese polysilicon prices stabilize after five-week 31% rally
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
NTPC Renewable Energy commissions 49 MW solar at Khavda
NTPC Green Energy Ltd today announced the commissioning of 49.125 MW of solar capacity at the Khavda Solar Energy Project in Khavda, Bhuj, Gujarat, through its wholly owned subsidiary, NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NREL).
Premier Energies begins production at 1.2 GW n-type G12R solar cell line, unveils 620 W DCR TOPCon module
Premier Energies Ltd has commenced commercial production at its 1.2 GW n-type G12R solar cell line and has launched 620 W DCR bifacial solar modules featuring n-type TOPCon cells based on the rectangular G12R wafer format.
EIA projects record 64 GW US power capacity buildout in 2025
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) says developers plan to add 21 GW of solar in the second half of 2025 alone.
