Ashok Leyland to make electric buses in Uttar Pradesh
Ashok Leyland will produce electric buses and also assemble other vehicles powered by emerging alternative fuels at its integrated greenfield plant in Uttar Pradesh.
China polysilicon prices extend gains for tenth successive week
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.
Green hydrogen to become primary fuel for steelmaking in India only by 2050
The steel industry in India will replace around 25-30% of its grey hydrogen requirements with green hydrogen in the early part of the 2030-50 period. This will increase to 80% by 2050, says a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research & Analytics.
Shakti Pumps secures INR 293 crore solar pumps contract
Shakti Pumps (India) has secured a contract to supply, install, and commission 10,000 solar water pumps in Uttar Pradesh under the PM- KUSUM III scheme
Declining populations free up agricultural land for large amounts of solar in densely populated countries
In a new monthly column for pv magazine, the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) explains how much solar PV energy could be harvested from freed-up agricultural land in densely-populated countries with declining populations.
India’s solar module manufacturing capacity to hit 100 GW by 2026, says MNRE Secretary
Currently, India has 28 GW of solar PV module manufacturing capacity and 6 GW of cell capacity, said Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE).
PHDCCI makes recommendations for fast-tracking India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has recommended nil import duty for electrolyzers until 2030 and zero goods and services tax (GST) for green hydrogen/ammonia. It has also proposed the inclusion of green hydrogen derivatives in the list of activities eligible for carbon credit trading, among other suggestions.
Serentica Renewables secures INR 2,600 crore in debt funding from PFC
The funding from PFC will go towards the development of Serentica’s upcoming 400 MW hybrid wind-solar power projects in Karnataka.
Waaree Renewable secures 52.6 MWp solar EPC project
Waaree Renewable Technologies will construct the ground-mount solar project for the group company of a leading power generator in India.
Agrivoltaic facilities with single-axis trackers have lower LCOE than those with fixed structures
New research from Belgium shows agrivoltaic facilities with trackers perform significantly better than projects with fixed structures. The scientists found projects with tracking achieved an LCOE of €0.077 ($0.082)/kWh, while facilities with fixed structures were found to have an LCOE of €0.10/kWh.
