New battery for residential, commercial applications
Dutch manufacturer MG Energy Systems is offering a new storage system in two versions, with capacities of 5.8 kWh and 7.2 kWh and nominal capacities of 230 Ah and 280 Ah.
Avaada to invest $5 billion in green hydrogen, ammonia plant with 6 GW captive renewables in Rajasthan
Ravi Verma, senior executive vice president at Avaada, told pv magazine that the Group would invest $5 billion into setting up an integrated green hydrogen and ammonia plant with 6 GW of captive renewable energy capacity in the state. The green ammonia facility will have a production capacity of 1 million tons per annum.
PV with gravity storage, redox flow batteries in buildings
Indian researchers have developed a new hybrid system featuring a conventional rooftop PV system, a solar tree, two gravity power modules for building (GPMBs), and a vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB), with power exclusively provided by the two solar installations.
Larsen & Toubro builds green hydrogen plant at Hazira manufacturing complex
Larsen & Toubro, an engineering and construction major, has installed and commissioned 380 kW of an 800 kW green hydrogen plant for self-consumption at its Hazira manufacturing complex in Gujarat.
Oriano commissions 70 MW captive solar plant for HIRA Group
Oriano has finished a new solar plant in Chhattisgarh, as part of a 172 MW DC open-access PV order from diversified business conglomerate HIRA Group of Industries.
India installed 1.9 GW of ‘open-access’ renewables in FY 2021-22
India has surpassed 10 GW of overall renewables capacity installed for offtake through open access.
Metal roofing for solar PV
Metal roofing has become a driver for roof type selection in many cases because not only is a metal/solar roof system less expensive upfront than other roof system combinations, but it also leads to improvements in the lifetime return on investment of the system.
Cleantech Solar to commission 18.7 MW captive PV plant for Saint-Gobain India
Cleantech Solar will develop the PV plant at its solar park in Tamil Nadu and supply clean power to Saint-Gobain India’s manufacturing facilities.
Amended Energy Conservation Bill to drive renewables adoption
The amended Energy Conservation Bill sets a minimum usage clause for non-fossil fuel by high carbon-emitting sectors such as power, transport, industry, and buildings. It also includes provisions to incentivize decarbonization efforts by allowing carbon trading.
Greenko to develop 400 MW of wind, solar for Hindalco’s aluminum smelter
Renewables major Greenko will develop 375 MW to 400 MW of solar and wind capacity to power Hindalco’s aluminum smeltering operations in Odisha. It will back the renewables generation with hydro pump storage capacity in Andhra Pradesh to ensure 100 MW of round-the-clock supply to Hindalco.
