Solarium Green re-enters solar module manufacturing with new 1 GW facility in Ahmedabad
The 1 GW solar module facility is scheduled to start commercial operation in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year 2025-26.
New cooling gel could raise PV module efficiency by 12%
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have developed a hydrogel composite that absorbs moisture in solar modules overnight and facilitates evaporative cooling throughout daylight hours. The system has undergone lab tests and outdoor experiments on two continents.
Jakson Green hits 5 GWp of solar O&M portfolio
Jakson Green Renewables, the asset management arm of Jakson Green, has secured an additional 1 GWp in solar operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts, pushing its total O&M portfolio to an impressive 5 GWp.
The critical role of IPPs in driving 250 GW of new energy
At a time when many countries struggle with energy nationalism and policy flip-flops, India’s independent power producer (IPP)-driven model offers a decentralised, market-based, and scalable solution to clean energy growth. Their role in catalysing 250 GW of new capacity by 2030 will be central to India’s climate pledges under the Paris Agreement and its goal of net-zero emissions by 2070.
Orb Energy installs 700 kW rooftop solar system to power Bergen Pipe factory
Bergen Pipe Supports India’s factory in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, is projected to save more than INR 70 lakh per annum from their rooftop solar system, with payback in just 3 years 8 months.
India’s solar backbone can’t be outsourced: A case for secure, homegrown inverters
In a world where electricity defines sovereignty, allowing foreign-made devices to sit at the core of India’s solar infrastructure is nothing short of national negligence. In today’s age, power is not just electricity—it is sovereignty. We cannot afford blackout-level vulnerabilities induced by foreign-made solar inverter hardware with security loopholes.
Global solar capacity to surpass 7.5 TW in 2035, says GlobalData
UK consultancy GlobalData projected, in figures shared with pv magazine, that global renewable capacity could hit 11.2 TW by 2035, led by solar. It expects cumulative PV capacity to hit 2,378 GW by year-end and 2,849 GW by 2026.
Solar energy firms face over 2,700 compliance obligations: TeamLease Regtech
A new report by TeamLease Regtech states that a standalone solar energy producing plant in Maharashtra, with a corporate office in Haryana, must comply with 799 unique regulatory obligations and 2,735 total compliance instances in a year.
Brazil generates 88% of power from renewables in 2024
Brazil’s electricity mix was 88% renewable in 2024, with wind and solar supplying about 24% of total demand, according to new data from state-owned energy agency Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica (EPE).
NLC, MAHAPREIT form JV to develop 5 GW of renewable energy projects in Maharashtra
The joint venture company aims to develop 5 GW of renewable energy capacity in Maharashtra, with an initial target of 2 GW.
