IHS Markit: Battery prices won’t fall until 2024
The London-based analyst has published a series of clean tech predictions for the year which also highlighted the rising proportion of sub-5MW solar projects in the global market, and cheaper clean energy financing costs even as panel prices continue to rise.
Fully PV-driven system to produce water, electricity, crops
Researchers in Saudi Arabia have fabricated an integrated fully PV-powered system to extract fresh water from the atmosphere. The system uses excess heat from the solar modules to evaporate and condense water that can then be used to grow crops. Part of the water is also used to cool down the solar modules through an active cooling technique.
Panasonic Life Solutions commissions 6MWp rooftop solar project for FIAT India
The solar rooftop project at automaker FIAT’s Ranjangaon factory in Maharashtra uses high-efficiency 445Wp half-cut mono PERC solar modules of ‘Anchor by Panasonic’ and 110kW string inverters.
Coal India arm tenders EPC work for 25MW solar
Bidders have until March 22 to lodge interest for setting up a 25MW (AC) solar power plant at Bhojudih Coal Washery of Bharat Coking Coal Limited.
Solar module anti-soiling coating for retrofit application
Dutch company Rads Global Business has developed an anti-soiling coating for solar PV modules that are at least two years old. The new product is claimed to increase power yield by up to 7% and to have a payback time of 2.5 to four years depending on the dust level of the site.
India installed 10 GW of solar in 2021
India recorded the highest ever annual solar installation in 2021 despite a rise in component costs.
Sify partners Vibrant Energy for 231 MW of solar and wind power
The digital solutions provider has signed power purchase agreements with Vibrant Energy for a total of 231 MW of solar and wind energy capacity to power its latest hyperscale data centers.
KPI bags repeat ‘captive solar’ order from chemicals manufacturer
Gujarat-based solar developer KPI Global has landed a 7.5 MW DC captive solar power project from Surat-based Anupam Rasayan India Limited after having commissioned a 12.5 MW capacity for the chemicals manufacturer.
Oriano closing in on 70MWp out of 168MWp captive solar project in Chhattisgarh
The Mumbai-based utility-scale solar power development and EPC company has announced it expects to commission 70MWp of ‘captive mode’ solar capacity in Chhattisgarh by mid-April. The capacity is part of a 168MWp open-access PV order from diversified business conglomerate HIRA Group.
Rooftop solar price to keep rising this year
British analyst GlobalData has predicted residential and commercial rooftop panels will not return to a declining price trend until next year, with post-Covid logistics headaches the cause, rather than a polysilicon shortage.
