JK Cement, CleanMax sign 6.42 MW wind-solar PPA
JK Cement has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions for 6.42 MW of wind-solar capacity in Karnataka.
Germany trying to attract ‘solar workers’ from India
The German Solar Industry Association and the Indian Skill Council for Green Jobs signed an agreement in Delhi on the weekend, marking German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to India.
India installed 15 GW of solar in 2022, says Bridge To India
Adani (1,755 MW), NTPC (1,618 MW), and Avaada (1,383 MW) were the top developers by projects commissioned in 2022, according to Bridge To India’s latest report.
India recorded highest ever annual solar installations in 2022
India installed 13 GW of solar during the Jan.-Dec period in 2022, with large-scale projects accounting for 87% of the addition.
Cleantech Solar commissions 37 MWp of ‘captive’ projects in Maharashtra
The Singapore-headquartered corporate renewable energy provider has deployed 37 MWp of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects for captive consumption by a global industrial manufacturing giant. It installed the capacity at its solar parks across Maharashtra.
Coal India Ltd tenders 20 MW captive solar
Coal India Ltd arm CIL Navikarniya Urja Ltd has tendered the engineering, procurement, and construction work of a 20 MW (AC) grid-connected solar plant for captive consumption by Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL). The plant will come up at the Dugdha Washery area of BCCL in Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
Acme Group and Japan’s IHI to jointly explore opportunities in green hydrogen
Indian developer Acme Group and Japan’s IHI have signed a pact to jointly explore opportunities across the green hydrogen and ammonia value chain, including production, handling, transportation, distribution, and power generation.
Renewable energy auctions not in tandem with government targets
India tendered only about 28 GW of variable renewable energy capacity in 2022, as against 40 GW in 2019. The nation needs to add 30-35 GW of new VRE capacity annually to reach its climate targets by 2030 and that requires more than 35 GW of annual tendering.
Replacing MPPT with direct PV-battery coupling
Researchers in Germany have assessed direct coupling and integration between PV and batteries at the scale of a single PV module. They say their solution could be cheaper and provide superior performance than maximum power point tracking (MPPT) in optimizing PV system performance.
Gensol Engineering secures over 247 MWp of solar projects
Ahmedabad-based Gensol Engineering has secured 182.3 MWp of ground-mount, 44 MWp floating, and 21.05 MWp rooftop solar projects.
