Japanese scientists design flexible crystalline silicon solar modules with PET front cover
The new solar panels have flexible properties and are suitable for roofs with loading restrictions. According to their creators, the modules showed high reliability under both high temperature and high humidity conditions.
World: Solar PV LCOE expected to slide to $0.021/kWh by 2050, says DNV
By mid-century the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for solar PV will be $0.021/kWh, a new report by risk management company DNV predicts. The learning rate for solar is predicted to decrease from 26% to 17% by 2050.
How women are driving the sustainable energy transition
The sustainable energy transition transcends the ambit of technological change; it is, fundamentally, a societal transformation. Women, constituting half of the global population, assume an unequivocally vital role in this paradigm shift.
Airtouch Solar India wins REI 2023 award for product innovation
Airtouch Solar manufactures and sells its autonomous, water-free PV panel cleaning products and services in Israel and India. The company has won significant orders for its recently launched Airtouch AT 4.0 solution with leading Indian developers including Adani Green Energy and ReNew.
Sunpure secures robotic cleaning contract for 107 MW solar in Maharashtra
China’s Sunpure will supply around 200 water-free robotic cleaning systems for Juniper Green Energy’s 107 MW solar project in Maharashtra.
Coal miner NLC secures 810 MW solar project in Rajasthan
NLC India Ltd has secured the Letter of Intent to develop an 810 MW PV power project in Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Nigam Ltd’s 2 GW Ultra Mega Solar Park in Bikaner.
NHPC tenders 1.5 GW of renewables storage
NHPC has launched a tender to select developers for 1.5 GW of firm, dispatchable power from renewable energy projects with storage systems. Online bids can be submitted till Nov. 13.
Harnessing the elements for renewable energy
Regions across India are carving their green legacy with distinct contributions to the solar and wind energy landscape.
China’s Sol-Bright introduces automated robotic cleaning system for utility-scale solar plants
China’s Sol-Bright Technology has introduced a sixth-generation automated robotic cleaning system for solar panels in utility-scale PV installations. The robot features gear transmission and has a cleaning efficiency of minimum 99.5%.
India, Saudi Arabia sign MoU in green hydrogen and supply chains
India and Saudi Arabia have agreed to cooperate to co-develop projects, co-produce green/clean hydrogen and renewable energy, and establish secure, reliable, and resilient supply chains of materials used in green/clean hydrogen and the renewable energy sector.
