Falling module prices to drive record ‘16 GW’ solar addition this fiscal
Softening of PV module prices will improve investment returns for 45 GW of solar projects in the pipeline that have been awarded since FY 2021. This, in turn, will spur project development, with around 16 GW capacity estimated to be installed this fiscal.
KEC secures transmission line orders in Middle East, Europe
KEC International Ltd has secured orders for 220 and 400 kV overhead transmission lines in the Middle East, and 110 kV transmission lines in Europe.
IREDA IPO opens for subscription
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd is looking to raise up to INR 2,150.21 crore from its initial public offering (IPO) of 671,941,177 equity shares.
‘Cool roofs’ increase power yield in bifacial rooftop PV systems
A Spanish-Algerian reserch group has tested how “cool roofs” could help increase power yield in rootop bifacial PV systems. Cool roofs are based on coating materials with high reflectance properties.
Enphase launches commercial scale microinverter
The IQ8-3P solar microinverter enables peak power output of up to 480 W.
Tata Power Renewable Energy surpasses 1.4 GW of group captive capacity
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd has signed power delivery agreements with multiple industrial groups for a cumulative capacity of over 1.4 GW in the last seven months.
RenewSys secures 100 MW solar module supply contract with Engie India
RenewSys will supply 100 MW of monocrystalline bifacial glass-backsheet modules for Engie India’s GUVNL 2 solar project.
The solar potential of tough terrain
Nextracker has tailored solar tracker solutions for the Indian landscape, addressing critical concerns like undulating terrains and rapidly changing irradiance conditions on utility-scale sites—Rajeev Kashyap, Vice President and Managing Director at NEXTracker, Inc, tells pv magazine
Agrivoltaic system achieves 9.9% efficiency, LCOE of $0.033/kWh
Researchers in China have built a prototype of a spectral-splitting concentrator agrivoltaic system (SCAPV) with a PV efficiency of 9.9, a hybrid light-use efficiency rating of 9.05%, and a levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of $0.033/kWh.
Watch: Robots install solar project in Arizona desert
In its first commercial project, Terabase Energy successfully installed 17 MW of a 225 MW solar facility with its automated Terafab platform.
