Installations

A research team in India developed a passive solar-panel cooling method using a thin, still layer of seawater placed over the module surface. Tests showed that while a thick water layer sharply reduced energy output, a thin 5 mm layer lowered module temperatures and increased daily energy generation by up to 8.86%.

Vietnam’s Vingroup has committed an investment of $3 billion to develop a multi-sector ecosystem in the Indian state of Telangana, with a strong focus on electric mobility, renewable energy, and sustainable urban development.

Japan has allocated 75.3 MW of PV capacity in its latest procurement exercise. The lowest price in the auction was JPY 4.97 ($0.032) /kWh.

India’s renewable capacity target represents necessary but sufficient progress toward climate stabilization. Delhi’s pollution demonstrates that energy supply-side transformation alone cannot deliver intended outcomes. Transport emissions, industrial activity, and residential heating must undergo equal transformation.

As smart grid tech is rolled out around the world to modernize legacy assets and integrate renewable energy generation, it is also making the electricity network more prone to cyber attacks. IEC Standards provide protection but they also are challenged to keep up with the latest threats.

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL), the state-owned discom, has announced that the state has successfully installed an unprecedented 45,911 solar water pumps in just one month, marking one of the largest and fastest renewable-energy irrigation deployments in the world. This achievement completes its Guinness World Records attempt under the Magel Tyala Solar Pump initiative.

If India solves demand creation intelligently, it can become a global price-setter, not just another participant in the hydrogen economy.

Orient Green Power’s arm Delta Renewable Energy has developed a 7 MW AC solar power project in Tamil Nadu, expanding the company’s renewable energy footprint beyond wind power into the solar energy domain.

Gujarat’s leadership in renewable deployment is now extending into the field of solar plus storage, with direct implications for industrial power users. Large grid connected projects in Kutch, storage additions at hybrid sites, and new battery initiatives aimed at supplying industries with on-demand renewable energy are all early examples of how solar and storage can work together in practice. 

Indian steelmakers have begun adopting green hydrogen, but this option should become an even greater priority for the country as metallurgical coal supply risks intensify.