Roadblocks to rooftop solar
India is long way behind its rooftop solar target of 40 GW by 2022 with just 10.4 GW installed till September (Source: Bridge To India). Amplus Solar team speaks to pv magazine about factors holding back rooftop solar development in India.
Customizable sticker to turn solar panels into advertising billboards
An Italian startup has created a fully recyclable sticker that can be used to cover solar panels on rooftops or facades. It replicates high-definition images that can help to improve the aesthetics of solar arrays or turn PV facades into advertising billboards.
New foldable solar system for rooftop applications
German manufacturer Kopp has developed an easy-to-install, four-module foldable PV array. The system uses n-type TOPCon solar modules with outputs of 430 W and efficiency ratings of 22.02%
Servotech to install solar-plus-storage carport with EV charging at MNRE premises
Servotech Power Systems will deploy a 5 kW solar carport paired with lithium battery storage and two 11 kW DC fast EV chargers at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) premises in Delhi.
NTPC commissions 240 MW solar farm in Rajasthan
The state-owned power producer announced this week it has commissioned the entire 240 MW (150 MW and 90 MW) PV capacity at Devikot solar farm in Rajasthan.
Ayana, NTPC win MSEDCL’s renewables-plus-storage tender
The tender for 250 MW of flexible and schedulable power from renewable sources with energy storage drew the lowest bid of INR 9 ($0.11)/kW.
US to deploy 30 GW/111 GWh of grid-scale energy storage by 2025
The US energy storage market hit an inflection point in 2020. The Energy Information Administration expects the deployment of grid-scale storage to pick up over the next three years.
NIIFL signs MoU on renewable energy projects in Tamil Nadu
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd (NIIFL) will support Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Board in identifying potential private-sector investment opportunities in various sectors including renewable energy.
KPI Green lands 25 MW of captive solar projects
Gujarat-based KPI Green Energy is developing solar power projects aggregating to 24.90 MWp for captive consumption by the commercial and industrial sector.
NTPC switches on 162 MW solar in Tamil Nadu
The state-owned power producer has commissioned 162.27 MW of the 230 MW Ettayapuram solar PV project in the Thoothukudi district.
