High-latitude tests show vertical rooftop PV yields 30% more energy
Norway’s Over Easy says its pilot vertical PV system in Oslo achieved remarkable performance throughout a snowy winter. In 2022, the vertical array generated 1,070 kWh per kilowatt installed, which the company says compares to around 800 kWh per kilowatt installed for a conventional rooftop array.
Hartek Solar secures 22 MW floating PV project from SJVN Green
Chandigarh-based Hartek Solar has secured the EPC and operation and maintenance contract for a 22 MW DC (15 MW AC) floating solar PV power project in Himachal Pradesh.
SECI launches 2 GW solar tender
Developers have until May 10 to submit bids for setting up 2 GW of solar power generation capacity, connected to the interstate transmission system, anywhere in India. The projects are to be developed on a build-own-operate basis.
Larsen & Toubro wins substation package for renewable energy parks in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh
The Indian multinational EPC solutions provider has secured substation packages for renewable energy parks at Khavda and Kurnool.
SJVN secures $111.3 million Japanese loan to fund solar projects
SJVN has secured around INR 915 crore ($111.3 million) loan to partly finance its 90 MW Omkareshwar floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh and 100 MW Raghanesda solar project in Gujarat.
JSW Energy completes acquisition of Mytrah’s 1.75 GW renewable assets
JSW Energy arm JSW Neo Energy has completed the acquisition of 1,331 MW of wind capacity and 422 MW solar from Mytrah Energy for INR 10,150 crore ($1,235 million).
Floating PV system mysteriously washes up on Hong Kong beach
A local environmental organization has published pictures of the stranded array which appeared last week on two beaches. Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department is currently investigating where the installation came from.
Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy selects Nextracker for NTPC’s 1.568 GWp solar plant
Nextracker will supply its optimized bifacial solar trackers for NTPC Renewable Energy’s 1.568 GWp PV project in the Indian state of Gujarat. The project, India’s largest contiguous solar power plant, is being implemented by Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy.
Tata Power Solar to set up 300 MW project for NLC India
Tata Power Solar Systems has secured the Letter of Award (LoA) to build the 300 MW solar project on an EPC basis in Rajasthan.
NTPC to supply 1.3 GW of round-the-clock renewable power for Greenko’s green ammonia plant
NTPC Renewable Energy has signed the term sheet to supply 1.3 GW of round-the-clock renewable power for Greenko’s upcoming green ammonia plant at Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh.
