Linde raises 26% stake in 32.5 MW solar plant for self-consumption
The captive solar plant is developed by Avaada Group through a special purpose vehicle called Avaada MHYavat. The solar electricity generated will power energy-intensive air-separation operations of the industrial gas producer.
Torrent Power acquires 50 MW solar plant from Canadian developer SkyPower
The solar plant, located in Telangana, benefits from a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the State discom at a fixed tariff of approx. INR 5.35/kWh. It has a remaining useful life of approx. 20 years.
India calls for credit guarantee fund to drive solar adoption in electricity-deprived regions globally
RK Singh, India’s power minister, and president of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Assembly, called on nations to support solar investments in developing and under-developed regions, including Africa, through low-cost finance and credit guarantee fund.
Zinc-ion battery for residential applications
Developed by Canadian start-up Salient Energy, the zinc-ion battery has a rated capacity of 60 Ah, a nominal voltage of 1.3 V, and a volumetric energy density of 100 Wh/L. The device measures 26cmx24cmx1.2cm and weighs in at 1.3 kg
India added a record 13.5 GW of solar and wind capacity in 2021-22
The nation installed 12,438 MW of solar (10,217 MW utility-scale and 2,221 MW rooftop) and 1,111 MW wind during the 12 months ending March 31, 2022. The record addition was mainly due to the completion of projects delayed from the previous year.
Irena fleshes out chilling effect of Covid on off-grid solar
The clean power numbers published annually by the International Renewable Energy Agency provide a snapshot of the global solar market and, this year, a lot of figures were unchanged from the previous dataset, especially in the off-grid segment.
Punjab-based textile manufacturer goes solar with a 5 MWp rooftop PV plant
Punjab-based ST Cottex India is getting a 5 MWp rooftop solar plant installed at its yarn manufacturing unit in Ludhiana. Mumbai-based EPC solutions provider Roofsol Energy is doing the ‘OPEX’ mode installation.
ReNew Power selects Librestream’s augmented reality-enabled remote collaboration solution
Librestream’s Onsight solution provides a fully-collaborative environment between remote experts and field technicians, helping to resolve issues at the solar plants quickly and remotely.
Madhya Pradesh renewable energy capacity grew 32-fold in 12 years
The State has reached 5,152 MW of installed renewable energy capacity, including 2,444 MW of wind, 2,490 MW solar, 119 MW biomass, and 99 MW small hydropower.
Panasonic combines fuel cells, batteries, PV to power factory in Japan
Japan’s Panasonic claims its new pilot solar-plus-hydrogen facility marks the first attempt to create a factory powered by 100% renewables, via the full-scale use of hydrogen.
