Installations

China’s Sol-Bright Technology has introduced a sixth-generation automated robotic cleaning system for solar panels in utility-scale PV installations. The robot features gear transmission and has a cleaning efficiency of minimum 99.5%.

India and Saudi Arabia have agreed to cooperate to co-develop projects, co-produce green/clean hydrogen and renewable energy, and establish secure, reliable, and resilient supply chains of materials used in green/clean hydrogen and the renewable energy sector.

With utility scale solar installations accelerating, Philip Wolfe, founder of PV data consultancy Wiki-Solar, drills into the data to highlight some interesting variations in relative progress around the world.

Deye has exhibited a diverse range of renewable energy solutions including microinverters, string inverters, high-voltage hybrid inverters, high-voltage batteries, and all-in-one systems at REI Expo 2023.

Adani is building a fully integrated and comprehensive solar ecosystem for 10 GW of MG silica-to-PV module manufacturing.

India’s growth in solar generation (+26%, +12 TWh) in the first half of 2023 was above the global average growth (+16%). In H1 2023, India contributed nearly as much new solar generation as the EU, with 12% of the global additions.

Fuji Electric India has introduced the PV 1500 series central inverters for large-scale solar plants. The inverters are available from 1,042 kVA up to 4,167 kVA and offer DC/AC ratio up to 1.6 and peak efficiency of 98.8%.

Gautam Solar has introduced its n-type TOPCon solar modules in power ratings of 565 Wp to 580 Wp and a maximum efficiency of 22.45%.

The US-based solar tracker specialist, which manufactures in India in collaboration with local partners, has achieved 10 GW per annum of manufacturing capacity in India. The company has over 5 GW of systems under fulfilment or operational.

The India-Japan Fund will actively invest in India’s environmental preservation sector, including renewable energy and e-mobility businesses.