Rooftop Solar

The German Solar Industry Association sees uninterrupted demand for private photovoltaic roof systems in particular. The mark of four million photovoltaic systems could be reached as early as next year.

The solar capacity addition in the Jan.-March period was 30% less than 2.7 GW installed in the previous quarter. 

Servotech Power Systems Ltd will execute the solar-powered EV carport project from the design stage to fabrication and implementation.

India added 2.38 GW of utility-scale solar and 801 MW of rooftop solar capacity in the first three months of 2023.

REC Power Development and Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL) seeks to empanel project management consultants for setting up solar PV plants (floating, ground-mount, and rooftop) across India.

Mercom’s latest report says the Indian solar sector saw significant changes in the players’ market share in 2022—a year heavily impacted by policies like basic customs duty on cells and modules and Approved List of Models and Manufacturers.

India reached a cumulative installed power generation capacity of 416 GW as of March 2023. Renewables formed 30% and hydro 11% of the capacity mix.

Researchers have defined a new machine learning-based methodology that reportedly reduces customer acquisition costs by about 15% or $0.07/Watt. It is based on an adapted version of the XGBoost algorithm and considers factors such as summer bills, household income, and homeowner’s age, among others.

Solar Ladder co-founder Abhishek Pillai told pv magazine they would use the funding to market and increase the sales of their software-as-a-service (SaaS) product to PV installers pan India. The company also plans to expand its customer support team.

Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology Ltd (MAHAPREIT) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to implement 1 GW of solar projects across Maharashtra.