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.
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.
Gujarat’s Akshardham temple gets ten portable solar rooftop systems
Servotech Power Systems, with the support of the German Development Agency GIZ, has installed ten portable solar rooftop systems at the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple complex in the Gandhinagar district of Gujarat.
E-waste consultancy gets a rooftop solar plant
Pune-based SolarEra Green Renewables has installed a 500kWp rooftop solar plant for Hindustan Waste Treatment. The plant uses 912 numbers of 550Wp mono PERC half-cut modules from Trina Solar.
APAC to lead global battery storage market, clock 68% share by 2026
The global battery energy storage market will grow to $10.84 billion in 2026, with around two-thirds of the demand concentrated in the Asia Pacific region.
Madhya Pradesh seeks EPC contractors for 20MW of residential rooftop solar
April 25 is the deadline to lodge the interest in installing and commissioning grid-connected rooftop solar plants in various sizes for residential consumers in the State.
ATUM Charge deploys 250 solar-powered EV charging stations across India
These self-sustaining universal electric vehicle charging stations are powered by Visaka’s ATUM solar roof.
Distributed solar developers want ongoing open-access and net metering projects excluded from ALMM mandate
Over 4GW of open access and rooftop solar projects under various stages of development can get stuck due to the ALMM requirement, according to Distributed Solar Power Association (DiSPA).
Panasonic launches solar heat pump solution for water heating
Panasonic has unveiled a new product in Japan with a PV-based charging function that uses a heat pump and hot water storage unit to save energy by maintaining bathwater temperatures at constant levels.
India installed a record 1.7GW of rooftop solar in 2021
The nation’s cumulative rooftop solar installations surpassed 7GW on December 31, 2021. Gujarat leads with the most installed rooftop solar capacity to date among all States and union territories.
