Rajasthan signs MoUs worth $14.85 billion for renewable energy, storage, and hydrogen projects
The State government has signed agreements for various giga-scale projects across renewable energy generation, solar manufacturing, pumped hydro storage, and green hydrogen.
Assessing vibrations in solar modules due to robot cleaning
Qatari researchers have looked at the degree to which cleaning robots could threaten the physical integrity of solar panels. They found that cleaning machines have a very minimal impact and that modules of similar sizes tend to exhibit roughly the same amount of vibration.
India can save $19.5 billion annually with shift from coal to clean power
India plans to add 76 GW of utility-scale solar and wind power by 2025. This will lead to annual savings of up to $19.5 billion from avoiding coal power, says a new report.
Larsen & Toubro wins 112.5 MW solar project in West Bengal
Larsen & Toubro will build a 112.5 MW solar power plant on an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) basis in the southwestern part of West Bengal.
Himachal Pradesh targets 100% green energy by 2025
Solar projects aggregating to 500 MW are on the anvil. These projects are planned in the state during the fiscal year 2023-24.
New modular solar solution features cost-cutting ‘slide-together’ system
Green Energy Systems has unveiled a new Australia-made prefabricated modular PV solution for large-scale applications that purportedly offers significant cost reductions by eliminating all stainless-steel nuts, bolts and other traditional fitments in favor of a “slide-together” aluminum junction system.
REC commits INR 45,350 crore to 10 GW of renewables in Uttar Pradesh
The non-banking finance company, under the power ministry, has signed agreements to provide financial assistance of over INR 1 lakh crore ($12.3 billion) for various power and infrastructure projects in Uttar Pradesh. This includes INR 45,350 crore for 10 GW of renewable energy capacity addition.
Soiling – a multibillion-dollar issue
A new report by the International Energy Agency’s Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (IEA-PVPS) estimates that lost revenue from PV module soiling amounts to more than €3 billion ($3.2 billion) per year – an amount that is only set to increase as PV systems grow larger and more efficient.
GameChange releases new solar tracker
US tracker manufacturer GameChange Solar’s latest product launch follows its recently announced decision to increase its annual domestic manufacturing capacity to 24 GW.
Rajasthan tenders 1 GW of solar projects
Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd is accepting bids to develop 1 GW of solar PV projects in Rajasthan, connected to the state transmission utility grid. Minimum bid capacity is 50 MW.
