Dubai’s tender for 6th phase of giant solar park attracts lowest bid of $0.0162154/kWh
DEWA said it will announce the preferred bidder for the 1,800 MW 6th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in the third quarter of this year.
Arctech to supply 662 MW of trackers for Indian solar plants
Arctech has signed tracker supply deals with Sterling & Wilson and Torrent Power for solar projects in Rajasthan and Gujarat, respectively.
IH2A submits plan for $5 billion national green hydrogen hubs by 2030
Industry body India Hydrogen Alliance has submitted a plan to the government to build five large national green hydrogen corporations with a collective enterprise value of $5 billion by 2030. The plan shows public finance support, in the form of CAPEX and offtake incentives for National Green H2 Hubs, is crucial for creating financially viable green hydrogen infrastructure, especially in the initial 2024-30 period.
ReNew trims net loss to $61 million in FY 2023
ReNew Energy Global posted a net loss of $61 million for FY 2022-23, compared to $196 million for FY 2021-22.
NTPC’s 20 MW Gandhar solar project now fully operational
The 20 MW Gandhar solar project in Gujarat is now fully operational, with its second portion of 10 MW commissioned recently.
Global solar additions to hit 310 GW in 2024, says IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a new report that solar will remain the main source of global renewable capacity expansion in 2023, accounting for 286 GW. In 2024, the figure is set to grow to almost 310 GW, driven by lower module prices, greater uptake of distributed PV systems, and a policy push for large-scale deployment.
Effect of wind on solar panel cooling in desert areas
Researchers in Morocco have carried out an experimental investigation which has confirmed that even in hot desert climates, the wind has a positive effect on reducing the PV module temperature, improving the electrical production as well as the conversion efficiency.
Module supply-demand mismatches, higher prices to hit India’s utility-scale solar deployment this year
After a record-breaking 14 GW addition in 2022, India’s annual utility-scale solar deployment will slow down in 2023 due to lower awarded capacity in 2022 and supply-demand mismatch for high-capacity modules, says a new report by The International Energy Agency (IEA).
Tata Power Renewable commissions 110 MW solar project for Kerala State Electricity Board
The 110 MW solar project located in Rajasthan will supply green power to Kerala.
Improving ground-mounted solar power plant performance via orbiting reflectors
Scientists in the United Kingdom have proposed using orbiting solar reflectors to enhance the electricity yield of terrestrial solar power plants. They claim this new technology may be particularly beneficial for improving generation at dusk and dawn, when irradiance is lower.
