Avaada Electro’s ALMM listed solar module capacity surpasses 5.4 GW
Avaada Electro has announced the inclusion of its Butibori (Maharashtra) and Dadri (Uttar Pradesh) solar module manufacturing lines in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India. This takes its combined ALMM enlisted capacity to over 5,400 MW a year.
China polysilicon prices climb 50.7% from July low despite growing inventories
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
Draft ALMM List-III signals India’s push for self-reliance in solar manufacturing
The draft order for the implementation of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for wafers and ingots clearly indicates the government’s commitment to advancing domestic solar PV upstream integration and bridging the capacity gap between modules, cells, and wafers. Issuing this order nearly three years before its effective date and one year before the implementation of ALMM List-II will allow solar manufacturers to plan for wafer capacity alongside their upcoming cell capacities.
Meyer Burger gives up on selling itself as a whole, sells U.S. solar production tools
Sales of module and cell production equipment to, respectively, Waaree Solar Americas and Babacomari North Solar further thin chances of any Meyer Burger revival of its domestic production.
RP Sanjiv Goenka Group to set up 3 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh
The RP Sanjiv Goenka Group is set to establish a 3 GW solar cell manufacturing facility, along with a 60 MW captive solar and energy storage system, with a proposed investment of INR 3,000 crore.
Scaling perovskite tandems’ U.S. prospects
Three US manufacturers actively working to commercialize their respective perovskite-silicon tandem technologies make the case for tandem modules. CubicPV, Caelux and Swift Solar argue a commercial future for perovskites is inevitable, and they tell pv magazine the current policy environment could work in the technology’s favor.
Emmvee Photovoltaic Power gets SEBI approval for IPO
Emmvee Photovoltaic Power plans to use the net proceeds for repayment or prepayment of loans and interest taken by the company and its key subsidiary. A portion of the funds will be used for general corporate purposes
NREL researchers warn of unexpectedly high UV-induced degradation in n-type solar modules
A research team from the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory has analyzed n-type modules deployed in a 3 MW commercial PV project in an effort to assess the high degradation rate reported by the plant owner. The scientists found that ultraviolet-induced degradation (UVID) was a major factor affecting the facility’s performance.
Saatvik Green Energy’s INR 900-crore IPO to open this week
Saatvik Green Energy Ltd has announced the launch of its initial public offering (IPO), aiming to raise INR 900 crore. The offer comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to INR 700 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) aggregating up to INR 200 crore by the promoters.
Researchers identify main source of wide-bandgap solar perovskite degradation
Scientists in Belgium have investigated how perovskite absorbers used in solar cell degrade under three different stress test types and have found that the interface between the perovskite layer and the electron transport layer suffers from weak thermomechanical stability, which creates the conditions for performance losses.
