World’s largest foldable rooftop PV system comes online in Switzerland
A wastewater treatment plant in the canton of Bern has been inaugurated with what dhp Technology claims is the world’s largest foldable rooftop solar installation to date. The 3.6 MW array spans several treatment basins, allowing the existing site to serve dual purposes: wastewater treatment at ground level and solar power generation overhead.
Sinovoltaics updates solar module manufacturer financial stability ranking
The quality assurance provider reported India-based Insolation Energy, Waaree Renewable Technologies, and Solex Energy retained the top three positions in its Altmann-Z score-based quarterly ranking. Its analysts noted the number of companies with healthier scores increased from 9 to 11.
PVV Infra to set up 1 GW n-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Visakhapatnam
PVV Infra Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) to invest around INR 650 crore in establishing a 1 GW n-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Visakhapatnam.
Saatvik Solar secures INR 177.5 crore PV module order
Saatvik Solar, an arm of Saatvik Green Energy, has secured new domestic orders aggregating to INR 177.50 crore for the supply of high-efficiency solar PV modules.
Waaree Energies begins solar module production at Samakhiali and Chikli facilities in Gujarat
Waaree Energies has commenced operations at its 1.5 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Samakhiali–Kutch, Gujarat. This follows the commissioning of its 2.1 GW facility in Chikli.
Jakson Group begins work on first phase of 6 GW ingot-to-module solar facility in Madhya Pradesh
Jakson Group has laid foundation stone for the first phase of its 6 GW integrated ingot-to-solar module manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh.
OPIS Global Polysilicon Marker inches higher as US Section 232 uncertainty lingers
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.
Fraunhofer ISE builds first perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with copper metallization
Using the mask-and-plate copper metallization technique, scientists at the German research center fabricated a 1.21 cm² perovskite–silicon tandem solar cell featuring a heterojunction bottom device. The cell achieved an efficiency of 19.35%, reportedly the highest value reached to date for this cell type using galvanic front metallization.
From waste to resource: Recovering critical minerals for solar and EV batteries
As India ramps up solar installations and EV deployments, the volume of end-of-life components will grow rapidly. If these are treated simply as waste, we create new environmental burdens and miss a chance to recover value. If, instead, they are viewed as sources of supply, they become part of the solution.
Waaree Energies secures 360 MW solar module order
Waaree Energies has won an order for supply of 360 MW solar modules from a domestic developer and owner-operator of utility scale solar and energy storage projects.
