Waaree signs 10 GW module line deal with Jinchen
Waaree, India’s largest solar module manufacturer with a 12 GW per year production capacity, has placed the order for a 10 GW line with Jinchen.
Ohmium, NTPC sign PEM electrolyzers supply deal
Ohmium’s proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers will be used by NTPC to decarbonize energy, transport and ammonia projects.
NTPC seeks 1.5 GW of solar modules
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd is accepting global bids to supply around 1.5 GW of solar modules for its PV projects in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. Bidding closes on July 6.
Trina to build 25 GW ingot factory, Longi reduces wafer prices by 30%
Longi said today it cut the prices of its wafer products by 30% and Trina announced it will build a 25 GW monocrystalline ingot factory in the Sichuan province. Furthermore, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed that the Chinese PV industry produced 39.92 GW of solar cells in April, and Datang Group unveiled the results of a tender to procure 8 GW of solar panels.
Global Electronics Council releases new standard for ultra-low carbon PV panels
The Global Electronics Council has delivered standard inspection processes built upon models combining local power grid emissions and subcomponent energy needs to determine the embodied carbon footprint of globally manufactured solar panels.
KAUST claims 33.7% efficiency for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell
The European Solar Test Installation (ESTI) has confirmed the results of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology’s (KAUST) new perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell. The 1 cm2 device also achieved an open-circuit voltage of 1.974 V, a short-circuit current density of 20.99 mA/cm2, and a fill factor of 81.3%.
Himadri invests US$6.7 million in Australia’s Sicona Battery Technologies
India’s Himadri Speciality Chemical has acquired a 12.79% stake in Sicona Battery Technologies, an Australian startup that specializes in high-capacity silicon anode technology for lithium-ion batteries.
Pushing perovskite PV limits
The perovskite solar race is heating up, with a cue of manufacturers forming to test products at the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) PV commercialization facilities, and academics on both sides of The Pond announcing new advances in recent months.
Solar module prices hit 2-year low
The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a new report focusing on core benchmarks for PV prices, deployment, and imports.
Wall-mounted solar inverter with inbuilt lithium battery
India’s Livsol has introduced wall-mounted lithium battery inverters in 300 VA, 1 kVA, 2 kVA, 3 kVA, and 5 kVA models with operating voltages of 12.8 V, 12.8 V, 25.6 V, 51.2 V, and 48 V, respectively.
