Saatvik appoints solar panel distributor for Rajasthan
Haryana-based Saatvik Solar has appointed Etrica Power as the distributor of its solar panels in the Rajasthan region.
MIT scientists produce new organic photovoltaic fabrics
US researchers have developed a thin-film organic solar module on a vapor-deposited releasable substrate made of parylene. The device could be used as a wearable fabric, or to bring solar generation to remote locations.
Australia’s Cavendish Renewable signs hydrogen electrolyzer agreement with Adani arm
The Melbourne-based electrolyzer specialist has signed a technology development and licensing agreement with Adani New Industries Ltd.
Adani unveils India’s first silicon ingot
At Intersolar India 2022 expo, Adani Solar unveiled a monocrystalline silicon ingot produced at its Mundra facility in Gujarat.
PV system fires potentially exacerbated by gap between solar panels, rooftops
Norwegian researchers have published a new study showing that the space between solar panels and rooftop surfaces might play a critical role in contributing to PV system fires.
ACE Green to set up lithium battery recycling plants in India
US-based ACE Green is setting up lithium battery recycling plants in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, where it will use a zero-waste hydrometallurgical recycling process to extract valuable materials from dead batteries.
Waaree Energies emerges as India’s biggest solar module supplier
The Mumbai-headquartered solar manufacturer supplied 17% of the overall 1.28 GW of solar modules shipped in India during Q3 2022.
Greenzo announces 250 MW electrolyzer fab in Gujarat
The Delhi-based renewable project consultant will invest $50 million in the Gujarat facility to manufacture anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzers for green hydrogen generation. The project has received $1 million from Real Time Accelerator Fund as an angel investor in Greenzo.
Hevel Solar unveils 450 W heterojunction solar panel with M6 cells
Russia’s Hevel Solar said its new modules are based on 166 mm x 166 mm half-cut cells. They reportedly have a bifaciality factor of 90% and a temperature coefficient of -0.26% per degree Celsius.
Perovskites and microgrooves can revolutionize solar
Ambitious targets for solar energy generation present challenges to an industry keen to explore new avenues for solar production. Neil Spann, chief executive of UK thin film solar manufacturer Power Roll, describes a commercial solution to the problems of over reliance on silicon solar modules.
