ESG has evolved beyond compliance into core business strategy: Milton Kenny, Premier Energies
Milton Kenny, general manager-ESG at Premier Energies Ltd, discusses how ESG is reshaping the renewable energy sector—from decarbonisation to supply chain transparency and circularity.
EU funding ban on high-risk inverters, including Chinese suppliers, extends to BESS
The new policy has already applied, and impacts billions in funding from the European Investment Bank on renewable projects including standalone and co-located storage.
PIXON TOPCon solar module capacity added to ALMM list
Gujarat-based PIXON today announced the inclusion of over 1.64 GW of its n-type TOPCon solar module capacity, covering M10R and G12R formats, in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) published by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
India, EU launch €15.2 million programme for advanced EV battery recycling
India and the European Union (EU) have launched a €15.2 million (INR 169 crore) joint funding programme to advance recycling technologies for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, under the India–EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) Working Group 2 on Green and Clean Energy Technologies.
Resisting rust in solar
Over a 30-year asset life, corrosion can evolve into a structural, electrical, and fire safety issue. Corrosion drives up operations and maintenance (O&M) costs, reduces resilience to extreme events, and in some cases, can force premature decommissioning or complete structural replacement Intertek CEA’s Nicholas Hudson and Ankil Sanghvi advise on best practices.
RenewSys TOPCon solar cells added to ALMM List II
RenewSys’s bifacial n-type TOPCon solar cells, with peak output ranging from 8.03 W to 8.54 W and efficiencies between 24% and 25.60%, have been included in the list.
Solex Energy commits INR 4,000 crore to 5 GW solar cell facility, 10 GW BESS factory in Gujarat
Solex Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government of Gujarat to set up a 5 GW solar cell manufacturing facility and a 10 GW battery energy storage system (BESS) factory in the state, with a total planned investment of INR 4,000 crore.
Anker Solix launches 7 kWh modular battery with 5 kW bidirectional inverter
The system features AI-driven energy management, 10,000-cycle battery life, and scalable expansion up to 126 kWh.
Solar Manufacturing USA 2026 – production and technology at the heart of US solar
The upcoming Solar Manufacturing USA 2026 conference in Austin will focus on real U.S. solar manufacturing progress, shifting attention from capacity announcements to actual production, costs, yields, and technology choices across the full value chain. It will also examine how policy changes and tariffs are driving domestic expansion in ingots, wafers, cells, and modules, while highlighting competing technologies like back contact, heterojunction and TOPCon.
Solar inverters can detect cyberattacks but no one sees the signal
A King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) researcher whose lab has demonstrated up to 100% accuracy using a single hardware counter tells pv magazine that firmware-level detection of inverter attacks is technically viable – but today’s communication standards do not transmit the firmware‑integrity signal to operators.
