Manufacturing

China-based GoodWe has developed two new solutions – the ETC 100 kW hybrid inverter and the BTC 100 kW retrofit battery inverter – for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar applications.

Avaada has signed an agreement with REC for INR 20,000 crore (around $2.44 billion) investment to fund its multiple projects over the next five years.

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) will retender the 20 GWh advanced chemistry battery cell capacity that was left unallocated after Hyundai Global Motors Co., one of the winners of the 50 GWh PLI tender, withdrew from the scheme last year.

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank have agreed to collaborate with Argentina, Chile and Uruguay on hydrogen, while Masdar, Mitsubishi and Inpex have said that they will use green hydrogen to produce e-methane and polypropylene.

Rystad Energy says that about €7 billion ($7.8 billion) of solar panels are now being stored in Europe, but European developers continued to buy solar modules from China throughout the first half of this year.

Pegasus Solar has developed the InstaFlash pre-installed sealant for composite shingle roofs.

India exported solar PV cells and modules worth INR 8,440 crore in FY 2022-23. USA was the top destination with a 97% share.

Tata Group will build a 40 GWh battery factory in the UK to produce batteries for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and other EV manufacturers in the UK and Europe. 

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has made highly bifacial perovskite cells with a front-side efficiency of 23%.

UK-based H.E.L Group will provide IIT Kanpur with the latest battery testing technology under a collaboration agreement signed with IIT Kanpur.