VinFast exploring Andhra Pradesh for second EV and battery plant in India
Pham Sanh Chau, CEO of VinFast India, recently met with N. Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, and proposed an investment of INR 4,000 crore into setting up electric vehicle (EV) and battery manufacturing plants in the state.
Polysilicon prices stabilize at low levels amid market downturn
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.
Indosolar starts production at 1.3 GW solar module facility
Indosolar Ltd, a subsidiary of Waaree Energies, has started production at its 1.3 GW solar module manufacturing facility in Noida.
Alpex Solar appoints global head of EPC business
Alpex Solar Ltd has appointed Gaurav Bector as the global head of its EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) business as the company looks to expand its global footprints.
Researchers eye redesigned panel as part of recycling plans
Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) plan to develop a redesigned PV module for easier recycling, with AUD 5 million ($3.4 million) in federal government funding to help transform Australia’s solar panel recycling industry.
China to impose stricter requirements on PV manufacturing
The new provisions are intended to reduce overcapacity in the market while selecting the most efficient technologies and products.
The Hydrogen Stream: India’s second electrolyzer tender attracts proposals for more than 2.8 GW
India’s second 1.5 GW electrolyzer manufacturing tender under production-linked incentives scheme has attracted bids from 23 companies for a cumulative annual capacity of 2,847 MW.
Solar tariffs could ‘unintentionally cede US leadership’
A new report from Clean Energy Associates (CEA) and the American Council on Renewable Energy shows how antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) tariffs create cost issues not just for imported solar panels, but for US-made solar panels as well.
Solar module capacity on ALMM list exceeds 50 GW
The solar modules included in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) comply with the BIS standards and meet the module efficiency criteria set by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for utility-scale, rooftop and solar pump, and solar lighting applications.
Solar cell based on high-entropy hybrid perovskite achieves 25.7% efficiency
Researchers in China have built for the first time an inverted perovskite solar cell relying on a high-entropy hybrid perovskite material. The result is a device with an improved open-circuit voltage and fill factor, due to reduced non-radiative recombinations and optimized interface.
