Solar Glass

Waaree Energies Ltd has approved a capital expenditure of INR 3,900 crore for setting up a solar glass manufacturing facility with a capacity of 2,500 tonnes per day (tpd).

Waaree Energies is looking to deepen its presence in Europe as the European Union’s Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) reshapes solar procurement and curbs reliance on Chinese module suppliers. “As a listed, Tier-1, bankable manufacturer with a proven multi-gigawatt track record, we offer the scale and credibility European developers now prioritise,” says Sunil Rathi, executive director, Waaree Group.

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have published a review that looks at polycarbonate sheets as an alternative to solar cover glass. Their findings indicate that this new materials have a combination of low weight, mechanical strength, optical transparency, and thermal resistance that is worthy of further investigation.

Nanyang Technological University researchers have milled solar panel glass waste for use in cathodes used in solid state lithium metal batteries. When used as a functional filler in solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) material, the resulting battery performance was maintained over 80 charge cycles with an 8.3 % improvement over the reference device.

The BC Jindal Group has unveiled plans to invest INR 15,000 crore by 2030 to establish multigigawatt-scale manufacturing capacities for solar cells and modules, battery cells and packs, and solar glass.

The solar glass manufacturer said all of its major export markets are showing lower demand due to low level of local manufacturing as cheap modules imported from China dominate the installations.

Float glass manufacturer Gold Plus has commissioned a new facility with an installed solar glass manufacturing capacity of 109,500 metric tons per annum.

India’s Ministry of Finance has imposed an antidumping duty on solar glass imports from China in the range of $673 to $677 per metric ton and for imports from Vietnam at $565 per metric ton.

Borosil Renewables has posted a consolidated net loss of INR 13.13 crore in the second quarter (July-Aug-Sep) of FY 2025, compared to INR 30.47 crore net profit in the corresponding period of FY 2024.

India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended an anti-dumping duty on solar glass imports from China and Vietnam after its investigation concluded that imports from these countries are undercutting the prices of the domestic industry. The landed value of the imports is below the selling price as well as the cost of the domestic industry.