From awareness to action: How communities are driving and benefiting from clean energy jobs
The communities that engage earliest with the clean energy transition benefit most deeply from it. But community engagement does not happen automatically. It requires deliberate investment in workforce development, accessible training, and policies that channel economic benefit back to the localities where energy is generated.
L&T Energy signs green ammonia offtake agreement with Japan’s ITOCHU
L&T Energy GreenTech Ltd (LTEGL), an arm of Larsen & Toubro, has signed an agreement with Japan’s trading company ITOCHU Corp to supply 300,000 tonnes of green ammonia per year from its proposed production facility in Kandla, Gujarat, on a long-term take-or-pay basis.
Net zero vs net extraction: Are we just shifting the environmental burden?
Burden shifting refers to reducing environmental impact of one category causing increase in another; or reducing harm in one geography while concentrating it in another. On both dimensions, the evidence of burden shifting of the lithium-ion supply chain is evident and should not be ignored.
The world added 605 GW of new PV capacity in 2025, says IEA
Latest report from the International Energy Agency says last year’s 600 TWh increase in solar PV was the largest-ever electricity generation increase by any source in one year, outside of periods of post-crisis recovery.
NavPrakriti to invest over INR 100 crore in critical minerals refining facility in Odisha
NavPrakriti, a lithium-ion battery recycling and refurbishment company, has announced plans to invest over INR 100 crore to establish a greenfield critical minerals refining facility in Odisha. This facility is expected to become operational by FY 2028–29.
Trina Solar TOPCon patents invalidated in US ruling involving Canadian Solar
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated all claims of two TOPCon solar cell patents previously asserted by Trina Solar against Canadian Solar subsidiaries.
India installed 28.6 GW of utility-scale solar in 2025, says JMK Research
India installed around 28.6 GW of utility-scale solar and 7.9 GW of rooftop solar capacity in calendar year 2025—according to Annual India Solar & Wind Report Card – CY2025 by JMK Research.
China polysilicon hits cost floor as producers curb output amid weak demand
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.
CCI clears Adani in manufacturing-linked solar case
The Competition Commission of India has closed the matter involving Adani Enterprises Ltd, Adani Green Energy Ltd, Azure Power India, and the Solar Energy Corp. of India, finding no prima facie case of anti-competitive conduct in the award of capacity under a manufacturing-linked solar tender floated by SECI in 2019.
Ganesh Green Bharat secures INR 430-crore order for supply of G12R TOPCon solar modules
Ganesh Green Bharat Ltd, an Ahmedabad-based solar PV manufacturer and EPC player, has secured a domestic order valued at over INR 430 crore for the supply of advanced 630 Wp TOPCon n-type bifacial solar PV modules.
