Reliance Industries and US-based Chart Industries to lead India hydrogen alliance
Global and Indian industry players have created an India hydrogen alliance committed to building a hydrogen economy and supply chain in India. NYSE-listed hydrogen solutions provider Chart Industries and India’s Reliance Industries will act as co-leads of the coalition that aims to help develop hydrogen production and storage, industrial and transport use-cases.
India’s case for linking rooftop solar with storage and EVs
A new report says that combining rooftop solar with storage presents an enormous opportunity for India as the combination becomes economically viable soon. It highlights the best practices from Australia—a nation with the world’s highest rooftop solar capacity per person—to serve as a guide in planning for this integration.
Axitec releases 540 W solar panels
German solar manufacturer Axitec has revealed plans to start selling its new half-cut PV modules from the second quarter. It manufactures the panels with 182 mm wafers.
IHS Markit forecasts 181 GW of new PV capacity for this year
The U.K.-based analyst has raised its outlook for new PV additions in 2021 by around 23 GW. Due to strong demand, leading module manufacturers are sold out for the first half of the year.
India’s rooftop solar installation still dismal at 3.9 GW
Rooftop solar, at 3.9 GW, accounts for only around 10% of the cumulative grid-connected solar capacity installed by the nation as of February end this year.
How to protect rooftop solar systems from fire risk
Dutch research institute TNO has released a series of guidelines to reduce fire hazards in rooftop PV installations. The study follows a series of fire accidents that occurred between 2018 and 2020 in the Netherlands, for which the main causes were identified.
ABB hits 5GW milestone in delivering solar plant automation solutions in India
The company attributes this milestone to many significant solar power projects that it won across India for its utility-scale SCADA and string monitoring solutions.
The long read: Central Asia’s solar awakening
Uzbekistan is providing a model for solar development in Central Asia as it rolls out its first large-scale projects. With the support of multilateral financial institutions, the government is prioritizing its electrical infrastructure as it pursues economic development goals. And as Amjad Khashman reports, the engagement of developers from fossil-fuel- rich neighbors in its solar projects points to a bright, renewable future for the region.
GoodWe is the biggest rooftop solar inverter supplier in India
The Chinese manufacturer commanded a 17% share of the total 3268 MW of rooftop PV inverter shipments in India in the January-December 2020 period.
Hitachi ABB Power Grids wins INR 124-crore order
The company has bagged an order from an aluminium producer to strengthen the power infrastructure at its plant in Chhattisgarh.
