How women are driving the sustainable energy transition
The sustainable energy transition transcends the ambit of technological change; it is, fundamentally, a societal transformation. Women, constituting half of the global population, assume an unequivocally vital role in this paradigm shift.
Stanwell partners with Queensland manufacturer on ‘world’s largest’ iron flow battery
Electricity generator Stanwell Corporation has supersized its plans to develop grid-scale iron flow battery storage systems in collaboration with Queensland-based battery manufacturer Energy Storage Industries – Asia Pacific, announcing a binding agreement that could deliver a 150 MW commercial battery by as early as 2029.
A reaction to Rystad’s recent estimates on European solar module stockpile
Rystad Energy has abruptly changed statements about photovoltaic module stocks in the EU. German PV analyst Karl-Heinz Remmers questions the numbers from the Norwegian consultancy and provides different figures.
Recipe for expansion
After years of debate, the Indian government made domestic manufacturing a central feature of renewables policy in 2021. The pivot came as the government sought economic growth and self-sufficiency following a border conflict with China. Vinay Rustagi, managing director of Bridge to India, says that trade barriers, subsidies, lower taxes, and demand growth have created the perfect recipe for expansion.
Harnessing the elements for renewable energy
Regions across India are carving their green legacy with distinct contributions to the solar and wind energy landscape.
India, Saudi Arabia sign MoU in green hydrogen and supply chains
India and Saudi Arabia have agreed to cooperate to co-develop projects, co-produce green/clean hydrogen and renewable energy, and establish secure, reliable, and resilient supply chains of materials used in green/clean hydrogen and the renewable energy sector.
India contributed 12% of global growth in solar generation in H1 2023
India’s growth in solar generation (+26%, +12 TWh) in the first half of 2023 was above the global average growth (+16%). In H1 2023, India contributed nearly as much new solar generation as the EU, with 12% of the global additions.
NIIFL launches $600 million bilateral India-Japan Fund
The India-Japan Fund will actively invest in India’s environmental preservation sector, including renewable energy and e-mobility businesses.
India needs 36% YoY increase in annual solar capacity additions to reach FY 2027 target of 186 GW
India needs to ramp up its annual solar capacity additions by 36% year-on-year to reach an installed PV base of 185.6 GW by FY 2027, targeted under 14th National Electricity Plan. The nation installed 66.7 GW of PV capacity as of March 31, 2023, with 12.9 GW added in FY 2023.
Solar wafer prices fall for first time in 3 months
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.
