IIT Kanpur, Lohum collaborate on lithium battery testing for safety and sustainability
IIT Kanpur and Lohum will work together to advance lithium-ion battery testing technology and techniques for evaluating battery raw material quality. Lohum will additionally sponsor R&D labs at IIT Kanpur, provide a research fellowship to Ph.D. students, and help IITK commercialize its research outcomes.
Solar Ladder raises INR 11 crore in seed funding
Solar Ladder co-founder Abhishek Pillai told pv magazine they would use the funding to market and increase the sales of their software-as-a-service (SaaS) product to PV installers pan India. The company also plans to expand its customer support team.
REC lists $750 million green bonds on international stock exchanges at GIFT City
The green bond issuance was over-subscribed around 3.5 times from 161 investors.
MAHAPREIT, GEAPP partner on 1 GW of solar projects in Maharashtra
Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and Mahatma Phule Renewable Energy and Infrastructure Technology Ltd (MAHAPREIT) have signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) to implement 1 GW of solar projects across Maharashtra.
Commissioning extension for solar projects only on case-by-case basis, says MNRE
Solar Energy Corp. of India, NTPC, and NHPC would examine developers’ requests for an extension to their solar and wind-solar projects on a case-by-case basis. The extension would be granted only if the developer has taken all possible measures to implement the project (such as land acquisition and order for module/balance-of-system supply) but couldn’t complete it for reasons beyond his control.
US House of Representatives votes to resume solar tariffs
US President Joe Biden’s two-year halt on solar import tariffs is designed to create a bridge of supply as the United States ramps up its domestic manufacturing capacity.
Adani Green Energy doubles profit in FY 2022-23
Adani Green Energy has reported a profit after tax of INR 973 crore in FY 2022-23, almost 100% up from INR 489 crore in FY 2021-22.
GAIL to enter solar manufacturing
India’s largest natural gas company plans to partner with an undisclosed company to undertake vertically integrated solar manufacturing.
People on the move: Longi Hydrogen and Hygenco
Gaurav Gaba has joined Longi Hydrogen as sales director. Shashank Adlakha is starting a new position as a chief operating officer at Hygenco -The Hydrogen Company.
Serentica Renewables secures additional $250 million from KKR
US investor KKR’s latest investment builds on its $400 million commitment to Serentica Renewables last year.
