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The new role of solar EPCs: From project installers to long-term energy partners
An EPC partner that gets the engineering right but is slow to respond when something breaks still loses the customer’s confidence. Faster service response and performance guarantees tied to plant availability are increasingly being described by industry voices as where the sector is headed next.
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The case for vertical BIPV
A major IEA PVPS Task 15 study finds that vertical BIPV façades can complement rooftop solar with minimal yield penalties, smoothing generation across the day while offering greater design flexibility. Across 357 configurations in 44 cities, the research also shows BIPV economics improve substantially when avoided building-material costs are counted, with long-term viability shaped by electricity prices, financing, installation costs, and application type.
Beyond the battery: Building India’s electronics backbone for the energy transition
The energy-storage value chain should not be viewed only through the lens of battery chemistry and gigawatt-hours. There is a parallel value chain developing around the battery, covering design, PCBA, embedded controls, power electronics, sensing, communication, testing and system integration.
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Weaker monsoon lifts irradiance in western India as August storms dim the east
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that northwestern and southern India and Pakistan recorded above-average solar irradiance during the 2026 summer monsoon, benefiting major PV-producing regions, while tropical depressions drove irradiance sharply below average across eastern and central India. Favorable solar conditions helped support Indian PV generation and electricity exports to Nepal after late-August floods damaged hydropower plants and other energy infrastructure there.
Can India’s EV revolution deliver on its sustainability promise?
The EV revolution is already underway. Our opportunity now is to build on this momentum and create an electric mobility ecosystem that is sustainable for the environment, creates opportunities for people and businesses, and delivers a confident and dependable ownership experience for millions of Indians.
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Make in India’s next test is not capacity, but capability
The government has laid the groundwork through the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for high-efficiency solar modules. The Approved List of Models and Manufacturers for Solar cells and Modules and the proposed National Manufacturing Mission with its emphasis on technology, will push the industry to build capabilities that can eventually compete without permanent protection.
How commercial & industrial businesses can build a smarter energy strategy with solar and BESS
Most Indian businesses do not have a single energy strategy. Instead, they have a series of energy decisions made years apart—a rooftop solar plant approved in 2021, an open-access contract signed in 2023, a diesel generator replaced in 2019, or a tariff category that has not been reviewed since the connection was sanctioned. Each decision may have made sense individually, but together they can leave significant value on the table.
Blue wafers are fundamentally undermining U.S. solar manufacturing
The core debate shaping U.S. solar manufacturing isn’t just factory capacity, but whether facilities perform the critical P/N junction process on raw “gray” wafers or merely finish partially completed “blue” wafers imported from abroad.
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