U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks to ‘instantly terminate’ $20 billion in clean energy grants
Administrator Zeldin said there will be “zero tolerance of any waste and abuse,” saying financial agreements under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund must be “instantly terminated.”
Germany hits 100 GW solar milestone
The country installed around 1.12 GW of new PV capacity in January, thus raising its cumulative installed solar power over the 100 GW threshold.
Alpex Solar wins INR 45-crore solar pumps order from MSEDCL
Alpex Solar will supply 2,000 solar-powered water pumps under Magel Tyal Saur Krushi Scheme in Maharashtra.
Sodium-ion vs. lithium-iron-phosphate batteries
Researchers in Germany have compared the electrical behaviour of sodium-ion batteries with that of lithium-iron-phosphate batteries under varying temperatures and state-of-charges. Their work shows how state-of-charge during cycling significantly affects the efficiency of sodium-ion devices.
Reliance Industries awarded 10 GWh advanced chemistry battery capacity under PLI Scheme
India’s Ministry of Heavy Industries has signed a programme agreement with Reliance New Energy Battery Ltd for 10 GWh capacity under the production-linked incentives (PLI) Scheme for advanced chemistry cells.
Reliance Infrastructure to enter solar, battery manufacturing
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra) has announced its plans to set up integrated solar equipment and battery manufacturing units. It has appointed Ivan Saha as chief executive officer (CEO) for the renewable manufacturing business, and Mushtaque Hussain as CEO for battery manufacturing.
Volks Energie to help Power Grid switch to Ni-Cd batteries for energy storage
Volks Energie has secured a project from Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd (PGCIL) to deploy Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries for energy storage.
Enhanced Innovations develops solar-powered cold storage unit for ‘last mile’ vaccine transport
India’s Enhanced Innovations has developed the Phloton active cooling vaccine carrier with a 14-hour lithium battery backup and solar charging support.
Adani moves to allay fundraising fears
Following the indictment of its chairman, Gautam Adani, in the United States over bribery allegations, questions are being asked about Adani Group’s ability to raise capital. With the charges related to solar, India’s PV industry has wider concerns. Adani Group refutes the allegations and says it is as robust as ever.
Large batteries with grid-forming inverters can increase renewables hosting capacity
Researchers recommended that transmission system operators consider adopting grid-forming battery energy storage systems system-wide to improve grid stability and to maximize system hosting capacity for solar and wind generation.
