Viridian Solar launches 23.6%-efficient TOPCon BIPV panel
The UK company says the new modules have a rated power output of 445 W and can reportedly guarantee a power yield of 95% after 10 years.
Insolation Energy secures INR 733-crore solar module supply order
Insolation Green Energy has secured an order to supply n-type glass-glass bifacial solar PV modules amounting to INR 733.04 crore.
The Hydrogen Stream: BPCL collaborates with BluJ Aerospace, ANERT, and CIAL for world’s first hydrogen-powered VTOL aviation ecosystem
Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) will establish hydrogen refuelling infrastructure for the hydrogen-fueled vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft developed by BluJ Aerospace. It will also design and develop an indigenous proton exchange membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel cell with high power density to facilitate vertical lift-off.
Epic Energy enters licensing agreement with C-MET for lithium battery recycling
Epic Energy has entered a ten-year licensing agreement with the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) for recycling of end-of-life lithium batteries (excluding lithium ferro phosphate batteries) using a hydrometallurgical process.
C&I solar grows 18% in the United States in 2024
Distributed solar fell 11% in 2024, dragged down by the residential segment, according to Ohm Analytics’s report on the fourth quarter of 2024. However, signs of recovery emerged with a strong fourth quarter and increasing installation volumes throughout the year.
NTPC allocates 1.2 GW wind-solar hybrid capacity at $0.039/kWh
State-owned coal miner NLC India secured the largest slice of 450 MW. Other winners include Enfinity Global (300 MW), Welspun Renewable Energy (250 MW) and Adani Renewable Energy (200 MW).
Zelestra secures 16.2 MW wind, solar PPA with Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
Zelestra will supply renewable power from its wind and solar PV assets to Daimler India Commercial Vehicles factory in Oragadam, near Chennai.
Lenovo unveils solar laptop with integrated PV panel
This is a proof-of-concept 1.22 kg laptop with a solar panel integrated into the lid, capable of absorbing enough sunlight in 20 minutes to power the device’s video for an hour.
BHEL seeks EPC partner in pre-bid tieup for 1.2 GW Khavda solar plant
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has issued a global tender to select EPC partners in a pre-bid tie-up for 1,200 MW (4x300MW) Khavda Solar PV plant in Gujarat. Bidding closes on March 20.
Scientists unveil durable perovskite PV modules with carbon nanotube electrode
Japanese researchers have engineered a 100 cm² perovskite solar cell module featuring a robust single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) electrode to improve durability and enable dual-sided light absorption.
