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Exide India partners with Germany’s ExCom to expand industrial battery business across the EEA
Exide Industries Ltd (Exide India) and ExCom Energy Solutions GmbH, Germany, have entered into a long-term cooperation agreement for the industrial battery and energy storage systems across the European Economic Area (EEA). Products offered under this cooperation will be marketed and sold under the ExCom brand.
10 hours ago
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Exide India partners with Germany’s ExCom to expand industrial battery business across the EEA
Exide Industries Ltd (Exide India) and ExCom Energy Solutions GmbH, Germany, have entered into a long-term cooperation agreement for the industrial battery and energy storage systems across the European Economic Area (EEA). Products offered under this cooperation will be marketed and sold under the ExCom brand.
10 hours ago
India could add 9-15 GW of residential rooftop solar annually through 2030: ISMA
ISMA estimates annual residential rooftop solar installations of 9-15 GW between 2026 and 2030, reflecting the market’s transition towards sustained scale-up. PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana has unlocked residential demand at scale, creating opportunities across the rooftop solar value chain.
Sep 16, 2026
What happens when CSR, carbon and clean energy stop working in silos?
Companies should not look at CSR, climate action and energy transition as three separate obligations managed by three separate teams. They are increasingly part of the same question: how can business create value that is good for people, good for the planet and capable of sustaining itself over time?
Sep 15, 2026
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ACME Solar commissions 66.68 MW solar and 300 MWh BESS capacity in Rajasthan
ACME Solar has commissioned 66.68 MW of solar capacity as part of its first hybrid renewable energy project, comprising 300 MW of solar and 100 MW of wind capacity. Separately, it has commissioned the first-phase 53.63 MW/300 MWh BESS capacity of its FDRE project at the same site.
Sep 16, 2026
Rajasthan could save up to INR 85 billion in 2030 by choosing renewables-plus-storage over new coal capacity: CEEW study
Rajasthan could save up to INR 85 billion in power procurement costs in 2030 by meeting its emerging reliability needs through renewable energy (RE) and storage rather than new coal capacity, according to a new study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) launched today.
Sep 15, 2026
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Hithium launches 4 MWh sodium-ion BESS with new 785Ah cell
Hithium unveiled the ∞Power N4.0MWh, a 4 MWh sodium-ion storage system featuring a 785 Ah cell, 20,000-cycle life, and 30-year design life. Full-scale production is planned for 2027, initially targeting utilities before expanding to commercial, industrial, and residential markets.
11 hours ago
Vikram Solar to source 1 GW of domestic cells from Avaada Electro
Vikram Solar will source 1 GW of ALMM-compliant, domestically manufactured half-cut n-type G12R TOPCon solar cells from Avaada Electro for its module manufacturing operations. The companies recently signed a solar cell supply agreement, with deliveries scheduled to begin in September 2026.
Sep 16, 2026
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New electrode design by German institutes increases battery energy density by up to 15%
Fraunhofer ISE and its partners have developed thicker electrodes that could increase battery cell energy density by 10% to 15% without adding weight. The PFAS-free, solvent-free concept has been demonstrated in lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and zinc-ion cells and is designed for cost-effective mass production.
11 hours ago
Chinese scientists achieve record-breaking 27.35% efficiency for perovskite-organic tandem solar cell
Nanjing University researchers developed a perovskite-organic tandem solar cell using a novel low-bandgap acceptor to boost near-infrared light harvesting and improve photocurrent matching. The device achieved a 27.35% efficiency, while retaining 80% of its initial performance after 744 hours of continuous illumination.
Sep 14, 2026
Reliability risks emerge across BIPV, floating PV and agrivoltaics
A new IEA PVPS Task 13 report identifies distinct reliability risks across BIPV, floating PV and agrivoltaics, from heat and partial shading to wave loads, ammonia exposure and soiling. It argues that existing PV qualification standards do not fully capture these application-specific stresses, requiring adapted testing, design practices and performance metrics.
Sep 09, 2026
Can India’s solar farms become living laboratories for clean-tech innovation?
Indian startups and university laboratories develop promising clean-energy technologies, but stall before reaching commercial adoption because they cannot produce multi-year, multi-megawatt operational data from active field sites. India can resolve this impasse by treating solar plants not merely as generation assets, but as living testbeds for clean-tech engineering.
Sep 08, 2026
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Exide India partners with Germany’s ExCom to expand industrial battery business across the EEA
Exide Industries Ltd (Exide India) and ExCom Energy Solutions GmbH, Germany, have entered into a long-term cooperation agreement for the industrial battery and energy storage systems across the European Economic Area (EEA). Products offered under this cooperation will be marketed and sold under the ExCom brand.
New electrode design by German institutes increases battery energy density by up to 15%
Fraunhofer ISE and its partners have developed thicker electrodes that could increase battery cell energy density by 10% to 15% without adding weight. The PFAS-free, solvent-free concept has been demonstrated in lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and zinc-ion cells and is designed for cost-effective mass production.
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Hithium launches 4 MWh sodium-ion BESS with new 785Ah cell
Hithium unveiled the ∞Power N4.0MWh, a 4 MWh sodium-ion storage system featuring a 785 Ah cell, 20,000-cycle life, and 30-year design life. Full-scale production is planned for 2027, initially targeting utilities before expanding to commercial, industrial, and residential markets.
Vikram Solar to source 1 GW of domestic cells from Avaada Electro
Vikram Solar will source 1 GW of ALMM-compliant, domestically manufactured half-cut n-type G12R TOPCon solar cells from Avaada Electro for its module manufacturing operations. The companies recently signed a solar cell supply agreement, with deliveries scheduled to begin in September 2026.
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