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NTPC has started accepting proposals from developers to supply round‐the‐clock power from solar, hydro, wind, hybrid, and energy storage plants.

Vikram Solar has unveiled new mono PERC bifacial modules with front-side power outputs from 635 W to 660 W and front-side efficiencies ranging between 20.38% and 21.18%, respectively. The modules feature glass-to-glass construction and provide up to 25% bifacial gain.

IRCON Renewable Power has started accepting bids to develop 600 MW (DC) of solar projects and a 220 kV substation in Pavagada, Karnataka, on a turnkey basis. Bidding closes on Sept. 20

The government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has allocated €10 million ($9.93 million) to support the deployment of balcony solar modules with a power output of up to 600 W.

China’s Arctech has opened a 3 GW solar tracker factory in India to deepen its market penetration in the nation. The factory will produce all major components of Arctech solar tracker products.

Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd. (MAHAGENCO) has started accepting bids to develop grid-connected, ground-mounted solar plants, ranging in size from 2 MW to 10 MW, at six sites in Maharashtra. Bidding closes on Oct. 19.

Sharp is developing a zinc-air battery tech for renewables storage. The device will be reportedly safer than their lithium-ion counterparts, with high energy densities.

Reliance Industries says that production will begin at its 10 GW factory for solar cells and modules by 2024. It plans to double the facility’s capacity to 20 GW by 2026 and is aiming for 50 GWh of annual cell-to-pack battery capacity by 2027.

ABB has adopted Industry 5.0 production processes at its smart power solutions factory in Bengaluru. With “cobots” working alongside humans, the factory’s productivity has improved by 40%, while energy productivity has gone up by more than 15%.

Gensol, an Ahmedabad-based solar advisory and EPC services provider, secured 55.8 MWp of ground-mount and rooftop solar projects in August.