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The Chinese manufacturer said its new TSM-NEG9RC.27 and TSM-NEG18R.28 combine n-type technology with 210mm rectangular silicon wafer (210R) cell technology. Their temperature coefficient is -0.29% per C and their efficiency can reach up to 22.3% and 22.7%, respectively.

CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT), an Indian property trust listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd, has commissioned a 21 MW solar plant for consumption by the common areas of its assets in Tamil Nadu. The solar plant will increase CLINT assets’ renewable energy usage by over 70% in line with its net zero commitment.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has invested around $58.4 million in a renewable energy Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) co-sponsored by Mahindra Susten and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. The InvIT holds around 1.54 GWp of operational solar power assets seeded by Mahindra Susten.

Ratings agency ICRA has maintained a stable outlook for the renewable energy sector in India on the back of strong policy support, healthy demand prospects, superior tariff competitiveness among other positive factors.

Ritesh Singhi joins Cleantech Solar from Ampin Energy Transition, where he served as chief operating officer for the commercial and industrial segment.

Scientists conducting a five-year research project in southern Minnesota have observed a tripling of insect numbers near two solar facilities built on rehabilitated agricultural land. They say the findings show how habitat-friendly solar could help protect insect populations and improve pollination in nearby agricultural fields.

Enel has obtained €560 million ($610.2 million) for a solar module factory it is building in Catania, Sicily.

Wood Mackenzie says the solar industry has reached a new stage in its evolution and is predicting around 350 GW of global solar installations annually for the next eight years. The research firm is also forecasting challenges for the solar manufacturing sector and long-awaited benefits from the Inflation Reduction Act in the United States.

ACME Group has signed an offtake agreement with Japan’s IHI Corp. for its green ammonia project in Odisha. The pact covers the supply of 0.4 mmtpa (million metric tons per annum) of green ammonia from Phase-1 of Acme’s Gopalpur project on a long-term basis.

India’s Ministry of Heavy Industries has invited global bids to set up a cumulative 10 GWh of giga-scale advanced chemistry cell (ACC) manufacturing facilities under production-linked incentives scheme. Bidding closes on April 22 and bids will be opened on April 23, 2024.