Building a circular economy for India’s self-reliance in battery materials
India is investing in facilities and infrastructure to recycle batteries and recover valuable materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel. By doing this, we can reduce our need for new materials and minimize the environmental impact of battery production.
Godrej & Boyce supplies heat exchangers for green hydrogen project in Middle East
Godrej & Boyce has supplied heat exchangers for a commercial-scale green hydrogen project in the Middle East. The heat exchangers will facilitate heat transfer across various stages of the production process.
Australian solar manufacturing through the looking glass
The Silicon to Solar report, partly funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, outlines ways to restore solar manufacturing to the nation with a little help from the country’s major trading partner – China.
How much polysilicon is enough
TU Delft researchers have proposed a new approach for solar cell manufacturing that implies gauging wafer thickness depending on the regions where the cells and modules will be deployed. They also suggested to adopt test conditions that are representative of the outdoor working condition of solar cells in an alternative to standard testing conditions.
Mahindra Susten to set up 150 MW hybrid wind-solar plant
Mahindra Group’s renewables arm Mahindra Susten will develop a 150 MW hybrid wind-solar project for offtake by commercial and industrial (C&I) customers. The total project cost is about INR 1,200 crore.
Husk Power Systems secures additional $4 million in debt financing from ElectriFI
Husk has secured an additional $4 million in debt financing from ElectriFI, the EU-funded impact investment facility, further building upon ElectriFI’s initial $6 million investment in September 2022.
UK investor, Dutch bank commit $50 million loan facility to C&I renewables developer BECIS
British International Investment (BII) and Dutch bank FMO have committed a $50 million joint loan facility to support BECIS to grow its rooftop solar portfolio in India and South-East Asia to nearly 350 MW by 2025.
Indian researchers develop solar cell from living algae
The researcher team, from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham university in Coimbatore, India, sandwiched macroalgae between a carbon-coated copper electrode and a titanium oxide-coated fluorine-doped tin oxide electrode. The 1 cm2 device exhibited a 1.25 mA photocurrent and 0.5 V photovoltage under UV light.
India’s ruling party pledges renewables, manufacturing focus in its poll manifesto
India’s ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has vowed continued focus on renewables, energy storage and electric mobility with a view to achieving energy independence for the nation by 2047.
Solar cell prices fall for 3rd consecutive week
In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
