NTPC, OIL sign MoU for renewable energy and green hydrogen
NTPC and Oil India Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore collaboration in renewable energy, green hydrogen and other areas as they eye increased footprint in the renewable energy domain.
India expected to add a record 4 GW of rooftop solar in fiscal 2024
Despite major roadblocks, rooftop solar capacity additions in the country are growing fast, with nearly 2 GW already added in the four months ending July 31, 2023.
Tata Power Renewable Energy signs 28.12 MW AC solar offtake agreement with Sanyo Special Steel
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd will set up a 28.125 MW AC (39.375 MW DC) solar plant in Maharashtra for consumption by Sanyo Special Steel Manufacturing India.
India installed 872 MW of rooftop solar capacity in 1H 2023, says Mercom
The nation has reached a cumulative installed rooftop solar capacity of 9.6 GW as of June 30, 2023.
Australia backs 248 GW pipeline to counter reliability challenges
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) says that 248 GW of proposed generation projects, storage installations, transmission developments, and government energy programs have the potential to address many of the risks in its latest market forecast – if they are delivered to schedule.
Fraunhofer ISE helping Holosolis to build Europe’s largest solar factory
Fraunhofer ISE is helping Holosolis to build Europe’s largest PV factory – a 5 GW solar plant in France – by 2025. The German research institute is providing support in technology selection and factory planning.
USA, India launch renewable energy technology action platform
The renewable energy technology action platform will initially focus on green and clean hydrogen, wind energy, long-duration energy storage, and exploration of geothermal energy, ocean/tidal energy and other emerging technologies.
Redesigned zinc-air batteries ‘better’ than lithium, say Australian researchers
Researchers at Edith Cowan University in Australia have redesigned zinc-air batteries and have found the technology to be preferable to lithium-ion batteries – even for electric vehicles.
SJVN wins 320 MW of solar projects in Assam
SJVN Green Energy Ltd has secured Letter of Awards to develop three solar power projects of 50 MW, 70 MW, and 200 MW. Assam Power Distribution Co. Ltd awarded the projects.
Google to sell rooftop solar mapping data
New application programming interfaces (API) datasets from Google are designed for solar marketplace websites, solar installers, software-as-a-service (SaaS) developers, and users looking to understand the rooftop solar potential of particular addresses.
