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Tanmoy Duari, chief executive officer at Axitec Energy India, told pv magazine that the planned capacity, 300 MW in Gujarat and another 300 MW in Tamil Nadu, will produce n-type TOPCon solar modules. Production will start in the first quarter of 2024.

Historic land use agreement unites developers, environmental organizations and local interest groups, and is the result of a 20-month Solar Uncommon Dialogue convened by Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment, the Solar Energy Industries Association, and The Nature Conservancy.

The European Parliament’s Internal Market and International Trade committees have approved and amended a proposal to create a global list of regions and industries with a high risk of forced labor.

The IEA PVPS Trends Report for 2023 discloses a historic milestone in the photovoltaic (PV) industry, surpassing 1 TW of cumulative capacity. The PV industry registered significant global growth in 2022, with China and Europe leading in charge. PV competitiveness in the market was strong, despite some regions facing problems due to supply issues, grid capacity constraints or labor shortages. The report shows that global collaboration, innovation and strategic planning remain key to a sustainable energy transition.

NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) has tendered the EPC package with land for 300 MW of ISTS-connected solar projects. The project can be located anywhere in India. Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd. (MSPGCL) has invited bids to install 600 MW of PV projects in Maharashtra.

FIMER has 10 GW of annual production capacity in India and manufactures central inverters, bidirectional /battery converters for BESS applications, and microgrid inverters. The company will launch a 5 MVA bidirectional converter completely Made in India, following the success of its 2 MVA bidirectional converter, PVS980-58BC. 

India’s Swelect has introduced mono PERC modules in power outputs from 575 Wp to 595 Wp and efficiency of up to 21.17%

Australia’s CleanCo has launched an expression of interest process to add 3 GW of wind and solar generation to its portfolio.

Dutch company Triple Solar has launched a residential thermal battery with a heat loss rate ranging from 0.67 kWh/day to 0.84 kWh/day. The new product can reportedly provide hot water at temperatures ranging from 45C and 55C, with the minimum heat source temperature ranging between 65C and 80C.

Enphase microinverters IQ8HC and IQ8P feature a peak power output of 384 W and 480 W, respectively, and seamlessly pair with solar modules up to 670 W DC.