THDC seeks consultant for 1,292 MW solar park in Rajasthan
THDC India Ltd, on behalf of TREDCO Rajasthan Ltd, has invited bids to prepare a detailed project report for the development of a 1,292 MW solar power park in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.
Solarcycle invests $344 million in solar factory
Solarcycle has invested $344 million in a solar manufacturing facility in Polk County, Georgia. The factory has been designed to use recycled materials from retired solar panels to produce new solar glass, positioning Solarcycle as one of the first manufacturers of specialized glass for crystalline-silicon PV in the US market.
U.S. startup advances solar perovskite thin film roll-to-roll coating
Verde Technologies, a U.S.-based spinoff of the University of Vermont specializing in single junction and all thin-film tandem perovskite solar technologies, has demonstrated that its coating processes are transferable to existing commercial roll-to-roll manufacturing lines in a project with compatriot manufacturer Verico Technology.
Solar wafer prices momentarily stable, masking turbulence of industry consolidation
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.
Tata Chemicals, IITB-Monash join hands for perovskites research
Tata Chemicals Ltd has collaborated with IITB-Monash Research Academy for research on the transformative potential of perovskite materials in the field of clean energy.
PM Modi lays the foundation stone of NHPC’s 300 MW Bikaner solar power plant
The 300 MW solar project is scheduled for commissioning by September 2024. When operational, it will supply electricity to Punjab State Power Corp. Ltd (PSPCL) at a tariff of INR 2.45/kWh for 25 years.
SJVN tenders for 1.96 GWp of solar modules
SJVN Green Energy Ltd has invited bid for manufacture and supply of a cumulative 1.96 GWp capacity of PV modules for its solar power projects to be installed in various states of India. Bids can be submitted until March 5.
DhaSh PV to ramp up solar junction box manufacturing capacity to 50 GW
DhaSh PV, India’s largest integrated PV junction box manufacturer, is scaling its solar junction box manufacturing capacity in Bengaluru to 50 GW per year from 15 GW currently. The new capacity will start production by 2025, making DhaSh PV the world’s largest PV junction box manufacturer outside China.
Rooftop solar’s success results in ‘struggling’ large-scale segment in Australia
As rooftop solar racks up records in Australia, price cannibalization has resulted in a “struggling” large-scale market segment. Bruce Mountain, head of the University of Victoria’s Energy Policy Centre, says that increasingly depressed wholesale electricity prices during the day are squeezing out big PV.
Green hydrogen, power generation tech based on compressed air storage, solid-oxide electrolysis cells
Scientists in Korea have developed a compressed air storage system that can be used as a combined cooling, heat, and power system and provide heat and power to solid-oxide electrolysis cells for hydrogen generation. It showed an overall roundtrip efficiency of 121.2% and over-unity efficiencies in the range of 100% to 120%.
