Reliance Industries presents scaled-up solar, battery ambitions
Reliance Industries says that production will begin at its 10 GW factory for solar cells and modules by 2024. It plans to double the facility’s capacity to 20 GW by 2026 and is aiming for 50 GWh of annual cell-to-pack battery capacity by 2027.
ABB India upgrades smart power factory to Industry 5.0
ABB has adopted Industry 5.0 production processes at its smart power solutions factory in Bengaluru. With “cobots” working alongside humans, the factory’s productivity has improved by 40%, while energy productivity has gone up by more than 15%.
Gensol secures 55.8 MWp of solar
Gensol, an Ahmedabad-based solar advisory and EPC services provider, secured 55.8 MWp of ground-mount and rooftop solar projects in August.
SJVN launches EPC bids for 115 MW of solar
SJVN, a state-owned hydropower producer, has started accepting bids to set up a 15 MW (AC) floating solar plant in Himachal Pradesh. It is also seeking EPC contractors for a 100 MW (AC) grid-connected, ground-mount PV project in Punjab.
Belgian manufacturer unveils 400 W black glass-glass heterojunction solar module for residential applications
Belinus has released a new solar panel with a power conversion efficiency of 22.0% and a temperature coefficient of -0.25% per degree Celsius.
Trina Solar achieves 24.24% efficiency for 210 mm n-type TOPCon solar cell
Trina Solar said Germany’s TÜV Nord has confirmed the efficiency rating of its latest solar cell.
The long read: Are local Li-ion battery manufacturing facilities necessary?
As sales of Li-ion batteries accelerate, both governments and the largest battery manufacturers are beginning to grapple with the question of whether local manufacturing facilities are desirable or even necessary. Although this appears to buck the trend of technological development over the last few decades, there are a number of technical as well as geopolitical reasons that make this a major issue for all Li-ion battery manufacturing stakeholders. Everoze partner Jamie Shaw-Stewart explores some of these issues.
JSW Energy wins SECI tender for 1 GWh of battery energy storage systems
The private-sector power producer will set up standalone, grid-connected battery energy storage projects with an aggregate capacity of 1 GWh on a build-own-operate-transfer basis. The projects will be located in the Indian State of Rajasthan.
Prime minister Narendra Modi to launch construction of Suzuki’s EV battery plant in Gujarat
Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor is investing INR 7,300 crore (around $914 million) to set up the electric vehicle battery plant at Hansalpur in Gujarat. The plant will manufacture advanced-chemistry cell batteries.
O2 Power acquires 55 MW of operational solar assets from Emmvee
The Indian renewable energy producer has acquired 55 MW of operating solar assets from module manufacturer Emmvee. The capacity includes 40 MW of utility-scale PV plants in Karnataka and 15 MW of commercial scale in Telangana.
