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Solar module size standardization will enhance supply chain efficiencies, boost production, and lower costs, according to the 700W+ Photovoltaic Open Innovation Ecological Alliance, which aims to accelerate the industrialization of PV modules above 700 W.

NTPC Renewable Energy has secured 900 MW in PFC Consulting’s 1.25 GW solar auction. Acme Cleantech won 300 MW and Solarcraft 50 MW.

Avaada, ReNew, Sprng Energy, and Solarcraft (Blupine) have emerged winners in Solar Energy Corp. of India’s 1 GW solar PV auction.

Oil India Ltd has invited domestic bids to establish a 1 MW plant in Himachal Pradesh to produce high-purity (99.999%) green hydrogen for commercial use.

RenewSys says its Conserv E–NT POE (polyolefin elastomer) encapsulant is specially designed to prevent the degradation of n-type TOPCon solar modules in field operations. The encapsulant suits both glass-glass and glass-backsheet TOPCon panels.

Two new PV bike-path projects are now operating in the Netherlands under an initiative launched in 2018 by Rijkswaterstaat, the Dutch water management agency.

ISC Konstanz researchers say their new n-type tunnel back contact (TBC) solar cell features polycrystalline silicon TOPCon contacts on both polarities. The results still need to be confirmed by an independent third party.

Waaree Energies will build a solar module manufacturing facility with an initial capacity of 3 GW per year by Dec. 2024. It plans to ramp up the fab’s module capacity to 5 GW with an integrated 5 GW cell facility by 2027. The company has already secured an offtake contract with SB Energy.

Hindalco will provide up to 2,000 tons of battery foil to C4V for lithium-ion cells, over a five-year period. 

A new report by IEEFA and JMK Research says energy storage systems are poised to attract the highest investment of all emerging renewable energy sectors this decade, concurrent with the increasing penetration of renewable energy in the nation’s electricity grid.