Adani Total Gas partners Shigan to decarbonize supply chain
Adani Total Gas Ltd and Shigan will explore retrofitting internal combustion engine (ICE) to run on alternate fuels like CNG and LNG. They will also explore e-mobility-based solutions for last-mile delivery players and use-cases for green hydrogen as fuel for ICE vehicles.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches on-grid solar project with battery storage in Lakshadweep
SunSource Energy provided engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for the 1.7 MW solar project with 1.4 MWh battery storage.
NLC invites EPC bids for 100 MW solar power project
NLC India Ltd, a mining company under India’s Ministry of Coal, has invited bids to set up a 100 MW solar power project with operation and maintenance for three years. Bidding closes on Jan. 18.
Gensol awarded 33 MW solar project by steel producer SEML
Gensol Engineering will build a 33 MW solar power plant for consumption by Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd’s Kharora plant in Chhattisgarh.
China’ Akcome sets up pilot factory for perovskite PV cells
Akcome says it hopes to soon start commercial production of its heterojunction (HJT) perovskite solar cells, but it has yet to provide a specific time frame.
How to integrate residential solar-plus-storage with vehicle-to-home systems
Researchers from Australia have created a model to optimize the interaction between vehicle-to-home (V2H) systems and residential PV connected to battery storage. They claim V2H can help reduce the cost of energy by 16.7% for workplace charging and 25% for public charging.
SJVN gets approval for 6 GW of renewable energy JVs
SJVN Ltd will form joint ventures with Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd and Assam Power Development Co. Ltd to develop 5 GW and 1 GW of renewable energy projects, respectively.
SECI launches 1.5 GW solar tender
Solar Energy Corp. Of India (SECI) has invited bids to develop 1.5 GW of solar PV power projects on a build-own-operate basis. The projects can be located anywhere in India and must connect to the interstate transmission system. Bidding closes on Jan. 31.
“Solar module prices are likely to remain subdued in the near term”
Vikram V, vice president & co-group head-corporate ratings, ICRA Ltd, speaks to pv magazine about falling solar cell and module prices, its impact on the Indian pv manufacturers, and way forward.
Worldwide PV growth set to slow in 2024
The number of PV installations around the world grew by an annual average of 28% between 2019 and 2023, including a 56% jump from 2022 to 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie. Growth is not expected from 2024 to 2028, however.
