IHS Markit: Trackers to account for a third of PV installations
New analysis predicts more than 150 GW of tracker capacity will be installed in the next five years – around a third of all ground mount projects up to 2024. Rapid growth in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and the better cost structures possible from combining trackers and bifacial modules are singled out as key trends.
Tata Chemicals launches Li-ion battery recycling operations
Pilot-scale operations at a facility near Mumbai successfully recycled the spent Li-ion batteries. The company seeks to eventually scale up the capacity to recycle 500 tonnes of spent Li-ion batteries.
BHEL launches 5 solar EV charging stations on Delhi-Chandigarh Highway
The charging stations—located at the resorts of Haryana Tourism Corporation Ltd at Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat and Samalkha (Sonepat)—are equipped with a rooftop solar power plant each to supply green energy for electric vehicle chargers.
The long read: Production ambitions
While China hosts the lion’s share of production capacity for solar modules, many other parts of the world harbor the ambition to build manufacturing industries of their own. Italy’s Ecoprogetti is building production lines all over the world in 2019, and pv magazine had the chance to catch up with the family-owned company’s CEO Laura Sartore, who sees India and the Middle East as the key markets for the PV production equipment business.
Jinko: ‘The days of mono will soon be behind us’
A spokeswoman from the Chinese manufacturer of the Swan series of double-sided solar panels says monofacial modules will soon be consigned to residential use as the price gap between them and higher-yielding bifacial products rapidly closes.
Adani acquires Essel’s 205 MW solar assets for Rs1300 crore
The purchased solar portfolio is relatively young with average remaining PPA life of around 22 years.
SECI retenders 97.5 MW rooftop solar projects for government buildings
Global bids are invited for RESCO and CAPEX mode grid-connected projects to be set up in different states and union territories of India. The projects shall be eligible for achievement-linked incentives. Bidding closes on September 30.
Waaree Energies commissions 2.5 MW ‘group captive’ solar project for Raymond
The open access plant was set up on turnkey engineering, procurement and construction basis with the fashion retailer holding 26% ownership of the plant.
IndianOil to produce non-lithium EV batteries
The state-run fossil fuel giant has partnered with an unnamed foreign start-up to produce electric vehicle batteries using raw materials easily available in India.
China to fund 450 MW of solar capacity in Bangladesh
The two nations have signed an MoU to set up the capacity in the north of Bangladesh along with 50 MW of wind power facilities in the south, near the port of Payra. China will supply an estimated $500m with the host nation freeing up land for the projects.
