From waste to resource: Recovering critical minerals for solar and EV batteries
As India ramps up solar installations and EV deployments, the volume of end-of-life components will grow rapidly. If these are treated simply as waste, we create new environmental burdens and miss a chance to recover value. If, instead, they are viewed as sources of supply, they become part of the solution.
Bondada Engineering commissions 56.9 MW solar projects in Maharashtra
With the latest additions, the company’s cumulative commissioned capacity crosses the 1 GW milestone.
Waaree Energies secures 360 MW solar module order
Waaree Energies has won an order for supply of 360 MW solar modules from a domestic developer and owner-operator of utility scale solar and energy storage projects.
NTU achieves high stability in 25.1%-efficient inverted perovskite solar cell
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University have demonstrated a method to integrate chemically inert low-dimensional interface materials into the fabrication of inverted perovskite solar cells. Their prototype solar cells retained over 93% of the initial power conversion efficiency of 25.1% after 1,000 hours of operation, and 98% after 1,100 hours at 85 C.
RenewSys launches DCR TOPCon solar cells at REI 2025
RenewSys India unveiled its M10R n-type TOPCon solar cells at the Renewable Energy India (REI) Expo 2025 in Greater Noida.
Sunsure Energy secures 19.36 MW round-the-clock wind–solar PPA with Deepak Fertilisers
Sunsure Energy has signed a long-term agreement for supplying hybrid renewable power combining solar and wind to Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd’s facility located in Raigad, Maharashtra.
Solinteg unveils hybrid inverter series for C&I applications
The Chinese manufacturer said the product line includes five models with outputs ranging from 25 kW to 50 kW, supporting charge and discharge currents of up to 150 A.
What will help India to reduce the $2 billion battery import bill?
India’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) programme for cell manufacturing has attracted investment into gigafactories and electrode production, but local manufacturing can only succeed if it has access to steady, domestic mineral feedstock. Recovered materials from end-of-life batteries can supply a meaningful share of that requirement, provided there is strong collection infrastructure, organised supply aggregation, and investment in processing technologies.
Reliance Power awarded 750 MW/3,000 MWh in SJVN’s FDRE tender
Reliance Power arm, Reliance Nu Energies, has received the letter of award for the largest allocation in SJVN’s tender for 1,500 MW/6,000 MWh firm and dispatchable renewable energy. It secured 750 MW/3,000 MWh, representing 50% of the total tender allocation in the competitive bidding based online auction process.
Waaree unveils 645 Wp TOPCon G12R front contactless solar module with 23.88% efficiency
Waaree Energies has unveiled its TEJOMAY series n-type TOPCon dual-glass back-contact module with 645 Wp power output and 23.88% efficiency.
