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.

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) says more than half of all power capacity planned through 2030 is under threat from mounting political interference that could stall US renewable deployment.

ReNew Energy Global Plc has secured $331 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support the development of a 837 MWp wind-solar capacity backed with a 415 MWh battery energy storage system in Andhra Pradesh. This is part of ADB’s $477 million financial package for the project. The balance $146 million will be arranged by ADB through other lenders.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

Researchers show how solar panel imports saved nearly 600 American lives over a decade, while industry data indicates that the Suniva solar tariff may have caused more than one hundred preventable deaths.

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.

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.

ACME Solar Holdings (ACME Solar) has been awarded 450 MW capacity for assured peak supply of 1,800 MWh (450 MW × 4 hours) from renewable energy projects connected with the interstate transmission system. It secured the capacity in SJVN’s FDRE-IV tender by placing a winning tariff bid of INR 6.75/kWh for 25 years.

Sembcorp will develop around 750 MW of renewable energy capacity, supported by battery energy storage systems, to ensure a firm and dispatchable supply of renewable power to SJVN.

A 2 MW solar park in Wallonia, Belgium, will rely 50 kW of hydrogen-producing solar modules developed by Solhyd, a spin-off from KU Lueven. The installation will be the first demonstration of Solhyd’s technology at a commercially-relevant scale.

With renewables’ share in power generation expected to grow significantly, there will also be a push in the demand for next-generation transformers that are capable of handling the intermittent nature of solar, wind, and other non-polluting sources of energy. The grid of the future demands not only more transformers but smarter, adaptive, and sustainable designs that can support India’s ambitious renewable targets and fast-rising power demand.

Solar panel cleaning equipment company Objectif Drone has launched a new 7 kg dual-brush cleaning robot with a speed of 5 km/h made for small and medium-sized PV installations.

A Saudi–Egyptian research team investigated the effects of four types of dust on photovoltaic panels in arid coastal environments, finding that power losses can reach up to 48%.

Solex Energy Ltd has partnered with Germany’s ISC Konstanz to upgrade its upcoming TOPCon cell line and adopt next-generation rear-contact and c-Si tandem/perovskite solar technologies.  The manufacturer also unveiled its concept rear-contact solar module, which is set to enter commercial production by FY 2027.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank have launched a $12.5 billion initiative to finance regional power interconnection in Southeast Asia under the ASEAN Power Grid program.

Waaree Energies has unveiled its TEJOMAY series n-type TOPCon dual-glass back-contact module with 645 Wp power output and 23.88% efficiency.

ReNew Energy Global Plc has reported a total Income (or total revenue) of $898 million for H1 FY26, a 45.7% increase YoY. Net profit surged 83.3% YoY to $110 million, driven by the company’s expanding operational RE capacity and solar manufacturing capacities.

The company has produced its first sodium-ion battery prototype and, in collaboration with Spanish research institute CIC energiGUNE, developed sodium-ion cell prototypes that have shown “very promising results.”

Solex Energy has reported a revenue of INR 4,157 million in the first half of FY26, 51.6% up year-on-year. Profit after tax (PAT) surged 133.2% YoY to INR 305 million.

The IPO comprises a fresh issue of shares worth INR 2,143.86 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of shares valued INR 756.14 crore by promoters. The price band is set between INR 206 and INR 217 per share.

With over 50 GW of renewable capacity stranded nationwide as of June 2025, the message is clear: identifying and overcoming the challenges in India’s construction sector is no longer optional but essential to sustain the country’s solar growth.

Kosol Energie unveiled its high-efficiency 730 Wp G12 TOPCon solar panel for commercial and utility-scale projects at REI 2025. The company also announced plans to expand its module manufacturing capacity by an additional 6 GW, bringing the total to 9 GW by late 2026. In addition, Kosol Energie is venturing into large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), with an initial planned annual production capacity of 3–3.5 GWh.

The Maharashtra government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore’s GSC Group for the 1.5 GW Panchmauli-Devalipada pumped storage hydroelectric project in Dhule and Nandurbar districts. 

Chhattisgarh’s energy sector received over INR 16,672 crore in government support in fiscal year 2024, with fossil fuel subsidies outweighing clean energy support four times. Clear net-zero targets can help government revenues shift from fossil to clean energy, says an analysis by the International Institute for Sustainable Development and Swaniti Initiative.

Jharkhand’s vast renewable energy potential, combined with its industrial base and critical mineral reserves, positions the state to emerge as a hub for low-carbon manufacturing, ranging from EVs, solar panels and battery energy storage systems (BESS) to green hydrogen production.

As nations move towards low-carbon economies, hydrogen pipelines could become the backbone of industrial decarbonisation, linking production hubs to demand centres with efficiency, safety, and reliability. Building this backbone is not just an engineering task; it is a strategic investment in a cleaner energy future.

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.

Amid looming threats from interconnected environments, emerging technologies, and siloed security practices, the energy sector needs a single source of truth. An exposure management platform delivers this, bringing IT and OT security into a unified ecosystem. It proactively identifies risks and stops them before they spiral out of control and stop operations.

In its latest monthly for pv magazine, the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) explains how pumped-hydro energy storage combined with PV power generation could provide 24/7 power to data centres

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.