Cleantech Solar switches on 2.6 MW rooftop PV plant for Exide Industries’ Haldia factory
The Singapore-headquartered corporate solar solutions provider has commissioned a 2.6 MW rooftop PV plant for Exide Industries’ subsidiary Chloride Metals Limited.
Maruti Suzuki installs Asia’s largest 20 MW solar carport
Maruti Suzuki’s new 20 MW solar carport will host about 9,000 finished vehicles and will meet 11.5 % of the total electricity requirements of its factory in Haryana.
Technologies revolutionizing solar energy
Advanced solar panels, inverters, batteries and plant monitoring technologies are revolutionizing the solar sector.
Acme to invest in green hydrogen, ammonia plant with captive solar in Karnataka
Renewables developer Acme Cleantech Solutions has signed a deal with the Karnataka government to invest INR 52,000 crore ($6.7 billion) in a new plant capable of producing 1.2 million tons of green hydrogen and ammonia per year, co-located with a captive solar plant.
Sharp achieves conversion efficiency of 32.65% in flexible, lightweight solar module
The new prototype uses a triple-junction compound design, which sandwiches the solar cell between layers of film. The module is expected to be used in a variety of vehicles, an application that demands high efficiency and lightweight construction. Its conversion efficiency bests that of a similar Sharp module developed in 2016, which notched an efficiency of 31.17%, at the time a world record.
GreenZo to offer green hydrogen solutions from electrolysis to storage
The Delhi-based renewable project consultant aims to expand electrolyzer production capacity to 1 GW after its initial 250 MW is operational. It is also looking at offering turnkey solutions for green hydrogen plants and the production of high-pressure tanks and cryogenic vessels for hydrogen storage.
O2 Power switches on 250 MW solar project in Rajasthan
The project is located in the Jaisalmer district and benefits from a 25-year power purchase agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India.
Solar power for the world’s longest crude oil pipeline
Cairn Oil & Gas will run its Mangala crude oil pipeline’s above-ground installations (AGIs) with solar power. The plan is to install a cumulative 540 kW of rooftop PV capacity across 36 AGIs along the route pipeline to meet the energy requirements of the complete AGI load.
Saatvik secures solar module supply order for Mauritius project
Indian PV manufacturer Saatvik Solar will supply 9.3 MW of mono PERC modules to Bharat Heavy Electricals for a PV project in Mauritius. The panels will feature multi-busbar and half-cut cell technology.
Nexcharge’s 1.5 GWh factory to make at least 150 storage products
Nexcharge will manufacture lithium energy storage products for electric vehicles and grid-based applications at its newly opened plant in Gujarat.
