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COVID-19: Second wave could delay 4 GW of solar, wind projects under 3-4 months extension

Solar developers have already asked for a three to four month blanket extension from MNRERead More

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Indian manufacturer to set up new solar glass factory

Gold Plus Glass Industry, an Indian float glass manufacturer, has told pv magazine that it plans to set up a new solar glass factory with a capacity of 300 tons per day. The plant, to be built in southern India, will be operational by September 2023.Read More

Indian state of Maharashtra tenders 1.3 GW solar for agriculture

Developers have until May 17 to bid for grid-connected, ground-mounted PV capacity that will come up across 29 districts in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The ceiling tariff is fixed at INR 3.05/kWh.Read More

The Center for High Efficiency Solar Cells – Fraunhofer ISE Inaugurates New Lab Building

Fraunhofer ISE has been developing photovoltaic technologies, since it was founded forty years ago. Over this period, the institute’s research has contributed significantly to the establishment of solar electricity today as the most cost-effective form of energy supply worldwide.Read More

NTPC Invites Bids for 600 MW of ISTS-Connected Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects

NTPC Limited has invited bids to develop interstate transmission system (ISTS)-connected wind-solar hybrid projects of capacity up...Read More

Barring DISCOMs With Long Pending Bills from Accessing Spot Market – Who Will Enforce?

The inordinate delays in distribution companies (DISCOMs) clearing payments has made it difficult for solar and wind energy generators...Read More

Fourth Partner Energy Secures ?2.5 Billion to Expand C&I Solar Portfolio

CDC Group, a U.K. government-owned financial development institution, has announced a ?2.5 billion (~$33.44 million) investment...Read More

Silver Demand by the Global Solar PV Market Surges to 3,142 Tons

As the solar photovoltaic (PV) market continues to expand, with 18 countries achieving 1 GW installation capacity in 2020, silver’s offtake by the PVRead More

BEST to Procure 400 MW of Wind Solar Hybrid Power from SECI

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking’s (BEST) to procure 400 MWRead More

Clean Energy Innovations Slowed Between 2017-19

A new joint study published by the EPO and the IEA has highlighted the need to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies to meet...Read More

GAIL Invites Bids for 2.64 MW of Rooftop Solar Projects

GAIL (India) Limited, a leading natural gas company with diversified interests across the natural gas value chain, has invited bids for the..Read More

Daily News Wrap-Up: ReNew Power to Use Airtouch Solar Robotic Cleaning Systems

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world:Airtouch Solar has signed a contract with ReNew Power ...Read More

COVID-19 Impact: Deadline to Sign PPAs for Distributed Solar Projects Extended

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has extended the time limit for the execution of power purchase agreements (PPAs)...Read More

NTPC tenders 600 MW of wind-solar hybrid projects across India

Developers have until May 31 to bid for setting up the ISTS-connected solar capacity on land identified and arranged by them anywhere in India. PV cells and modules of any origin are allowed for the projects.Read More

PowerGrid InvITs Rs 7735 Cr IPO to Open at Rs 99-100/Unit Price Band

The PowerGrid InvIT has fixed a price band of Rs 99-100 per unit for its Rs 7,735 crore initial share sale, which will open on April 29, 2021Read More

Premji-backed Indian firm to make solar glass

Float glass manufacturer Gold Plus Glass Industry confirmed to pv magazine its plans to establish a solar glass factory with a capacity of 300 tonnes per day. The plant, located in south India, will be operational by September 2023.Read More

ReNew Power inks $7.6-m pact for robotic solar cleaning

Renew Power has signed a $7.6 million contract with Israel-based Airtouch Solar for deploying water-free robotic cleaning systems at three of its upcoming solar power plants in Rajasthan.Read More

REC launches 405 W black solar module with gapless design

The new heterojunction panel series features an efficiency of up to 21.9 % and an operating temperature coefficient of -0.26% per degree Celsius.Read More

Green hydrogen can spearhead Indias transition to clean energy

It has the potential to not just slash imports but also transform the country into a global leader on climate-change mitigationRead More

Bloom Energy Installs its First Green Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cells

California-headquartered Bloom Energy announced yesterday that it has successfully deployed 100 kilowatts of solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC) powered solely by hydrogen in Ulsan, South Korea, generating zero-carbon onsite electricity. For this project, the firm had worked in collaboration with its Korean partner, SK Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., an affiliate of SK Group. The installation […]Read More

Carbon Trading: New emission-markets for a new decade

As India contemplates the creation of a domestic emissions trading scheme, a number of things should be kept in mindRead More

Renewable energy certificates trading shrinks to 9.2 lakh in 2020-21

An inventory of 60.58 lakh RECs piled up till March 31, 2021, which includes 7.71 lakh solar and 52.88 lakh non-solar green certificates.Read More

Renewables- The Success Story of the Covid-19 Era: IEA Report

A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that the renewables sector has remained the success story of the Covid 19 era and is set to provide more than half of the increase in global electricity supply in 2021, of which China alone is likely to account for almost half of the […]Read More

Fourth Partner Energy Bags Rs 250 Crore Investment From UKs CDC

In a major milestone, Indian solar energy company Forth Partner Energy (FPE) has received an investment worth Rs 250 crore from UK-owned development finance institution CDC, for expanding its renewable solutions platform across India and South Asia. Hyderabad-based Fourth Partner Energy boasts of a portfolio of 550 MW, spread across its distributed and open access solar […]Read More

ReNew Power to use Robotic Cleaning Solutions From Airtouch Solar

Airtouch Solar will supply its water-free robotic cleaning systems for three of ReNew Power new solar plants in Rajasthan, India.Read More

BCCL Tenders for 1200 kW Rooftop Solar Projects at 19 Sites in Dhanbad

BCCL has tendered for the development of 1200 kWp grid-connected rooftop solar projects at 19 different locations of BCCL in Dhanbad. Read More