India wraps up 800 MW solar tender with $0.030/kWh tariff
SAEL Industries has secured the biggest slice of 400 MW in Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s tender for 800 MW solar in India, with an additional 800 MW under a greenshoe option.
India unveils incentives for green hydrogen, electrolyzer production
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has revealed the guidelines for its incentive schemes to promote the domestic production of green hydrogen and electrolyzers.
Indian startup offers nanocoating to improve solar module output
India’s TrinanoTechnologies has developed a nanocoating for solar modules that reportedly increases power generation by up to 4% due to its light-trapping, anti-reflection and self-cleaning properties.
Insolation Energy plans 600 MW solar cell factory in India
Insolation Energy, an Indian solar module manufacturer, is setting up a 600 MW PV cell production facility. It is also expanding its panel production capacity from 700 MW to 1.2 GW.
Solar passports to support PV waste management in India
A new study proposes blockchain-based solar passports to address the PV waste management challenge in India. It says such a framework would enable transparent tracking and verification of PV panels throughout their life cycle.
India’s NHPC to develop 2 GW of pumped storage, 1 GW of solar
Indian state-owned hydropower producer NHPC and Grid Corp. of Odisha (GRIDCO) have agreed to develop 2 GW of pumped storage and 1 GW of solar energy projects.
India’s Sleepwalkers unveils dry-cleaning robotic device for solar panels
Sleepwalkers has developed an automated robotic device for solar panel cleaning that does not require an additional rail system.
Thermax unit commissions wind-solar hybrid power plant in India
First Energy, a subsidiary of Thermax, has commissioned a 45.8 MW wind-solar hybrid plant in India for consumption by industrial consumers.
India’s SJVN tenders 1.5 GW of renewables with storage
SJVN Ltd., an Indian state-run hydropower producer, has issued a tender to select developers for 1.5 GW of firm and dispatchable power from renewable power projects with energy storage systems.
India’s Cliantech Solutions to supply 600 MW solar production line in UAE
Cliantech Solutions has agreed to supply a 600 MW, turnkey PV panel production line to Dubai-based Magnus Green Solar.
