Adani commissions 150 MW of solar in India
Adani Green Energy, the renewables unit of Adani, has commissioned a 150 MW solar plant in India. It will sell the electricity to third parties or supply it on the spot market.
Japan’s NPC Incorporated expands PV production equipment capacity
Tokyo-based PV equipment manufacturing company NPC Incorporated will foster future capacity expansion due to equipment demand from an undisclosed North American solar manufacturer.
Irish government allocates €380 million for residential, community grant schemes
Roughly €380 million ($403 million) has been earmarked for spending in Ireland’s residential and community grant upgrade schemes, which includes solar PV installations, according to the Irish government’s 2024 Budget. The head of the local energy association, however, cautions to pv magazine that the new budget may not be ‘quite so generous’ as it first appears.
Bangladesh introduces rooftop PV requirement for big, new buildings
Bangladesh has implemented a new rule stating that new buildings with rooftop spaces exceeding 92.2 square meters must install net-metered solar power systems as a prerequisite for grid connection.
Mibet presents new solar carport with waterproof design
Mibet has developed a new solar carport with a waterproof design, allowing the deployment of framed and unframed solar panels with tilt angles ranging from 5 degrees to 15 degrees, in either portrait or landscape configurations.
Panasonic introduces heat-pump hot water system
Panasonic and Reclaim Energy have partnered to develop a new heat-pump hot water system for the Australian market. They claim that it is up to five times more efficient than gas or traditional electric heating.
World’s largest phosphate-based fertilizer maker shifts to solar
Morocco-based rock miner OCP secured financing to build two solar PV plants totaling 400 MW from the International Finance Corporation, with the twin facilities located near the mining towns of Benguerir and Khouribga – home of the country’s most phosphate-rich reserves.
Bifacial perovskite solar cells for indoor applications achieve 30.3% efficiency
Scientists in India have fabricated indoor bifacial perovskite solar cells that purportedly achieve remarkable power output per single cell. The devices also reached a bifaciality factor of 0.73.
India’s Grew expands solar module capacity to 6 GW
Chiripal Group’s Grew, which currently has 1.2 GW of solar module capacity, is adding 4.8 GW of new production lines.
Northvolt to open battery factory in Canada
Northvolt says it will use a circular economy approach to achieve 60 GW/h of annual cell production in Quebec, Canada, with a focus on assembling batteries for the US automotive market.
