Rajasthan Electronics Invites Bids for 7,000 Monocrystalline Solar Modules
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a joint venture between the government of India and the government of Rajasthan, invited bids to procure 7,000 solar modules of minimum 380 ...
Solar Module Prices Could Remain High Until Q1 2022
Solar module manufacturers believe that prices of Chinese modules are expected to stay high until the first quarter (Q1) of the calendar year (CY) 2022. Modules prices have gone up ...
Rate Contract Tenders Floated for 3,000 Polycrystalline Solar Modules
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) has invited tenders for two rate contracts. The first tender has invited bids to procure 2,000 mono or polycrystalline solar photovoltaic (PV) modules qualifying for ...
Decrease in Solar Module Shipments Pull Jinko’s Revenue Down by 6% YoY in Q2 2021
Chinese solar module and cell manufacturer JinkoSolar has reported a 6.2% year-over-year (YoY) decline in its total revenue for the second quarter (Q2) of 2021. The total revenue declined to RMB 7.93 ...
First Solar Begins Construction of 3.3 GW Module Manufacturing Facility in Ohio
U.S.-based solar modules manufacturer First Solar has commenced the construction of a 3.3 GW module manufacturing facility in Ohio. The facility will cost $680 million and is scheduled for operations ...
IREDA Amends Tender for Solar Module Manufacturing Under PLI Program
The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) has amended certain conditions in the request for selection (RfS) issued for a tender floated under the production-linked incentive (PLI) program. In ...
Rate Contract Tender Issued for 8,000 DCR Mono or Polycrystalline Solar Modules
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a joint venture between the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan, has issued a rate contract tender for 8,000 domestic content requirement ...
Guidelines for Solar PLI Program: 4 GW Manufacturing Capacity Gets Priority Allocation
In early April, the Union Cabinet had approved the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) proposal for the implementation of the production-linked incentive (PLI) program for the ‘National Program ...
Production-Linked Incentive Program for Solar Cells and Modules Approved
The Union Cabinet has approved the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy's (MNRE) proposal for the implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) program for the 'National Program on High-Efficiency ...
Tata Power Solar Doubles Cells, Modules Manufacturing Capacity to 1,100 MW
Tata Power Solar has announced the expansion of its manufacturing unit in Bengaluru, taking the total production capacity of cells and modules to 1,100 MW. The latest expansion move has ...
DGTR Initiates Anti-Dumping Probe Into Import of Fluoro Backsheet Used in Solar Modules
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has initiated an anti-dumping probe on 'fluoro backsheet' imported from China. Fluoro backsheet is a polymer-based component used in the manufacture of solar ...
BHEL Floats Tender for Module Cleaning Systems for a 75 MW Solar Project in Gujarat
Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL), a government of India undertaking, has floated a tender for a module cleaning system for Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited’s (GSECL) 75 MW solar project ...
BEL Invites Bids for Polycrystalline Modules for 2.86 MW of Solar Projects in Maharashtra
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a Government of India enterprise, has invited bids for the supply of polycrystalline solar modules for 2.86 MW of grid-connected solar power projects at Akola and ...
Adani Solar’s Mundra Unit to Expand its Cell and Module Manufacturing Capacity by 2 GW
Adani Solar plans to expand its cell and module manufacturing facility with an additional capacity building of 2 GW. “The new capacity will come online in 2021. The proposed capacity ...
Kerala State Electronics Seeks Monocrystalline Modules for a 2 MW Solar Power Project
The Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (KELTRON) has invited bids from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for the supply of solar panels (monocrystalline solar modules) for a 2 MW solar ...
Landfill Waste Disposal of Solar Modules Pose No Significant Health Hazard: IEA Report
There are no significant health hazards for landfill waste disposal of used solar modules, according to a new report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report focused on ...
CEL Seeks Start-Ups to Assist in Manufacturing Waterless Solar Module Cleaning Systems
Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, has issued an expression of interest (EoI) to tie-up with start-up companies as a ...
Jinko’s Bifacial Solar Modules Achieve Efficiency of 22.49%
JinkoSolar, a China-based solar module manufacturer, has announced that it has broken the world record for maximum conversion efficiency for its bifacial solar modules, hitting 22.49%. With this, the company ...
A New Formula Reveals Bifacial Solar Modules Can Generate 15% to 20% More Power
Researchers at Purdue University have come up with a new thermodynamic formula, which reveals that bifacial cells make the double-sided panels generate 15% to 20% more electricity than the conventional ...
LONGi to Supply 1.2 GW of Solar Modules to Adani Green by 2020
Chinese module supplier LONGi has entered into a strategic partnership with Adani Green Energy, the renewable arm of Adani Group, to supply 1.2 GW of its new generation Hi MO4 ...
Perovskite and CIGS Semiconductors Could Boost Efficiency of Solar Modules
Combining thin-film solar modules based on perovskite semiconductors with semiconductors made of copper, indium, gallium and selenium (CIGS), solar module technology could cross the 30% efficiency mark, according to a ...
MNRE Exempts BIS Certification for Replacement of Solar Modules
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notification regarding BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) certification for the replacement of solar modules in old projects. The latest ...
Carbon Nanotubes Could Help Increase Efficiency of Solar Modules
Rice University scientists are designing arrays of aligned single-wall carbon nanotubes to channel mid-infrared radiation (heat) and significantly raise the efficiency of solar energy systems. According to the research, carbon ...
Oxford PV Sets New Record for Perovskite Solar Cells with Efficiency of 27.3%
Oxford PV, a perovskite solar technology company, announced that it achieved a 27.3 percent conversion efficiency for its 1 cm2 perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ...
JA Solar’s Solar Module Exports to India Reach 1 GW in 2017
JA Solar Holdings Company Ltd., a leading vertically-integrated module manufacturer, announced that its module shipments to India reached a capacity of 1 GW in 2017. The 1 GW of modules ...
