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China to Slash Export Tax Rebates for Solar Products from 13% to 9%

China has announced it will lower the export tax rebate rate for solar photovoltaic products and batteries from 13% to 9% starting December 1, 2024. It also eliminates...

November 18, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Month in a Minute: Top Headlines from the Indian Renewable Sector in October 2024

India added 706.5 MW of wind energy capacity in Q3 2024, a 72% increase year-over-year from 411.5 MW in Q3 2023, according to Mercom India Research. The increased demand...

November 5, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Markets & Policy

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Renewable Energy
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Ayana to Supply 100 MW RTC Renewable Power to Hindalco’s Smelters in Odisha

Ayana Renewable Power, an India-based independent power producer, has signed a power purchase agreement with Hindalco Industries, the metals flagship company of Aditya...

September 4, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Renewable Energy
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Aluminum Anodes Show Promise for Safer, Cheaper, and More Powerful Batteries

A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has taken a novel approach, utilizing aluminum foil to create solid-state batteries with increased energy...

July 27, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Net-Zero Emission Goal Requires Exponential Growth in Key Technologies

The net-zero industry will need exponential growth from carbon capture, hydrogen, and clean power technologies, a recent report by BloombergNEF (BNEF) said. The report...

April 25, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Innovative Recycling Process Recovers 70% of Lithium from Spent Batteries

Researchers from Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have devised a low-cost and eco-friendly lithium recycling technique to...

April 4, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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US to Impose 200% Tariff on Aluminum Imports from Russia

The United States has announced that starting March 10, 2023, it will impose a 200% tax on aluminum imported from Russia and its derivatives. In an announcement,...

February 28, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Renewable Energy
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Vedanta to Source 691 MW of Renewables Through Open Access

The Vedanta Group said it will source 600 MW of solar and 91 MW of hybrid renewable power through open access under the captive mode for its various operations across...

January 30, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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C&I

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Open Access

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Renewable Energy
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Researchers Use Lead Acetate to Make Perovskite Cells with 21% Efficiency

Researchers from Monash University, Australia, in collaboration with the Wuhan University of Technology in China, said they were able to use lead acetate as a precursor...

December 27, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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EU’s New Carbon Deal Will Accelerate Exporters’ Transition to Renewables

The members of the European Parliament have reached a deal to implement the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) effective 2023, to incentivize non-EU countries to...

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Anti-Dumping Duty Likely on Aluminum Imports Used in Solar Mounting Structures

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended anti-dumping duty on certain flat-rolled aluminum products imported from China to offset the injury...

September 14, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar Energy Would Double the Demand for Base Metals by 2040: Report

Solar energy will significantly impact demand for aluminum, copper, and zinc as the usage of all three materials is set to double by 2040, Wood Mackenzie said in a...

August 15, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Commodity Prices to Continue Rising, Driving up Solar Component Costs

Over the last six months, the rising price trends in commodities, including steel, aluminum, and copper, have started to take a toll, increasing the burden on solar...

June 23, 2021

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Mercom Research Focus

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