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US Forecast to Add 36 GW of Utility-scale Solar Capacity in 2024

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the outlook for 2024 suggests a dynamic and transformative period for the country’s energy landscape, with...

February 22, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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Microinverter Firm Enphase’s Q4 Profit Falls 65% on Slowing Demand

Microinverter and battery storage supplier Enphase Energy’s profit for the fourth quarter (Q4) of the financial year (FY) 2023 fell 65% from last year as the...

February 7, 2024

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Staff

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Finance and M&A

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Inverters & BOS
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EV Leasing Firm Electrifi Secures ₹250 Million Funding from ADB, AdvantEdge

Commercial electric vehicle (EV) leasing and asset management company Electrifi Mobility secured ₹250 million (~$3.02 million) in seed-stage funding led by Asian...

February 2, 2024

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Staff

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Tamil Nadu Cuts Rooftop Solar Network Charges by 50% for MSMEs

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has reduced the rooftop solar network charges for all Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the state by 50%...

December 13, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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China Places Curbs on Export of Graphite Used in EV Batteries

The battle for control of critical minerals has taken another turn, with China placing restrictions on the export of graphite used in electrical vehicle (EV) batteries....

October 20, 2023

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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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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Researchers Develop Method to Boost Storage Capacity of Aluminum-Ion Batteries

A group of researchers from the University of Ulm and the University of Freiburg have developed a positive electrode material made of an organic redox polymer based on...

June 21, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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IIT Madras Finds Pyrylium Salt Enhances Redox Flow Batteries’ Capabilities

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Madras) have said that all-organic redox flow batteries (NORFBs) could achieve enhanced energy density, stability,...

May 19, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Amara Raja Breaks Ground on Lithium Cell & Battery Facility in Telangana

Battery maker Amara Raja has broken ground on Telangana’s first gigafactory for lithium cell and battery pack manufacturing in the Mahbubnagar district. The...

May 8, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A
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Government to Begin Auction for Lithium Reserves Found in J&K in December

The Government of India will auction the 5.9 million tons (mt) of lithium reserves found in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) Reasi district in December this year, the...

May 2, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Low Salt Concentration Makes Zinc-ion Batteries Viable Compared with Li-ion

Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed an environmentally friendly salt concentration for water-based zinc-ion batteries, which offers long-lasting performance and...

April 28, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Researchers Say Solid Electrolytes Lend Thermal Stability to Li-Ion Batteries

Researchers have engineered a new composite solid-electrolyte by introducing a new material that they claim provides thermal stability to solid-state lithium-ion...

March 13, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Technology
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Australia can Rival China in Supplying Critical Minerals for Renewables Sector

Australia can become a potential supply chain partner for the global renewables sector and an alternative to China, a report by think tank Climate Energy Finance (CEF)...

March 3, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Renewable Energy
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Disordered Multi-Metals in Electrolyte Can Boost Battery Performance

Solid-state batteries with a disordered arrangement of metals in electrolytes enhance the performance of the battery by increasing the flow of ions which create an...

February 28, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Enphase Energy’s Q4 Profit Climbs 193% YoY on Higher Shipments of Microinverters

Enphase Energy, a supplier of microinverter-based solar-plus-storage systems, reported a 193% YoY surge in profit at $153.8 million in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022....

February 10, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Energy Storage

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Finance and M&A

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