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Explainer: Application Process for ALMM Inclusion and Renewal

The recent reimposition of the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) regulation by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has once again raised...

April 18, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Solar
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Government Launches Standards and Labelling Program for Solar Inverters

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has announced a Standards and Labeling Program for grid-connected solar inverters without storage to indicate their overall...

March 20, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Inverters & BOS

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Scientists Claim Record Efficiency from Triple-Junction Tandem Solar Cell

Scientists from the National University of Singapore have announced a record 27.1% energy conversion efficiency from a novel triple-junction solar cell they developed....

March 11, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Technology
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Nanoscale Engineering May Boost Perovskite Solar Cell Durability

Perovskite solar panels could become more efficient and sturdier over longer periods by engineering the nanoscale structure of perovskite devices, claims a new study by...

March 7, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Technology
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Researchers Develop Perovskite Solar Cells with ~93% Bifaciality

A team of researchers at the  U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has claimed to achieve 91%-93% of bifaciality on a newly developed...

July 18, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Solar

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Technology
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IIT Scientists Claim 26% Efficiency for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cell

Scientists at the National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) claimed to have achieved a power...

July 5, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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Technology
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Researchers Achieve 20.15% Efficiency with Indium Sulfide Layered Perovskites

In a collaborative experiment to increase the power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells, a group of scientists introduced an electron transport layer made of...

June 16, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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Technology
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Researchers Say New Additive Improves Perovskite Solar Cell’s Efficiency

Researchers from the City University of Hong Kong have invented a multifunctional, non-volatile additive that can regulate the growth of perovskite films and improve the...

May 11, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Strict Financing Rules & Penalties for Non-Payment Help Improve DISCOMs’ Performance

Stricter regulations around financing, severe penalties for non-payment of dues, mandatory energy accounting, and auditing are the driving factors behind the...

May 11, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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AT&C

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Translucent Organic Solar Cells Can be Designed to Absorb Narrow Light Band

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are studying the use of semi-transparent photovoltaics with precisely adjustable absorption properties, which...

May 9, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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Technology
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New Abundant Material Raises Solar Cell Efficiency by Capturing Heat Loss

Colorado State University (CSU) researchers said introducing molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) in solar cells can help capture excess solar energy, which is generally lost as...

April 19, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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Technology
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Scientists Achieve Record 33.2% Efficiency for Perovskite-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells

Scientists at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) claimed to have developed a perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with a record energy...

April 18, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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Technology
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Nearly a Third of All DISCOMs Improve Rank in Annual Appraisal

The Central government’s annual appraisal of power distribution companies’ (DISCOMs) financial and operational performance saw 21 entities improve their rank over the...

April 12, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Perovskite Alkylammonium Chloride Solar Cell Achieves 26.08% Efficiency

Researchers at South Korea’s Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a perovskite solar cell (PSC) by using alkylammonium chloride...

March 3, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Researchers Find a Method to Increase Perovskite Efficiency by 250%

Researchers from the University of Rochester have discovered a novel method to increase perovskites’ light conversion efficiency by 250%. It involves using a substrate...

February 21, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology

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