Combining Off-Grid Solar System and Pumped Hydro Storage for Steady Power Generation
Researchers at the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra claimed that they developed a system that could be utilized to provide electricity access in rural areas of developing countries. The researchers ...
Module Technologies and Trends Dominating the Indian Solar Market
The year 2020 is behind us, and 2021 promises to be positive for the solar industry. According to Mercom Research, around 48 GW of solar projects are either awaiting construction ...
Renewable Power in Asia Pacific Region to be Cheaper than Coal by 2030: Report
Renewable power in India is expected to be 56% cheaper than new-build coal by 2030, according to a report published by Wood Mackenzie, a United Kingdom-based research and consultancy firm. The ...
It’s All About LCOE When it Comes to Adopting Newer Module Technologies: Mercom Webinar
Mercom Communications India hosted a webinar on the impact of larger capacity modules on solar projects and how they help lower the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) while delivering more power ...
This Method of Deploying Bifacial Solar Modules Could Reduce LCOE of Large Solar Projects
Researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) claimed that they had developed an illumination model for deploying bifacial solar modules for large-scale solar projects, decreasing the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) for ...
Tracking Bifacial Solar Modules Can Produce 35% More Energy: Report
Researchers at the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) have claimed that bifacial solar modules that track the sun produced 35% more energy than regular modules and could help ...
How Low Can It Go – Solar Tariff of $0.0178/kWh Quoted in Saudi Arabia’s First Solar Auction
The low bids submitted for a 300 MW solar PV project planned for Saudi Arabia surprised everyone recently when the lowest submitted bid for the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) ...