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Module Maker Alpex Solar to Use IPO Proceeds to Expand Manufacturing

Greater Noida-based solar module manufacturer Alpex Solar’s ₹745 million (~$8.9 million) maiden initial public offering (IPO) of 6.48 million equity shares was...

February 13, 2024

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Europe’s Solar Industry Warns of Bankruptcies Over Cheaper Chinese Imports

The European solar manufacturing industry, represented by SolarPower Europe, has written to the European Commission, highlighting a critical issue regarding the low...

September 13, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Researchers Develop 2D/3D Perovskite Solar Cell with 25.32% Efficiency

An international team of researchers, led by the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, have developed a perovskite solar cell that features a...

July 21, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Rigid Electron Polymer Chains Could Boost Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells

In a new experiment aimed at improving organic solar cells (OSC) efficiency to maintain long-term stability, scientists found that addressing the issue of electron donor...

April 24, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Solar

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Technology
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SEG Solar Acquires 2 GW Solar Module Manufacturing Facility in Texas

California-based solar module maker SEG Solar announced the acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Texas with the capacity to produce over 2 GW of solar modules. The...

March 20, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Researchers Find Solution to Manage Load in Solar PV & Storage Systems

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have developed a solution that combines power from renewable sources with electricity from the...

March 10, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Energy Storage

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Solar

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Technology
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China’s Sinopec Launches $828 million Green Hydrogen Project

China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation Sinopec launched its first green hydrogen demonstration project with an investment of ¥5.7 billion (~$828 million) in the Inner...

February 22, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Finance and M&A

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Growatt Opens Inverter, Battery Manufacturing Plant in Vietnam

China-based solar inverter manufacturer Growatt has started the first phase of its production plant in Haiphong, Vietnam, to manufacture 500,000 inverters and 100,000...

February 20, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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JA Solar to Build $5.9 Billion Polysilicon, Module Cluster in China

Solar module maker JA Solar has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with the Ordos Municipal government in China’s inner Mongolia region to build a...

January 30, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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JA Solar to Supply Modules for 875 MW Solar Project in Qatar

Beijing-based solar module maker JA Solar has signed a deal with Samsung C&T, a South Korea-based construction and engineering company, to supply photovoltaic...

January 23, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Neoen Begins 400 MWh Battery Project in Australia

Here are some cleantech developments from around the world: France-based independent power producer Neoen announced the start of the construction for its 200 MW/400 MWh...

January 9, 2023

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Gourav Mishra

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Swiss Researchers Say Raised Perovskite Cells’ Stability at 24.9% Efficiency

A team of researchers from École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have developed a method that improves both power conversion efficiency and...

December 28, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Researchers Claim Photovoltaic Windows Can Cut Energy Use in Buildings by 40%

A team of researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the University of Wisconsin, Stout, have said glass-walled buildings can be made 40% more...

December 6, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Solar PV and Storage System Prices Soar in Q1 2022 in the US: NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has said that the prices of solar photovoltaic (PV) and storage systems soared in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022 compared...

December 2, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Swiss Researchers Announce Record Efficiency of 22.2% for Flexible CIGS Solar Cells

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratory for Material Science and Technology have claimed to have achieved an efficiency of 22.2% for CIGS (composite of copper,...

October 14, 2022

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology

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