Daily News Wrap-Up: IndianOil to Build a Green Hydrogen Plant in Mathura
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Oil and gas corporation IndianOil is set to build the country's first green hydrogen plant at its ...
Rajasthan Electronics Issues O&M Tender for 2 MW of Solar Projects in Jaipur
Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) issued a notice inviting tender for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects of 2,000 kW installed in Rajasthan. The ...
China Adds 13 GW of Solar Capacity in the First Half of 2021
According to the latest data released by the National Energy Administration (NEA), 13.01 GW of solar capacity was installed in China during the first half (1H) of 2021. Installations saw ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Siemens to Construct 100 MW Battery Storage Facility in Germany
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Zukunftsenergie Nordostbayern GmbH signed a letter of intent to construct a 100 MW battery storage ...
New Printing Process to Increase the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
In a bid to improve the stability and efficiency of perovskite solar cells, a team of researchers from the University of Arizona has worked on a new printing process called ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Coal India’s Largest Subsidiary Installing a 40 MW Solar Project
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: South Eastern Coalfields (SECL), the largest coal-producing subsidiary of Coal India, is foraying into solar energy with ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: NTPC to Set Up a 4,750 MW Solar Park in Rann of Kutch
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: NTPC REL, a 100% subsidiary of NTPC and its green energy arm, will set up a 4,750 ...
Reliance to Foray into Solar, Battery Storage, Green Hydrogen, and Fuel Cell Production
Reliance Industries (RIL) will invest ₹750 billion (~$10 billion) to build an integrated solar photovoltaic (PV) factory, advanced energy storage battery manufacturing unit, green hydrogen, and fuel cell facility in ...
China Photovoltaic Industry Association Urges Members to Refrain from Hoarding
Earlier this month, the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA) issued a statement directing its members to refrain from unethical business practices such as hoarding raw materials for polysilicon to counter ...
ACME to Develop a 300 MW Solar Project in Partnership with Brookfield Renewable
Independent power producer ACME Solar has announced that it has closed a deal with Brookfield Renewable, a global owner and operator of renewable power assets, to jointly develop a 300 ...
Maldives Launches Tender for 11-14 MW of Solar Projects Across 14 Islands
The Maldives has issued a tender inviting interested bidders to participate in the pre-qualification process for installing 11-14 MW of solar projects in 14 major islands. The last date for ...
IEA Expects Annual Global Energy Investments to Hit $1.9 Trillion in 2021
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its latest report on ‘World Energy Investment 2021’. According to the report, the annual global energy investment is set to rise to $1.9 ...
Solar Reigns Greece’s 350 MW Auction for Solar and Wind Projects
Greece’s Regulatory Authority of Energy (RAE) declared the results of the 350 MW joint competitive bidding for solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind projects. Solar PV projects ruled the roost as ...
Higher Module Prices Raise Cost of Large-Scale, Rooftop Solar Systems in Q1 2021
The average cost of large-scale solar projects first quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021) was about ₹36.6 million (~$505,308)/MW, according to Mercom’s recently released Q1 2021 India Solar Market Update. The cost ...
Rooftop Solar Installations in Australia Inch to 256 MW in March 2021
In March 2021, Australian rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installations came to 256 MW, a 1.2% increase compared to 253 MW in February 2021. Australia now has 2,783,948 rooftop systems, representing ...
Commission Approves Tariff Adoption for GUVNL’s 500 MW Solar Auction
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has allowed Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) to adopt the tariff discovered through a competitive bidding process for procuring power from grid-connected solar photovoltaic ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Procter & Gamble’s Hyderabad Unit Goes Solar
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Procter & Gamble has commissioned its first in-house solar power unit at the company's Hyderabad manufacturing facility ...
Production-Linked Incentive Program for Solar Cells and Modules Approved
The Union Cabinet has approved the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy's (MNRE) proposal for the implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) program for the 'National Program on High-Efficiency ...
BHEL Calls for Detailed Report on Manufacturing Feasibility from Quartz to Solar Modules
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), an Indian engineering and manufacturing enterprise has invited bids for consulting firms to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) on the solar photovoltaics (PV) manufacturing ...
Is Customs Duty Hike Sufficient to Incentivize Domestic Manufacture of Solar Inverters?
In the Budget 2021, the Finance Minister proposed to raise the customs duty on solar inverters from 5% to 20% and on solar lanterns from 5% to 15% to encourage ...
EESL Issues Tender for 317,975 Solar Pumps Across India
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has issued a tender for an off-grid solar photovoltaic water pumping system in selected States on a pan-India basis under Component-B of the Ministry of ...
Goa Issues Empanelment Tender for 80 MW of Residential Rooftop Solar Systems
The Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA) has issued an expression of interest (EoI) for empanelment of agencies to design, supply, install, test, and commission grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems ...
SECI Issues Tender for 50 MW of Solar Projects with 10 MW Agro-PV Component in Tamil Nadu
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has released a tender for 50 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, including a 10 MW agro-PV component in Tamil Nadu. Agro PV ...
After a Successful Start, Uzbekistan Plans Another 500 MW of Solar Projects
Uzbekistan's Ministry of Energy has announced the third batch of solar photovoltaic public-private partnership (PPP) projects under the Uzbek Solar program in the first quarter of 2021. The project is ...
$130 Million in Funding Goes to Projects Advancing Solar Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it would provide a $130 million funding for selected research projects to advance solar technologies. According to the agency, DOE will provide ...
