Researchers Find a Way to Extract Silicon from Discarded Solar Panels and Use it in Batteries
Researchers at the Deakin University have come up with an innovative way to extract silicon for discarded solar panels and turn it into nano silicon for batteries. This latest innovation ...
Solar Imports to India Declined by 39% in Q2 2019
India’s solar imports declined significantly in the second quarter (Q2) of the calendar year (CY) 2019. Solar modules and cells worth $399 million (~₹27.75 billion) were imported by India in ...
SECI Modifies its 7 GW Solar Tender with 2 GW of Manufacturing Component
The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) has announced an amendment for its tender that calls for setting up 7 GW of solar projects coupled with 2 GW of ...
Policy Highlights for Solar and Other Renewable Sources from October 2019
The month of October witnessed several important renewable energy policy announcements, especially in the solar sector. One of the most important announcements of the month was a clarification issued by ...
Polycrystalline Solar Modules Cannot Survive for Long in India: LONGi Solar Interview
The introduction of passivated emitter rear contact (PERC) cell technology has markedly increased the efficiency of monocrystalline cells, making them an economically attractive option for many projects. However, the use ...
Four Solar Developers Get Safeguard Duty Relief from CERC
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has passed an order that will give compensation relief from the safeguard duty to four developers after they petitioned the commission citing the Change ...
CEL Floats Tender for Multicrystalline Solar Cells
Government-owned electronics manufacturer, Central Electronics Limited (CEL), has issued a tender for multi-crystalline solar cells (5 busbars). The CEL is looking to procure cells with a minimum efficiency of 18.8% ...
Bharat Electronics Seeks Bidders to Procure Monocrystalline Solar Cells
The government-owned electronics manufacturer and supplier, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has issued a request for quotation (RfQ) for the procurement of 798,430 monocrystalline silicon solar cells. The government undertaking has ...
MNRE Proposes Basic Customs Duty on Imported Solar Cells and Modules
The Minister of Power R.K. Singh has proposed that basic customs duty (BCD) be imposed on imported solar cells and modules from April 2021 in a letter to the finance ...
Australian Research Team Achieves 21.6% Efficiency in Perovskite Solar Cells
A team of research scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) has had a breakthrough in the efficiency of solar cells, an outcome multiple entities around the world are incessantly ...
REIL Issues 3 Tenders to Procure Solar Cells and Module Mounting Structures
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), the government-owned manufacturer of electronic products, has issued three separate notices inviting tenders for rate contracts for the procurement of 4.5 watts (W) ...
MNRE Alerts Stakeholders to Comply with the ALMM Order for Government Solar Projects
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a notification shedding light on its earlier order regarding the compulsory registration under the Approved Models and Manufacturers of Solar ...
Solar Integrators Oppose Government’s Move to Only Allow Manufacturers to Bid under KUSUM
It was recently announced that only the manufacturers of solar pumps and modules had been allowed to bid for tenders under KUSUM program after recent amendments to the guidelines. This ...
Ultrathin Solar Cells Reach Nearly 20% Efficiency
Researchers at the French Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N) have collaborated with researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and others to efficiently capture the sunlight ...
BHEL Floats Tender for 4,500,000 Multicrystalline Solar Silicon Wafers
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a government of India undertaking, has issued a tender inviting quotations for the manufacturing and supply of 4,500,000 DWS multi silicon solar wafers with a ...
REIL’s New Tender Calls for Manufacturing of 25,000 Crystalline Solar Modules
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL) has announced a tender for the manufacturing of crystalline solar photovoltaic (SPV) modules of 75 Wp. The bid submission deadline is July 18, ...
New MNRE Guidelines for Solar Manufacturers to Keep Project Quality in Check
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a set of guidelines to be followed by solar manufacturers for models of modules that will be utilized in government-owned projects ...
NTPC Issues Another Floating Solar Tender of 100 MW for its Premises in Telangana
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has issued a tender to develop 100 MW of grid-connected floating solar project at NTPC Ramagundam, located in Telangana. The tender allows for the ...
US Imposes 25 Percent Import Tariff on Solar Cells and Modules from China
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has announced a 25 percent additional tariff on the import of 279 Chinese products, worth approximately $16 billion. Among these products, ...
CEL Invites EoI for Setting Up Solar Module and Cell Manufacturing Units
The Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise of the government of India, has invited expression of interest (EoI) from interested parties to set up manufacturing facility in the ...
Solar Imports to India Surge in Q1 2018
In the first quarter (Q1) of calendar year (CY) 2018, India imported solar modules and cells worth over $1 billion and exported modules and cells worth approximately $19.15 million. There ...
Madras High Court Dismisses Petition Filed Against Levy of Safeguard Duty
The Madras High Court has dismissed the writ petition filed by domestic project developer Shapoorji & Pallonji against the levy of 70 percent safeguard duty for 200 days as prescribed ...
Safeguard Duty Case Update: Parties to Provide Written Submissions to Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has asked domestic project developer Shapoorji Pallonji and the Office of the Director General (DG) of Safeguards to submit written statements on the ongoing safeguard duty ...
BREAKING: Petitioners Withdraw Solar Anti-Dumping Case, to Refile Next Week
In a significant development, Indian solar manufacturers have withdrawn the anti-dumping petition filed with the Ministry of Trade and Commerce against solar cell and module imports from China, Taiwan and ...
WTO Agrees to Set Up Compliance Panel for the Ongoing India-US Solar Trade Dispute
In a relief for India, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to set up a panel to look into the ongoing trade conflict ...
