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Daily News Wrap-Up: CERC Adopts Tariff for 1500 MW Solar Projects

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has allowed NTPC to adopt a tariff within the range of ₹2.60 (~$0.031) – ₹2.65 ($0.0316) for 1,500 MW solar projects...

September 27, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Scientists Develop New Way to Recover Silver from End-of-Life Solar Cells

Scientists from the University of Camerino have developed a novel way of extracting silver from end-of-life solar cells. Solar cells use various metals, such as aluminum,...

September 26, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Solar

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Technology
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Daily News Wrap-Up: MERC Approves 5,991 MW of Solar Power Procurement

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has given the green light for the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution (MSEDCL) to procure an additional 5,...

September 25, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Scientists Develop Supramolecular Material for Storing Hydrogen

Scientists and researchers at the University of Hong Kong and Northwestern University have developed a supramolecular material that can compress hydrogen for storage...

September 25, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Energy Storage

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Technology
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Concerns Raised Over Quality of Domestic Solar Modules

The pace of energy transition is contingent on the steady supply of components necessary for project development. Solar is a major component in India’s goal to install...

September 23, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up

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Solar
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Researchers Build All-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cell with 28.49% Efficiency

Researchers from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China have developed an all-perovskite tandem solar cell with a record power conversion efficiency...

September 6, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Modules

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Solar
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Gensol Enters US Market with Solar Trackers Subsidiary Scorpius

Energy solutions provider Gensol Engineering has entered the U.S. market with the launch of its Delaware-based subsidiary, Scorpius Trackers. The launch marks the...

August 28, 2024

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Tina Freese

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Solar
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Key to India’s Energy Independence Lies in Transformative Solar Technologies

The transformative technologies reshaping the energy landscape were explored during the session titled “Exploring Next-Generation Technologies Driving the Clean...

August 1, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Technology
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Carbon Nanotube Maker NoPo Raises $3M to Boost Production and Market Reach

Bengaluru-based technology startup NoPo Nanotechnologies raised $3 million in a pre-Series A funding round by Axilor’s Micelio Fund and Inflexor Ventures. The...

May 23, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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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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German Physicists Claim Breakthrough in Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency

Physicists at the University of Paderborn in Germany, through complex virtual simulations, have discovered that adding a thin layer of an organic semiconductor called...

March 1, 2024

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Arshreet Singh

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Technology
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New Method to Boost Signal Amplification in Perovskite Nanosheets

Perovskite nanosheets can be a new laser medium, where light amplification can be achieved based on tiny perovskite nanosheets that are synthesized chemically,...

January 15, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Solar

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Technology
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Government Invites Bids to Advance Hydrogen Value Chain Technologies

The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has invited proposals to upgrade lab-scale technologies, which are at technology readiness levels (TRL) 3-4, to reach...

December 4, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy

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Tenders & Auctions
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Huasun Claims Record 750.54W Power Output in HJT Solar Modules

Chinese solar manufacturer Huasun has claimed to set a new benchmark in power output for heterojunction (HJT) photovoltaic modules by achieving a power output of 750....

November 14, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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