India Has to Keep Pace With Technological Innovations to Unlock Solar’s Potential
Technological innovations are very important for the growth of the solar sector in the country. We have new technological advancements every two to three years, making incumbent technologies obsolete. India ...
Indian Scientists Develop Sodium-ion Batteries for E-Cycles Using Nanomaterials
Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, have used nanomaterials to develop sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries and supercapacitors that can be integrated into e-cycles for rapid charging. The aim ...
Zinc Batteries an Economical Replacement for Li-Ion in Electric Vehicles: IIT Madras
A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) are developing a futuristic model for zinc-air batteries to power electric vehicles (EV). The technology under development is ...
Increased Solar Module Shipments Take Maxeon’s Revenue up 35% YoY in Q1 2022
Solar module manufacturer Maxeon Solar Technologies posted revenue of $223 million in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, a year-over-year (YoY) surge of 35% from $165 million in the previous ...
Researchers Develop a Pouch Cell that Can Increase the Life of Lithium-Sulfur Battery
Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin have developed a pouch cell format with different electrolytes that can help increase the life of the lithium-sulfur battery. The pouch cell could record impedance, ...
New Catalyst to Extract Hydrogen from Hydrogen Storage Materials
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and collaborators have developed a new catalyst to extract hydrogen from hydrogen storage materials easily. Scientists Long Qi and Wenyu Huang, who led the research, ...
Researchers Develop a Solid Electrolyte to Create Safer and Efficient Batteries
Researchers at the University of Waterloo, Canada, who are members of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research in the U.S. (JCESR), claimed that they had developed a new solid electrolyte ...
New Disorder-Engineering Technique to Develop High-Efficiency Ultrathin Solar Cells
An international team of researchers from ICFO, Imperial College London, and University College London has claimed to have developed a new disorder-engineering technique for inorganic solar cells that achieved a record-breaking power conversion ...
IIT Delhi Researchers Develop Portable Solar Tracking Towers
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi (IITD) have developed portable solar photovoltaic (PV) tracking towers of 3 kW and 5 kW capacity. The towers are meant to save space ...
Researchers Develop PERC Solar Cells from Recycled Silicon
Researchers from the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics (CSP) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), in partnership with Reiling GmbH – a Germany-based recycling company of solar ...
US Department of Energy to Invest $2.91 Billion to Boost Advanced Batteries’ Production
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued two notices of intent to invest $2.91 billion to enhance the production of advanced batteries, critical to the fast-growing clean energy industries, including ...
New Process to Enhance Stability and Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers at the International Advanced Research Center for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, India, claimed that they have increased the efficiency and stability of Titanium dioxide (TiO2)-nanorods-based perovskite solar cells ...
Tax and Duty Relief Top of the Budget 2022 Wishlist of Energy Storage Companies
The Indian energy storage market did not gain much ground in 2021. However, energy storage developers believe 2022 will witness higher capacity additions. According to Mercom India Research, India has only 20 MW ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: Solar Component Manufacturer RenewSys Adds New Encapsulant Line
Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Photovoltaic (PV) module and component (encapsulant and backsheet) manufacturer RenewSys India commissioned a new encapsulant line. The ...
Industry Expects Energy Storage to Gain More Ground in 2022
India's renewable energy capacity is growing exponentially, driven by the ambitious target of achieving 500 GW of non-fossil energy capacity by 2030. Energy storage is expected to play a critical ...
MNRE Approves ₹4.54 Billion for Three Programs to Facilitate Growth of Renewables
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved the allocation of ₹4.54 billion (~$59.92 million) for three programs to foster the growth of renewables in the country. Renewable ...
Advanced Technology Adoption Vital to Cut O&M Cost, Increase Solar Project Efficiency
Mercom India hosted a webinar on December 8, 2021, to understand the critical role operations and maintenance (O&M) companies play in optimizing the performance of solar assets while mitigating challenges ...
New Novel Electrode Material to Unlock Affordable Renewable Energy Storage: MIT
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a novel electrode material that they believe can be integrated into a semi-solid battery to store renewable energy cost-effectively. The ...
Researchers Claim 29.8% Conversion Efficiency in Perovskite Silicon Tandem Solar Cell
Researchers from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) have claimed to have set a new conversion efficiency record of 29.80% in a tandem solar cell made of perovskite and silicon. The result was ...
Storage Solutions Provider Yotta Energy Raises $13 Million in Series A Funding
Yotta Energy, a U.S.-based energy storage solution provider, has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round. The company has raised a funding of $20 million to date. WIND ...
NTPC Renewables Invites Expressions of Interest for Sourcing 15 GW of Solar Modules
NTPC Renewables, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has invited expressions of interest (EoI) to form strategic tie-ups for sourcing solar modules for a total capacity of 15 GW over ...
Researchers Find a Way to Prevent Electric Current Loss in Organic Solar Cells
Researchers at the University of Cambridge claimed to have found a way to prevent the loss of electric current that declines the efficiency of organic solar cells. Organic solar cells are flexible, ...
Nanoparticle Paste to Maximize Perovskite Solar Cells’ Efficiency Developed
Researchers at the ITMO University's School of Physics and Engineering have developed a paste of titanium dioxide and resonant silicon nanoparticles to maximize perovskite solar cells' efficiency. The paste increases the generation ...
Researchers Develop a Stable Catholyte for Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries
Researchers at the University of Akron, United States, have asserted that they have developed the most stable catholyte (positive electrolyte) for aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFB) and demonstrated cells that ...
Using Covalent Organic Frameworks as Photocatalysts for Solar-to-Fuel Production
A multinational team of researchers have shown that covalent organic frameworks (COFs), a new class of light-absorbing compounds (photocatalysts), could be utilized as a potential solution for solar-to-fuel production. The ...
