India

Jupiter International has obtained $36 million to expand its PV manufacturing operations, including the construction of a 1.8 GW solar cell facility, as well as a joint venture with AmpIn Energy for 1.2 GW of integrated solar cell and module capacity each.

Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has concluded a 1.2 GW solar and storage tender at an average price of $0.041/kWh, with Acme Solar Holdings, Hero Solar Energy, JSW Neo Energy, and Pace Digitek Infra emerging as winners.

A review of indoor PV cell technologies by an international research team delves into recent progress, characterization, and design strategies used to develop highly efficient cells. The study presents 250 commercial and laboratory devices, as well as applications and performance reporting.

Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) has started accepting bids to set up 400 MW of hybrid wind-solar projects on a build-own-operate basis in India. Bidding closes on Aug. 6.

Indosolar, a subsidiary of Waaree Energies, has started production at its new 1.3 GW solar module manufacturing facility in India.

Brookfield will initially invest more than $200 million in Leap Green Energy by subscribing to new shares and acquiring shares from current shareholders.

The PV modules on India’s Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) comply with the Bureau of Indian Standards and meet the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) module efficiency criteria for utility-scale, rooftop, solar pump, and solar lighting applications.

India’s installed battery storage capacity reached 219.1 MWh at the end of March 2024. A recent Mercom report predicts that the nation will add 1.6 GWh of standalone battery storage and 9.7 GW of renewable projects with storage by 2027.

Gautam Solar team has developed a packaging pallet for solar panels that prevents panel breakage and the formation of microcracks during transportation.

Scientists in India have combined 2D perovskite solar cell technology with MXenes materials to build a PV device with remarkable efficiency and open-circuit voltage. They claim the new cell architecture is key to helping charge carriers move smoothly through the cell layers and reduce recombination losses.