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5 Indian Solar Firms With Plans To ‘Make In USA’

Solar, Supply Chain And Scaling Manufacturing: Indian Firms Pivot To The USA The Solar Energy Manufacturers for America Coalition (SEMA) released a report this year revealing that Chinese-headquartered companies now produce 99% of the world’s solar wafers and over 80% of the world’s polysilicon. These two components alone account for more than half the value […]

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Clean Energy Investment Double The Fossil Fuel Amount This Year: IEA

Global spending on clean energy technologies and infrastructure is on track to hit $2 trillion in 2024 even as higher financing costs hinder new projects, notably in emerging and developing economies, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). Despite pressures on financing, global investment in clean energy is set to reach almost […]

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Nordex Group Appoints Manav Sharma As CEO Business in North America

Nordex Group has appointed Manav Sharma as CEO of the business in North America, with effect from 1st June. Mr. Sharma has a long-standing experience of 16 years within the industry, having already served in various senior management positions before joining Nordex. Before his current role as the Nordex Group’s Chief Transformation Officer, in his […]

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Power Grid Appoints Ravindra Kumar Tyagi As Its New Managing Director

Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCI) Limited has now announced appointing Ravindra Kumar Tyagi, Director (Operations) as its new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD). He assumed the charge with effect from January 1, 2024. Power Grid is a Maharatna PSU under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power of the Union government. Prior to […]

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Solar Production Costs In China Falls By 42% In 2023: Wood Mackenzie

A latest report states that the cost of producing solar modules in China has dropped by 42% in the last 12 months to US$0.15 per watt (/W). This gave manufacturers in the country cost advantage over international rivals according to the New Horizons report from Wood Mackenzie. The report looks at ‘Five low-carbon tech trends […]

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US Proposes Norms To Counter Chinese Domination In Battery Manufacturing

The US Department of Treasury and the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) has now proposed guidelines on clean vehicles credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). It is expected to lower costs for consumers, spur growth in the US vehicle manufacturing, and strengthen energy security. The move is also likely to reduce the dependency of the […]

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EU Witnessed Signing 7.1GW Of PPAs Till September 2023: EY Report

A report by Ernst & Young (EY) provided an update on the Renewable Energy Countries Attractiveness Index (RECAI), focusing specifically on offshore wind energy. According to the report, India maintained its 16th position, consistent with the previous year. India’s technological standing in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is noted at 34.3, while solar Photovoltaic (PV) is […]

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Solar Energy In US Can Surpass Hydropower By 2024: EIA Estimates

A latest Energy International Agency (EIA) report on solar growth in the United States (US) suggested that the country witnessed an increase in installed capacity by an average rate of by 44% annually from 2009 to 2022. It forecasted that the US would generate 14% more electricity from solar energy than from hydroelectric facilities in […]

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EU Solar Market Faces Challenges From China and US: ESIA Report

The European Union’s (EU) industry association body, the European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA), released a report that evaluates factors that can contribute to the de-risking and scaling up of Europe’s solar PV manufacturing.  The alliance evaluates the factors affecting European industries, aiming to achieve the goal of 30 GW of domestic manufacturing capacity by 2025 and the EU’s […]

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