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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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India Joins Battery Storage Consortium To Boost BESS Deployment

India has now joined the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Consortium, at the ongoing Conference of Parties (COP28) Summit at Dubai. The consortium is an initiative of the Global Leadership Council (GLC) of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP). Through the BESS Consortium, India is among the first-mover countries as a part […]

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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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Residential Costs Stayed Flat from 2020 to 2022 & then Declined in 2023: NREL

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released its annual report on ‘U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmarks.’ The report tracks the solar cost trends to support the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. It aims to accelerate the advancement and deployment of solar technology and gives an account of […]

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Slowly And Steadily, Battery Storage Builds Up To Make The Renewables Case Stronger

The announcement by Plus Power LLC of $1.8 billion in new financing for standalone battery storage, including the largest single such project financing to date, to help stabilize the U.S. electrical grid while incorporating more solar and wind energy should be welcomed. The news comes at a time when detractors have been challenging the relevance […]

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RACE Energy & LOHUM Join Forces for Sustainable EV Battery Recycling

RACE Energy, a deep-tech electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure company for battery swapping, today announced a strategic partnership with LOHUM, a producer of sustainable energy transition materials via recycling, repurposing, and refining, to tackle EV battery waste and identify second life use applications. Aligning with the mandate under EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) guidelines for responsible battery […]

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35 PV+Battery Hybrid Plants Achieved Commercial Operations in US in 2022: Berkeley Lab

Berkeley Lab has released a report on “Utility-Scale Solar, 2023′ presenting an analysis of empirical plant-level data from the U.S. fleet of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV), PV+battery, and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants. The report shares details on the capacities exceeding 5 MWAC or of 5 MWAC or less, which also includes residential rooftop systems. Trends […]

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Reliance Announces Battery Plans With Launch of Swappable Batteries

The REI Expo, where Reliance Industries has been marking presence gradually over the past two years with technologies it plans to introduce to the renewable sector finally saw the first formal product, in the form of swappable, multipurpose batteries for electric vehicles and home appliances from India’s largest private sector group. The batteries from Reliance, […]

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Solar Power Costs Dipped 87% Globally In Last 10 Years: Study

A recent report by the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change claimed that the cost of electricity from solar power globally has fallen by 87 percent in the last 10 years. At the same time, the cost of battery storage plummeted by 85 percent during the same period.  The recent innovation in […]

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