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Solar Roof tiles Continue to make slow, steady progress

Solar shingles, or solar roof tiles, are made of slim photovoltaic (PV) sheets that either overlay or replace the existing shingles on a roof. They absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity. The majority of shingles will produce anywhere between 13 and 63 watts of power and are outshined by panels in terms of efficiency […]

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Nagaland Will Develop its First Solar Power Project in Dimapur

The state government of Nagaland has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hyderabad based Halo Energie Pvt Ltd to develop Nagaland’s first greenfield solar power project in Dimapur. Halo Energie is an independent power producing company. As per the details, the solar power project will be of 20MW and constructed over more than 120 […]

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Risen Energy to supply 650 MW modules to Sinopec’s H2 project in Xinjiang

Chinese solar module manufacturer Risen Energy Co., Ltd. has announced that it has won the bid to supply TITAN 650W PV modules to Sinopec’s green hydrogen demonstration project in Kuqa County, Xinjiang, China. The 361 MW project, once completed, is expected to be the world’s largest PV-based hydrogen production facility and is regarded as a […]

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New Solar PLI Scheme Changes

Details on the new solar PLI scheme for the Rs 19,500 crores that was announced in the budget are still to come out formally. With a first PLI scheme that had a corpus of ‘just’ Rs 4,500 already having been concluded, it’s fair to expect some quick movement with part 2 now. However, reports and […]

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Florida House sends governor contentious bill to end solar net metering

The Florida Legislature has passed bills Florida SB 1024 and HB 741, which will slash off incentives associated with installing rooftop solar panels and curb net metering. The process of net metering provides system owners with the opportunity to gain extra revenue by selling their excess power to the grid while also making up for shortfalls […]

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Trina Solar Picks Australia for Vertex S+ module launch

Trina Solar is launching what it calls ‘a higher power, higher efficiency’ Vertex S+ module in Australia. The development is driven by a record that was set last year for solar module installations in Australia in the rooftop solar segment. Trina Solar says that Vertex S+ is designed specifically for residential rooftops as well as […]

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Global Solar Street Light Market to Grow to $15.7 Billion by 2030

Research firm Astute Analytica has come up with a study which establishes that the global solar street light market was $3.9 billion in 2021 and will reach $15.7 billion by 2030. The global street light market will register a CAGR of 17.12% for the coming 2022-2030 period. Astute Analytica has assigned key reasons for the […]

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SJVN to Build 400 MW Solar Park in Himachal’s Kinnaur region

The state government of Himachal Pradesh is planning to set up a solar power park in Kinnaur district in a quest to expand the renewables share in the energy basket further. The State MPP and Power Minister Sukhram Chaudhary has informed that a proposal to seek consent has been sent to the Central government. The […]

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Mass-Production ready 28.7% efficient solar cell fabricated in Germany

Q CELLS, a total energy solutions provider in solar, energy storage, downstream project business and energy retail, claims to have set a new world-record tandem cell efficiency of 28.7% in collaboration with researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, a German research centre, using a Q.ANTUM-based silicon bottom cell in combination with a perovskite-based top cell. Q CELLS’ […]

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