The Gujarat High Court, in a writ petition filed before it, stayed the collection of safeguard duty levied on the Petitioner by the Indian Government on the import of ‘solar cells, whether or not assembled in modules or panels’ into India. This decision could also benefit other solar power developers to seek similar relief. Background […]

Varanasi: India on Tuesday called upon its diaspora to play a role in boosting the renewable energy sector, with Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh calling for suggestions from the participants at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) — the Indian diaspora conclave — on how to develop solar energy. Singh outlined the achievement […]

The news reflects mounting competition among global battery manufacturers. Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Corporation announced Tuesday that the two companies will establish a joint venture next year to produce prismatic lithium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, and next-generation batteries for electric vehicles. Contracts concluded today confirm earlier reports of a formal partnership between the two companies, […]

There are positive signs for the global solar market in 2019, following a year of upheaval. 2018 was a year of upheaval for the global solar PV market. According to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables, it was the first year in which the global market contracted since before 2000. From Section 201 tariffs in the […]

The top destinations are Bangladesh, Vietnam, South Africa and Pakistan, and about a quarter of the proposed capacity would use technology no longer allowed in China SHANGHAI: China has become a key backer for coal-fired power globally, funding more than a quarter of all new plants being developed outside its borders even as it clamps […]

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28MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant Uses 100MWh DC-Coupled Energy Storage FORT COLLINS, Colo.: Ampt LLC, the world’s #1 DC optimizer company for large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, today announced Ampt String Optimizers are powering a record-breaking PV peaker power plant that has 28 megawatts (MW) of solar PV and 100 megawatt-hours (MWh) of DC-coupled energy storage. […]

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment of up to US$ 25 million in ARCH Africa Renewable Power Fund (ARPF), a US$ 250 million private equity fund for renewable energy projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. ARPF will provide equity for the development and construction of 10 to 15 […]

DNV GL and PVEL will continue to offer full services portfolio to the global solar industry BERKELEY, CA, US: Effective January 1, 2019, the management of DNV GL and PV Evolution Labs (“PVEL”) have jointly decided that PVEL will become a separate legal entity under the ownership of PVEL’s experienced leadership team. In the new […]

Steps need to be taken to make renewable energy financially sustainable and more centric to the power situation, experts said. “The most important thing for us is the continuity of policies,” said Sumant Sinha, chairman, ReNew Power. “The path that needs to be taken is very clear. The only concern is that returns have gone […]

Annual saving is expected up to INR 50,000 for 25 years Successfully launched residential rooftop solution in Delhi, Mumbai, Ajmer and Bhubaneswar Tata Power Solar, India’s largest solar energy company, and Tata Power’s wholly-owned subsidiary has launched a complete residential rooftop solution in Gandhinagar today. Senior dignitaries from the government and key decision makers from […]

Chandigarh-based Hartek Power Pvt Ltd, one of India’s fastest growing Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) companies, has successfully connected 270-MW solar projects spread across Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka to the grid. With the commissioning of these projects, the power systems EPC portfolio of Hartek Power has surpassed 500 MW in solar power projects. Cashing in […]

On December 29, Photovoltaic Solar hosted a festive New Year Party at Renaissance Ahmedabad Hotel in Gujarat, “Jewel of Western India”. Wonderful entertainments and prizes had been prepared for the attendees. Growatt was so pleased to join with EPC contractors and project developers from across the region for the event to celebrate the coming 2019. […]

In 2017, experts identified six key milestones that mankind must hit by 2020 if the Paris climate goal of limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) is to have a fighting chance of being The world is on course to miss its “best chance” of preventing runaway climate change by ensuring global greenhouse […]

CHANDIGARH: As the UT administration have installed charging stations in different parking lots in the city, they will now push for early fixing of power tariff for electric vehicle charging stations. The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) is yet to fix power tariff for these stations. A senior UT official said that the UT electricity […]

Job Description: 1. Leading the Design and/or Detailed Engineering of Solar PV projects 2. Minimum experience of Solar PV Projects : 25MW 3. Thorough knowledge of Energy Estimation 4. Software Skills : PV Syst, CAD Salary: INR 8,00,000 – 10,00,000 P.A. Industry:Oil and Gas / Energy / Power / Infrastructure Functional Area:Engineering Design , R&D […]