India will reach a cumulative renewable energy capacity of 120-125 GW by December 2022. This will include 50% from solar, 38% wind and the balance from other sources—according to ICRA analysts. The analysts expect utility-scale solar capacity to achieve the 60 GW target set by the government. Rooftop solar and Read more…
New Delhi: The government’s one-year extension of the safeguard duty (SGD) on Chinese solar power equipment till July 29, 2021 has taken the solar industry by surprise. Industry executives said that instead of creating such fencing, the focus should be on reducing the cost of domestic manufacturing. However, associations such as the National Solar Read more…
TOKYO: The Japan Wind Power Association said on Thursday it aims to expand the country’s offshore wind power installed capacity to 10 gigawatts(GW) in 2030 and 30-45 GW in 2040. Offshore wind power currently provides only a tiny fraction of Japan’s electricity supply but is set to grow after a Read more…
New Delhi: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has proposed a draft policy for the supply of round-the-clock (RTC) power to distributors through a mix of renewable energy and electricity generated in coal-based plants. Addressing the issues of intermittency, limited hours of supply and low capacity utilisation of transmission infrastructure, the draft policy provides for Read more…
MIT engineers have come up with a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, and deliver that energy back into an electric grid on demand. The system may be designed to power a small city not just when the sun is up Read more…
Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd (“Sungrow”) is the world’s most bankable inverter brand with over 100 GW installed worldwide as of December 2019. History Founded in 1997 by University Professor Cao Renxian, Sungrow is a leader in the research and development of solar inverters with the largest dedicated R&D team Read more…
Enphase Energy and Q CELLS announced a strategic partnership to develop Enphase Energized Q CELLS AC Modules (ACMs) based on seventh-generation Enphase IQ microinverters. The first Enphase and Q CELLS-developed ACMs will be available from major distributors in the U.S. starting July 15. The Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G6+/AC 340-345 ACM features Read more…
Telecommunications company Switch and Capital Dynamics have broken ground on the next phase of the Gigawatt 1 solar + storage project in Nevada. The system is poised to generate 555 MW of solar power and 800 MWh of energy storage upon completion. “In the midst of this unprecedented moment in our state’s history, Switch and its Read more…
Trina Solar has announced the launch of two next-generation Vertex series modules with power output of up to 600 W. The company expects to realize the mass production of a 550-W series in the final quarter of this year. Several representatives of upper, middle and lower streams of the industrial Read more…
Canadian Solar today launches the super-high power Series 5 and Series 6 PV modules to celebrate Canada Day. These new modules will join the HiKu, BiHiKu and HiDM portfolios, expanding the range of high-power, high-efficiency monofacial and bifacial solar modules.HiKu6 Series 5 portfolio – HiKu5, BiHiKu5: HiKu5 and BiHiKu5 use LeTID (light- and Read more…