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Rooftop Solar

Federal Bank, Ecofy Partner on Financing for MSME Rooftop Solar

The co-lending program targets financing 3,600 kW of rooftop solar installations annually, benefiting numerous micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs…

Solar project

Coal India Ltd Launches 1 GW Solar EPC Tender

Coal India Ltd has invited EPC bids for its 1 GW solar power project planned in Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd’s solar park in Rajasthan. Bidding closes o…

Solar Cell

ALMM Cell Mandate Will Drive Up Capital Cost for Solar Developers, Says Crisil Report

The prices of domestically manufactured solar cells are 1.5-2 times more than alternatives from China even after basic customs duty. Such high prices can drive …

Rooftop Solar

How Rapid Implementation of Flexible Exports Could Maximise Rooftop Solar

All Australian energy customers could have their electricity costs reduced if flexible exports were enabled country wide.Rooftop solar owners are missing out on…

Solar project

Massachusetts City Sources Solar Power From Illinois

The electrons won’t be delivered across state lines, but the City of Cambridge will match its electricity use with a virtual power purchase agreement from…

Solar project

New York’s Morris Ridge Solar Project Goes Online

Morris Ridge Solar is expected to generate enough energy to meet more than 47,000 New York households’ energy needs.The Morris Ridge Solar project is full…

Nuclear Reactor

US Development Agency Announces Grants for Bulgarian Nuclear Projects

The US Trade and Development Agency has signed two grant agreements to support Bulgaria's nuclear ambitions: one will support a cost-shared feasibility stud…

Energy Storage Project

India to Mandate Energy Storage for Solar, Wind Projects

India is likely to follow in the footsteps of China and mandate the inclusion of battery storage capacity for future wind and solar energy projects.India’…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Romania Allocates 432 MW of PV at Average Price of €0.051/kWh in First Renewables Auction

The Romanian authorities have allocated 1.52 GW of renewable energy capacity in a procurement exercise, with the lowest bid for PV technology at €0.045 ($0…

Solar Power Plant

SDIC Gansu Commissions 750 MW CSP-PV Plant in China

SDIC Gansu New Energy has commissioned the 750 MW Akesai Huidong CSP-PV plant in Jiuquan, China’s Gansu province, combining a 110 MW concentrated solar po…

Battery

ABB to Acquire Gamesa’s Power Electronics, Storage Business

ABB has agreed to purchase Gamesa’s power electronics and storage business, which produces doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) wind converters, industri…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Germany Deploys 1 GW of PV in November

Germany installed 1 GW of solar power in November, bringing its cumulative capacity to 97.55 GW by the end of the month.Germany deployed 1,016.9 MW of new PV ca…

Solar Cell

Nexwafe Claims 24.4% Efficiency for Heterojunction Solar Cell Built With Its Ultrathin Wafers

The German wafer manufacturer said the efficiency was achieved with an unspecified M6 HJT commercial production line, without specifying if the result was certi…

EU

EU Solar Installations Hit 65.5 GW in 2024, Says Solarpower Europe

Solar installations grew 4% year on year in the European Union in 2024, down sharply from 53% growth in 2023. The slowdown coincides with a decline in solar inv…

Battery

Grenergy Secures $299M for Chilean PV-Battery

[Image: Grenergy]Spanish renewables player Grenergy has closed an additional $299m in financing for the third phase of a large solar-storage plant in northern C…