Kosol Energie Targets 1.9 Gigawatts Of Solar Module Production In India

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:34:04 +0000

Solar farmKosol Energie, part of Munich Re insurance group, has announced aggressive plans to expand its solar module production facility in India.  According to media reports, Kosol Energie has placed an order for an 850 megawatt module production line with SC Solar. With this new line, the company’s annual production capacity will increase to 1.1 gigawatts.  […]

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India Utility Auctions 421 Megawatt Solar Power Project

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:35:32 +0000

Solar farmA large vertically integrated energy utility in India has auctioned a huge solar power project.  According to media reports, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), a government-owned entity, has awarded rights to develop a 421 megawatt (peak) solar power project to a private company — Avaada Energy.  Avaada secured the project following a competitive auction organized by […]

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India To Speed Up Renewable Auctions, Tender 50 Gigawatts Every Year

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:05:40 +0000

India has once again announced ambitious plans to speed up auctions for renewable energy projects.  India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued an updated timeline for issuance of renewable energy tenders. The Ministry has laid out plans to issue tenders for 50 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity every year between the financial years […]

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India’s Rayzon Plans 500 Megawatt Solar Module Fab In The US

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:37:45 +0000

Solar farmAn India-based solar module manufacturer has announced plans to set up module production line in the United States.  Rayzon Solar recently announced plans to set up 500 megawatts of solar module manufacturing capacity in the US. The company did not specify any timeline or location for setting up the facility.  The company claims to have […]

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Nextracker Lands Order For 1.56 Gigawatt India Solar Project

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:02:22 +0000

The world’s largest solar engineering, procurement, and construction firm has selected Nextracker to supply trackers for a mega solar power project in India. According to media reports, Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy will procure trackers for a 1.56 gigawatt solar power project in the state of Gujarat. The company is constructing the project for India’s […]

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India Selects Bids For 39.6 Gigawatts Of Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 18:35:18 +0000

Solar farmThe Indian government has selected bids from companies looking to set up solar module manufacturing facilities. This is the second round of such bids.  The Solar Energy Corporation of India called for bids few months back, offering subsidies to companies looking to set up module manufacturing facilities. Following the bidding process, the government allocated 39.6 […]

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Tata Power Wins 300 Megawatt India Solar EPC Order

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 14:00:36 +0000

One of India’s largest integrated solar power companies has secured the rights to develop a 300 megawatt solar power project for a government-owned company.  Tata Power Solar Power Systems has won a contract to construct a 300 megawatt solar power project for NLC India. The project shall be located in the Bikaner district of Rajasthan […]

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India Approves Development Of 5 Gigawatts Of Solar Parks

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:00:33 +0000

Solar FarmThe Indian government has granted approval for setting up eight solar power parks in the state of Uttar Pradesh.  Eight solar power parks with cumulative capacity of 4,995 megawatts will be developed jointly by the Uttar Pradesh Non-Conventional Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) and the National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC). The two companies have set up […]

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Adani Commissions World’s Largest Solar-Wind Hybrid Project

Credit to Author: Saurabh| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:05:55 +0000

India’s largest renewable power generation company, Adani Green Energy, has announced completion of its latest solar-wind hybrid project.  Adani Green Energy announced in a press release that it successfully commissioned a 700 megawatt solar-wind hybrid project in the northern state of Rajasthan. The company claims that it is the world’s largest hybrid power project.  The […]

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Why Aren’t Energy Flows Diagrams Used More To Inform Decarbonization?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2023 15:59:22 +0000

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Sankey diagram of US energy flows for 2021The primary energy fallacy is the assumption that all of the energy in all of the oil, gas and coal we burn today must be replaced. We don’t need to replace it, we need to replace the unwasted energy services.

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