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Mega Solar Power Plant in Vietnam Build By Sharp

Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation announces the completion of a mega solar power plant in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam. The project was a collaboration with multiple partners, including power generating company Viet Nam Viet Renewable Energy Joint Stock Company and local construction company as well as co-owner of the project NSN Construction and Engineering Joint Stock […]

SECI Tenders for 25 MW Solar Plant at West Bengal

SECI tenders for Design, engineering, supply, construction, erection, testing and commissioning of 25 MW (AC) Solar PV Power Plant having 5 years Plant O&M at BCCL, Bhojudih Coal Washery, Purulia District, West Bengal, India. Last Date for online submission of Bids: 10.03.2021 till 1400 Hours. IMAGE SOURCE: GOOGLE

To generate solar power, Rooftop Solar Scheme Implemented By MNRE

To generate solar power by installing solar panels on the roof of the houses, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy MNRE, Government of India is implementing Grid-connected Rooftop Solar Scheme. Residential consumers willing to set-up a rooftop solar plant under MNRE scheme can apply online and get rooftop solar plants installed by listed vendors. The […]

Thailand: Sharp Installs Solar Power Systems on Rooftops of Two MinebeaMitsumi Plants

Contributing to reduction of GHG emissions by 5MW-dc of solar power capacity Sharp Energy Solutions Corporation has successfully installed solar power systems on the rooftops of two plants in Thailand run by MinebeaMitsumi Inc. The plants are the Bang Pa-in Plant in Ayutthaya Province and the Lopburi Plant in Lopburi Province. On January 15, 2021, […]

Infineon Solar Pump Motor Drive Challenge 2021- An Initiative To Encourage Solar Powered Irrigation Systems

Infineon Technologies, a world leader in semiconductors, today announced the commencement of its ‘Infineon Solar Pump Motor Drive Challenge 2021′ initiative to encourage affordable and reliable solar powered irrigation systems for farmers – design and manufactured locally. Current pump manufacturing produces traditional irrigation pumps but microelectronics is still new to this industry. “Developing viable solutions […]

offshore Solar farm in Norwegian Sea being tested by Equinor & Saipem

The two companies want to test a floating PV array under harsh weather conditions in rough waters for at least a year. The system will be based on a floating solar technology developed by Maritime Moss, a unit of Saipem. Norwegian oil giant Equinor is partnering with Vollsveien-based engineering specialist Moss Maritime, a unit of […]

5-busbar based Solar tiles achieved 19.5% efficiency

The product costs $1.38/W and has a 25-year performance guarantee Ukrainian start-up River Solar has developed a solar tile for building-integrated photovoltaics with a 19.5% power conversion efficiency and a power output of 45 W. “We produced the first series entirely in Ukraine and a second series was produced by Chinese manufacturers,” the company’s CFO, […]

Trina Solar becomes first of its kind to achieve Dual Environmental Protection certification

Trina Solar Co., Ltd., a leading global PV and smart energy total solution provider, has recently obtained dual “Environmental Product Declaration” certifications from UL, the global independent safety science certification institute, and EPDItaly, which is the first UL and EPDItaly mutually recognized EPD in photovoltaic industry, proving the Company’s environmental performance and sustainability. Each EPD […]

New Solar cell technology based on Germanium seems best fit for Agrivoltaics

German scientists have fabricated an enhanced amorphous germanium PV cell that confines light in an ultra-thin absorber. Researchers from the German Aerospace Center have developed a selective solar cell based on an ultra-thin n-i-p absorber layer stack and a thin-film spectral selective filter. The device is an enhanced amorphous germanium solar cell that can confine […]

Websol registers 21.3% growth in revenue in Q3 of FY21

Websol Energy Systems Limited, a listed Kolkata-based manufacturer of solar cells and modules, posted a handsome improvement in performance during the December ending quarter of the current financial year. The company reported a 21.3% improvement in revenuws during Q3FY21 over the preceding quarter. “The improved performance of the company during the 3rd quarter is a […]