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Indian Railways tenders for 1 GW of solar

Developers have until June 30 to lodge bids to develop plots of solar capacity across the national rail network which offer a maximum INR2.71/kWh ($0.036) for the electricity generated under a 25-year contract. The Railway Energy Management Company joint venture created by Indian Railways and state-owned engineering consultancy Rites Ltd has invited bids for the development of 1…
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Big solar projects are back in the US

The number of 100 MW-plus solar projects is rapidly increasing in the U.S. And if there’s one solar segment that can weather a pandemic, it’s utility-scale photovoltaics. Big solar projects in the U.S. are back in style and growing in number. We’re not talking about the super massive projects such as the 895 MW Gemini…
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The solar highway to Australia’s renewable hydrogen economy

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency says that on-site solar electrolysis is not just the most cost-effective way of developing a domestic and export hydrogen economy, but perhaps the only way. The new Renewable Hydrogen Market Report, produced by ANT Energy Solutions and backed by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), features a number of key findings…
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US investors buys 317 MW of solar in India

Marking its second infrastructure investment in India, U.S.-based KKR will acquire 169 MWp of Mumbai-based Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure’s solar assets in Maharashtra and 148 MWp in Tamil Nadu for a sum of Rs 15.54 billion (approximately US$204 million). U.S. private equity investor KKR has followed up its India investment in Sterlite Power’s grid trust with a deal…
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‘Free-form’ organic PV

French organic PV module manufacturer Armor said it began manufacturing free-form PV modules in early April. The new technology will allow the company’s ASCA PV film to be produced in a range of different shapes. French thin-film solar specialist Armor has started manufacturing organic PV films that can be made into different shapes. It was able to…
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Solar pavement for outdoor applications

Hungarian tech company Platio has developed solar pavement for outdoor applications in urban environments, homes, office buildings, shopping malls, and public infrastructure projects. The pavement consists of solar tiles that may cost between €50 and €80, depending on the size and characteristics of projects. Hungarian tech company Platio has developed a new kind of solar…
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Financial close for 181 MW floating PV plant in Taiwan

The installation will be located in the Changbin Lunwei East district. A NT$7.2 billion loan was secured from a consortium of seven banks and the solar facility is expected to be grid-connected this year. Taiwanese solar project developer Chenya Energy Co Ltd has secured NT$7.2 billion (US$239 million) for a 181 MW floating solar project at the Changhua Coastal…
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Australian researchers take solar windows to the next level

The building-integrated PV devices have taken a big leap forward on the back of a partnership between Australian scientists and a major glass manufacturer which will investigate the use of semi-transparent solar cells in commercial applications, potentially revolutionizing building design. Scientists in Australia have produced next-gen perovskite solar cells with a conversion efficiency of 17%…
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La Réunion stadium hosts 1.25 MW/1.33 MWh of solar-plus-storage

The project was selected in a tender for storage deployment in non mainland grid interconnected areas that was finalized by France’s Energy Regulatory Commission in 2016. French overseas energy company Albioma has switched on a solar-plus-storage rooftop installation at the Stade de l’Est Jean Ivoula in Saint-Denis, in the Indian Ocean overseas territory of La Reunion. The project…
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COVID-19: Myths Or Truth?

Rumors can easily circulate within communities during a crisis, and that has been happening during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. You must have heard about the following statements before: Ordering or buying products shipped from overseas will get me infected?NO.A lot of research has been made on the new coronavirus to learn more about how…
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