The levy on modules will then almost double to 40% within a year and cells will see a similar rise, from an initial rate of 15%.The Economic Times newspaper has reported the Indian government is considering levying a basic customs duty of 20-25% on imported...
Read MoreYaskawa Solectria Solar announced that the SOLECTRIA XGI 1500 grid-support utility interactive inverters, in combination with AlsoEnergy, now meet the IEEE 2030.5-2018 networking standard as described in the SunSpec Common Smart Inverter Profile (CSIP). Choosing the Solectria XGI 1500 along with an AlsoEnergy SCADA system...
Read MoreIntersolar North America (ISNA) and Energy Storage North America (ESNA), the newly combined solar + storage events, announced the formation of a new Advisory Board to review program content for the two conferences scheduled to take place January 12-14, 2021, in Long Beach, California. Intersolar...
Read MoreThis week the agency in Puerto Rico that manages public-private partnerships announced that the newly formed Luma Energy will take over management of the island’s grid from its publicly owned utility, after an 18-month selection process. Luma, a joint venture between infrastructure company Quanta Services and Canadian Utilities...
Read MoreThe U.K. government’s official climate change advisory body is calling for fast-tracking investment in early-stage hydrogen infrastructure, as well as prioritizing carbon capture and storage and EV charging infrastructure, as immediate responses to the coronavirus outbreak. The Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) annual report (PDF) also covers...
Read MoreResearchers in Kenya are seeking to reduce the influence of the Geomagnetic field on PV panel performance by replacing aluminum module frames with a steel cage. They have specified they have been unable to quantify costs related to the solution, and that more research is...
Read MoreU.S.-based tender platform has invited proposals for projects ranging in scale from 50-500 MW on behalf of an unnamed client which is a member of the RE100 clean energy campaign. European developers have until July 20 to lodge their bids.US renewables marketplace and procurement platform...
Read MoreThe storage technology promises ten times the energy density offered by lithium-ion batteries but notorious cycling instability remains a concern. Researchers in South Korea may have come a step nearer a solution.Amid intense global competition to identify optimal battery chemistries, lithium-oxygen has stirred interest due...
Read MoreJuly 9 is the deadline to bid for supply of five-busbar, multicrystalline ‘PERC’ solar cells with an efficiency of minimum 19.60%.State-owned Central Electronics Limited has invited bids for supply of five-busbar, multicrystalline PERC solar cells with an efficiency of minimum 19.60%. Quantities to be supplied...
Read MoreEnphase 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...
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