Peak Energy has announced it will set up a facility to manufacture up to 4 GWh of grid-scale sodium-ion battery energy storage systems annually, in Sacramento, California. With more than 6 GWh of customer commitments already in place, the facility...

REMCL, a joint venture between the Ministry of Railways and RITES, has invited bids to select developers to set up 17 MW of intrastate transmission system (InSTS)-connected solar power projects, along with 12.5 MW/50 MWh battery energy storage...

AmpereHour Energy has announced the inauguration of its battery energy storage systems manufacturing and integration facility in Chakan, Pune. The facility will focus on leveraging containerized battery DC-AC blocks for utility-scale and commercial...

China has rolled out new minimum efficiency standards for components across the solar manufacturing value chain covering polysilicon, wafers, modules, and inverters. The standards will take effect on January 1, 2027. For TOPCon and HJT modules, the...

Saint-Gobain India has invited bids for long-term renewable power supply to its Oragadam plant in Tamil Nadu. The company is evaluating a group captive hybrid solution comprising solar and wind, with a delivered renewable energy requirement of...

Swiss energy company Alpiq has agreed to acquire a 90% stake in Harmony Energy, a developer and operator of grid-scale battery energy storage projects across Europe. The acquisition will expand Alpiq’s battery storage portfolio and provide access to...

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Zelio E-Mobility has announced the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The plant has an installed production and assembly capacity of 60,000 units per annum. Spread across 39,000 sq....

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has reopened the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) portal until July 23, 2026, for the submission of applications seeking the protection of investments already made under the Approved List of...

Two Rajasthan distribution companies, Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam (JdVVNL) and Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam (JVVNL), have invited bids to set up 110 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems each across both distribution areas in Rajasthan under the...

LONGi Green Energy has started commercial production at a 21 GW back-contact solar cell facility in China using copper-based metallization technology, replacing the use of silver in the manufacturing process. The switch to copper has been spurred by...