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Solar Module Maker Silfab Raises $125 Million from ARC Financial

Canada-based solar module manufacturer Silfab Solar has completed the second investment round of $125 million led by ARC Financial Corp, an energy-focused private equity...

March 9, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Indian Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity to Reach 95 GW by 2025

India’s solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing capacity exceeded 39 GW at the end of September 2022 and is expected to reach ~95 GW by the end of the...

January 24, 2023

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Arjun Joshi

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Manufacturing

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Mercom Research Focus

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Solar
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Shirdi Sai Electricals to Bid for PLI-II, Expand Manufacturing Capacity to 10 GW

With an estimated 220 GW of solar capacity required by the decade’s end to meet the 280 GW goal set by the government, India needs a significant manufacturing...

February 7, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Manufacturing

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Modules

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Over 766,478 EVs Supported Under Phase II of FAME Program

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The second phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME...

December 26, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Azure Power Signs Agreement to Secure Solar Module Supplies for the Next Four Years

Independent power producer Azure Power Global signed a Module Supply Agreement (MSA) with  Premier Energies Group to procure modules up to 600 MW annually for the next...

June 14, 2022

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Gourav Mishra

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Green Hydrogen Company Lhyfe Raises €17 Million

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Green hydrogen company Lhyfe raised €17 million (~$19.51 million) from Andera Partners....

February 7, 2022

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Tata Motors Forms EV Subsidiary with ₹7 Billion Investment

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Tata Motors has incorporated a 100% subsidiary, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility...

December 24, 2021

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Solar Module Maker Central Electronics Sold to Nandal Finance for ₹2.10 Billion

The Union Government has approved the sale of the government-owned solar cell and module manufacturer Central Electronics Limited (CEL) to Nandal Finance and Leasing...

November 30, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: European Union Issues its First-Ever NextGenerationEU Green Bond

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: The European Union has issued its first-ever NextGenerationEU green bond. The 15-year...

October 14, 2021

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Arjun Joshi

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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Pairing Metal Halide Perovskites with Silicon Solar Cell Could Enhance Cell’s Efficiency

Researchers at Oxford PV, an Oxford University spin-off company, have asserted that combining metal halide perovskites with conventional silicon could overcome the 26%...

August 20, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Solar

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Technology
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Suntech’s 1 GW Integrated Solar Cell and Module Facility Opens

Here are some noteworthy cleantech announcements of the day from around the world: Suntech, a global solar panel producer, has begun the operation of a 1 GW integrated...

September 18, 2020

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Harsh Shukla

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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NREL Researchers Discover New Materials for Super-Efficient Solar Cells

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) discovered new materials for super-efficient solar cells of the future. The research focuses on a...

September 15, 2020

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Rahul Nair

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Solar

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Technology
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China’s Solar Installations to Reach 28-34 GW in 2020: AECEA

China’s solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation capacity in the first half of 2020 was relatively flat for several reasons. The latest report by the Asia Europe Clean...

September 10, 2020

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Rahul Nair

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Solar Cell Manufacturing Capacity Lags Demand from DCR Programs

Solar cell manufacturing in India is yet to ramp up despite the government’s attempts to promote domestic production. While the government has taken initiatives like...

May 4, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Semi-Transparent Perovskite Solar Cells Could Turn Windows into Power Generators

Australian scientists, led by members of the ARC Center of Excellence in Exciton Science, have published a research paper stating that they have succeeded in producing...

May 1, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Solar

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Technology

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