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Daily News Wrap-Up: India’s Rooftop Solar Installations Reach 1.7 GW in 2023

India installed 1.7 GW of rooftop solar capacity in 2023, the second-highest annual installation numbers on record, according to Mercom India Research’s newly...

March 4, 2024

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German Physicists Claim Breakthrough in Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency

Physicists at the University of Paderborn in Germany, through complex virtual simulations, have discovered that adding a thin layer of an organic semiconductor called...

March 1, 2024

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Technology
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Polysilicon Imports into China Drop as Manufacturers Shift to Vietnam

Polysilicon imports into China dropped 28.5% in 2023 to 62,965 metric tons (MT), the lowest level since 2011, according to Germany-based polysilicon market research firm...

March 1, 2024

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Markets & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: SJVN Tenders 1.5 GW Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects

SJVN Green Energy, a subsidiary of SJVN, has invited bids to select developers to set up 1,500 MW of Interstate Transmission System (ISTS)-connected wind and solar...

February 5, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Germany’s 1.61 GW Solar Auction Oversubscribed by a Record 240%

Germany’s auction to install 1.61 GW of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) systems was oversubscribed by 240%, setting a new record, according to data released by...

February 2, 2024

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Renewable Energy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Tender for 10 GWh Battery Cell Capacity Under PLI Program

The Ministry of Heavy Industries has issued a request for proposals to select manufacturers to set up 10 GWh manufacturing capacities for Advance Chemistry Cell (ACC)...

January 25, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Germany’s 2023 Solar Capacity Soars to Record 14.2 GW, 91% Increase YoY

Germany installed 3.5 GW of solar power capacity in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023, a 105.8% year-over-year (YoY) growth from 1.7 GW. On a quarter-over-quarter basis,...

January 24, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: SECI Tenders 1.5 GW ISTS Solar Projects

The Solar Energy Corporation of India has invited bids to set up 1,500 MW inter-state transmission system (ISTS)-connected solar power projects in India under Tranche...

January 22, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Renewables Account for a Record 59.7% of Germany’s Electricity Consumption

In a first, renewables covered the majority of electricity consumption in Germany, accounting for nearly 59.7% of the net public electricity generation in 2023. The...

January 19, 2024

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Renewable Energy
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Meyer Burger Plans to Shut Down German Module Facility and Relocate to US

Meyer Burger Technology, a Europe-based solar cell and module manufacturer, has started the process of shutting down its manufacturing facility in Freiberg, Germany. The...

January 19, 2024

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Satish Shetty

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Manufacturing

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Daily News Wrap-Up: Ministry Notifies Rules for Leasing Offshore Wind Sites

Leased areas for offshore wind energy projects will be valid for an initial three-year period for conducting resource measurements and surveys, according to the Offshore...

December 22, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Germany’s KfW Loans $218 Million for Solar Capacity Expansion in India

German development bank Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) has granted a Є130 million (~$142 million) loan to the Indian Ministry of Finance and a Є70 million (~$ 76...

December 21, 2023

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Finance and M&A

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Solar
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Germany Awards 1.96 GW of Onshore Wind in Undersubscribed Auction

Germany awarded 1.96 GW of onshore wind energy in the auction for 2,087 MW conducted by the Federal Network Agency Bundesnetzagentur. In all, 167 bids were received for...

December 21, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Tenders and Auctions

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Wind
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Daily News Wrap-Up: SECI’s 1 GW ISTS-Connected Solar Projects Auction

Avaada Energy, Sprng Energy, ReNew Solar Power (ReNew), and Solarcraft Power India 8 (Blupine Energy) won the Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) auction to set...

December 21, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Germany Cuts Price Ceiling for Rooftop Solar Auctions to €0.105/kWh in 2024

Germany’s Network Federal Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has reduced the price ceiling for rooftop solar auctions in 2024 to €0.105 (~$0.12)/kWh from €0.1125 (~$0.12)/kWh in...

December 20, 2023

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Rooftop

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