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SOLAR ENERGY NEWS

Renewable energy curtailment critical issue; India requires super grid like China: MNRE Secy

May 12, 2026 6:10 am

More deployment of battery energy storage systems, grid forming inverters, synchronous condensers to provide pathway for better integration of RE into grid system, says Sarangi

Why Meta is betting on space-based solar energy projects to power its AI future

May 04, 2026 5:56 pm

Amid the surging demand for AI and the data centre boom, big tech companies have been exploring out-of-the-box energy solutions, including orbital data centres.

Centre may add battery storage under revamped PM-KUSUM 2.0

March 30, 2026 4:14 am

Centre extended timeline for financial closure & completion of projects under PM-KUSUM scheme on Saturday.

US import duties on Indian solar panels may hit domestic OEMs

February 26, 2026 3:35 pm

Experts caution that if export volumes are redirected to the domestic market, pricing pressures could further intensify

Strongest solar radiation storm in 2 decades moves toward Earth

January 21, 2026 9:03 am

Scientists are tracking an intense solar event that could spark rare auroras and briefly affect space-based technology.

US leaves India-headquartered International Solar Alliance after Trump order: What to know

January 08, 2026 2:03 pm

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is the only India-headquartered organisation among the 60-plus institutions that the United States has now exited.

Energy transition will need more than chasing the sun and harnessing the wind

January 03, 2026 9:36 am

Two wholesale reforms are important. The first is transitioning to a nationwide market-based economic dispatch system. The second is integrating captive power plants into wholesale markets

To tap India’s clean energy potential, a to-do list

December 30, 2025 2:02 pm

Manufacturing expansion requires consistent enforcement of domestic content requirements and targeted support for upstream integration. The power sector needs stronger payment security mechanisms and protection of contractual sanctity

PSUs turn to joint ventures with states to beat land hurdles in solar projects

December 14, 2025 7:45 am

Explaining this approach to the PSC, NTPC Green Energy Ltd (NGEL) said, “In the model we have come up with, we have taken steps to move forward by forming a joint venture with the state government.”

US warns hidden radios may be embedded in solar-powered highway infrastructure

September 10, 2025 4:30 pm

The Chinese Embassy in Washington said in a statement that it opposed "the distortion and smear of China's achievements in the field of energy infrastructure."

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