PV-Magazine-India

2 days ago | pv-magazine-india.com | Phoebe Skok

From ESS NewsAs the U.S. battery storage market rapidly expands, insurance underwriters are sounding the alarm on persistent developer missteps when it comes to site selection, space constraints and assumptions about insurability. Rosa Van Reyk, a senior underwriter at GCube Insurance Services, told ESS News that while developers generally understand what makes insurance more affordable and accessible, there are still some key blind spots.

3 days ago | pv-magazine-india.com | Mark Hutchins

From pv magazine GlobalThe Module Reliability Scorecard, published annually by PV module testing laboratory Kiwa-PVEL, released its 11th edition today. The scorecard summarizes the results of extended reliability testing of commercially available PV modules, designed to expose any weaknesses that may show up in the field after installation. The 2025 scorecard features results from 50 module manufacturers, a slight fall from 53 included in last year’s scorecard.

4 days ago | pv-magazine-india.com | Anne Fischer

From pv magazine USASunnova TEP Developer, a residential solar and energy storage developer, and subsidiary of Sunnova, filed for Chapter 11 protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The company reported $100 million to $500 million in both assets and liabilities and indicates that there will be funds available for distribution to unsecured creditors. Sunnova’s shares were down nearly 9% at the close of trading on June 2.

5 days ago | pv-magazine-india.com | Emiliano Bellini

A group of researchers from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and China’s metallisation paste specialist Changzhou Fusion New Materials has identified a new failure mode in TOPCon solar modules manufactured via the so-called laser-enhanced contact optimisation (LECO) process. The process is carried out after the firing of the metallisation paste and involves scanning a laser across a crystalline silicon cell while it is under reverse bias.

6 days ago | pv-magazine-india.com | Uma Gupta |Sergio Matalucci

Honeywell has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NTPC Green to explore the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in India. The companies will explore the use of Honeywell’s proprietary eFining technology to produce SAF from carbon dioxide (CO2) feedstock captured from NTPC’s power plants and green hydrogen. “SAF production forms the sizeable part of the ambitious Green Hydrogen Hub of NTPC Green in Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh.