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AES introduces AI-enabled solar installation robot, Maximo

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American utility AES Corporation has launched Maximo, an AI-enabled robot designed to enhance the speed, efficiency, and safety of solar panel installations. Maximo, which collaborates with on-site crews, halves installation time and costs. It uses AI-powered computer vision for precise panel placement and has a proprietary AI pipeline for image reconstruction. Successfully deployed across US projects, Maximo will be used in the 2GW Bellefield project in California and has already been used at the Oak Ridge project in Louisiana. It aims to install 100MW by 2025 and contribute to AES’s 5GW solar pipeline by 2027. AES CEO Andrés Gluski emphasizes Maximo’s role in meeting rising energy demands efficiently.

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Elapath Energy and RenewableErgon to develop 150 MW solar project in Taiwan

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RECPDCL issues RFP for 4.5 GW renewable power transmission project

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REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited (RECPDCL) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for an interstate transmission system (ISTS) project to evacuate 4.5 GW of renewable energy from the Kurnool-IV Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Phase 1 in Andhra Pradesh. The bid submission deadline is set for December 30, 2024. This RFP follows a recent RECPDCL tender to establish an ISTS project for expanding the pumped hydro storage network near Talegaon, Pune, Maharashtra.

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MNRE issues EoI for vendors under PM Surya Ghar

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RECPDCL annuls Rs 127 billion Rajasthan HVDC project tender 

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US approves 2 GW Maryland offshore wind project

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UP to train 30,000 “surya mitras” for solar rooftop initiative

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The Uttar Pradesh government plans to train 30,000 “surya mitras” to support its goal of installing solar panels on every rooftop in the state. This effort follows the PM Surya Ghar Yojana, launched last year, which has already seen over 2.5 million solar panels installed in Uttar Pradesh. To meet the need for skilled workers in the solar sector, the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) is targeting to train these “surya…

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