Total, SunPower bags 164MW solar power plant project in Chile Updated On Fri, May 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy In less than a week Total and SunPower has bagged second large PV contract in Chile. Colbún S.A. has awarded a 15-year power purchase agreement to Total and SunPower for 500 gigawatt hours (GWh) of photovoltaic solar energy per year, with the construction of a 164MW solar power plant. “This contract is a further step […] Read more
Heraeus launches two advanced PERC metallization paste series Updated On Thu, May 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Heraeus Photovoltaics has launched two advanced PERC metallization paste series at the SNEC 2016 in Shanghai. The new products, SOL9631, a low-temperature front-side paste for PERC, and SOL326, a low-activity back-side silver tabbing paste, are offered as part of a PERC package. The pastes enable customers and partners of Heraeus to produce PERC cells with […] Read more
Small Wind Solar Hybrid System to provide electricity to un-electrified areas: MNRE Updated On Thu, May 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing a programme to promote the installation of small wind solar hybrid systems. The objective of the programme is to provide electricity in unelectrified areas or areas with irregular electric supply. Under the programme, MNRE provides Central Financial Assistance (CFA) to community users for installation of such systems. […] Read more
Samsung SDI to start operation of PV paste plant in Wuxi, China in June Updated On Thu, May 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Samsung SDI has announced that it will start operating a photovoltaic paste production line in June in its Wuxi Plant located in Jiangsu Province, China. Last year in September installation of a polarized film production line and a paste production line parallel started in Samsung SDI’s Wuxi Plant. The paste production line was recently completed, […] Read more
JinkoSolar supplies 122 MW of Solar Modules to Pattern Energy for Conejo solar project in Chile Updated On Thu, May 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar has announced that it has supplied 122 MW of solar modules to Pattern Energy Group for its Conejo solar project in Chile. Pattern Development, a US-based independent power producer, will also be the owner of this project. The Conejo project is one of the largest solar power projects in Chile and is expected to […] Read more
OCI to develop 1 GW photovoltaic power plants in China and India by 2018: Report Updated On Wed, May 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy OCI Global Ltd. is reportedly planning to develop about 1 gigawatt of photovoltaic power plants in China and India by 2018. The company will be investing USD 400 million for the projects, while rest of the investment will come from elsewhere said Pranab Kumar Sarmah, unit’s chief investment officer in an interview to Bloomberg in […] Read more
Researchers demonstrate STPVs that converts solar heat into usable electric power Updated On Tue, May 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers at MIT demonstrated a device based on a method that enables solar cells to break through a theoretically predicted ceiling on how much sunlight they can convert into electricity. A single-layer cell made of silicon is used for the vast majority of today’s solar panels — the upper limit of these cells is about […] Read more
Canadian Solar closes a USD 52 million project financing facility with BayernLB Updated On Tue, May 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar announces that it has closed a £36.4 million (US$52 million) project financing facility with BayernLB to refinance a portfolio of four solar power plants, totaling 40.2 megawatts in the UK. This financing facility with BayernLB is non-recourse project finance, with a term of 17 years. “We are delighted to complete this project financing […] Read more
RENA receives order for it copper plating technology “InCellPlate Cu” from Tier 1 cell producer Updated On Tue, May 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy German equipment maker RENA Technologies has announced that it has received first order for its new high-end copper plating technology “InCellPlate Cu” from a TIER 1 solar cell producer based in China. As a first step RENA will deliver one “InCellPlate Cu” pilot tool, and says that after successful testing line expansion and production ramp-up […] Read more