Author: Saur News Bureau

Solar Frontier’s 150MW Tohoku Plant in Japan starts commercial production

Solar Frontier has started commercial production at its 150MW Tohoku Plant in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Solar Frontier’s newest CIS solar panel factory features company’s most advanced production technology. Compared to Solar Frontier’s main production plant in southern Japan, the 900MW Kunitomi Plant, the Tohoku Plant requires only two-thirds the investment and manpower per megawatt. It […]

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Sunvalley Solar acquires Rayco Energy

Sunvalley Solar has announced the completion of its acquisition of Rayco Energy. Northern California based Rayco Energy is specializes in providing cost-saving and ENERGY efficient solutions, including LED lighting, Solar Thermal and Solar Electricity, to local communities and business units. The acquisition will be funded through the issuance of restricted shares of SSOL Series B […]

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SoftBank’s investments in India to surpass $10 billion in 5-10 years

Japanese telecom and Internet giant SoftBank has announced that its investments in the country will surpass USD 10 billion in 5-10 years. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son to PTI said SoftBank will make its first USD 350 million investment in a solar project in India and expand in next 5-10 years, probably around USD 10 billion. […]

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SPI Energy connects four distributed generation projects of 12.8MW to the grid in China

SPI Energy has announced that it has successfully completed and connected four distributed generation (DG) projects totaling 12.8 megawatts (MW) to the grid in China. The Company was responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of all the DG solar energy projects. Solarbao.com, SPI Energy’s e-commerce and investment platform, provided financial leasing services. The […]

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Solar cells could be based on iron molecules in future

Researchers at Lund University have explained how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level in solar cells. The new finding is expected to accelerate the development of inexpensive and environmentally friendly solar cells. With the integration of iron instead of other more expensive and rare metals, the production of solar cells and light catchers will […]

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Fourth Partner commissions 90kWp rooftop solar at the Scope Complex

Fourth Partner Energy has announced the commissioning of its 90 kWp rooftop solar installation at the Scope Complex in New Delhi. U.D.Choubey, Director General, SCOPE inaugurated the facility. Scope is an apex professional organisation representing the Union government’s public enterprises. It also has some state enterprises, banks and other institutions as its members.  “We are […]

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MNRE brings online facility for installation of solar rooftops

Ministry of News and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has prepared a centralized facility which will let users apply online for installation of solar rooftops on their premises. A senior official speaking to PTI said Govt. has provided an online facility where users can apply for solar rooftops based on their requirements and space available. The official […]

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Phoenix Solar to build 10.2 MWp. photovoltaic power plant in Turkey

Phoenix Solar AG, and its partner for the Turkish market, Asunim Yenilenebilir Enerji have been jointly awarded an order to build a photovoltaic power plant with a total capacity of 10.2 MWp in Elazığ in Eastern Turkey by Akfen Renewable Energies. The project will be implemented in partnership with the European Development Bank (EBRD) for […]

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A device that harvests wind and solar energy could power the ‘Internet of Things’

“Internet of Things” is expected to make life more efficient and cities “smarter” connecting an extensive network of tiny communications devices. But these machines need lot of energy.  Instead of adding to the global reliance on fossil fuels to power the network, researchers have introduced a single device that harvests wind and solar energy. The […]

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