Waaree Praises PLI but Says Indian PV Manufacturers Facing Challenges Updated On Tue, May 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Mumbai-headquartered solar PV module manufacturer Waaree Group has expressed appreciation for the government’s recently announced Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and has highlighted the challenges currently facing Indian manufacturers of solar power generation equipment. Chairman and Managing Director Hitesh Doshi believes that the PLI scheme will boost the country’s manufacturing sector, which is paramount today. He […] Read more
SolarEdge Announces Financial Results for Q1 2021 Updated On Tue, May 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Israeli-based solar inverter manufacturer SolarEdge has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, reporting good revenues to shareholders worldwide. Zvi Lando, CEO of SolarEdge, said, “We are happy to report our first quarter results, representing continued growth in our solar business across geographies and segments.” In Q1 2021, the company reported […] Read more
North-West Europe has Potential to Lead Hydrogen Adoption: IEA & CIEP Updated On Tue, May 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Joint IEA-CIEP study shows the region is well placed to lead hydrogen adoption for clean energy transitions, but greater cooperation and policy implementation is required to accelerate deployment. North-West Europe has a well-developed hydrogen industry that could be at the edge of an unprecedented transformation should governments keep raising their ambitions for reducing greenhouse gas […] Read more
Barcelona Develops Solar Pavement at a Historic Square Updated On Mon, May 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy The Barcelona City Council recently revealed that it is funding the development of a 50-square-meter pilot project at Plaça de Les Glòries Catalanes, a historical square, for testing the feasibility of PV-paving technology which will be supplied by Spain’s Sorigué and Hungary-based Plati. The project won the municipal challenge ‘Generator pavements’, which sought innovative solutions for generating […] Read more
LONGi to Supply 600 MW Modules for JV With Engie Updated On Mon, May 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Xi’an-headquartered major solar PV manufacturer LONGi recently announced the signing of a framework agreement with Engie Solar (Engie Group), a French multinational electric utility company. To kickstart the process, 600 MW of the Chinese manufacturer’s high efficiency PV modules have been committed for projects in several geographies. Dennis She, Senior Vice President of LONGi Solar, commented, “LONGi […] Read more
Indian Army Launches First Solar Plant in North Sikkim Updated On Mon, May 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Seeking to harness renewable energy for the benefit of its troops working in remote conditions, the Indian Army has recently inaugurated the first green solar energy plant in Sikkim. The facility, which uses vanadium-based battery technology, was built at an altitude of 16000 ft. in the northern part of the state and has a capacity of […] Read more
Gadkari Promotes Investment in Indian RE Sector at Indo-US Summit 2021 Updated On Mon, May 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy At the Indo-US Partnership Vision Summit 2021, organised by IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari called the Indo-US partnership ‘the most important partnership of the 21 century’. Speaking about the growing confidence between India and the US, he said that all outstanding trade issues would be resolved soon, and […] Read more
Toledo Uni Scientists Make 6.4% Efficient Antimony Selenide Solar Cell Updated On Fri, Apr 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a paper entitled ‘Influence of Post-selenization Temperature on the Performance of Substrate-Type Sb2Se3 Solar Cells’, published in the peer-reviewed journal ACS Publications (whose parent organisation is American Chemical Society), scientists working at the University of Toledo in the United States have developed a 6.43%-efficient solar cell using antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) films with favourable crystalline properties. […] Read more
Oregon State Uni Researchers: Agrivoltaics Benefits Land & Animals Updated On Fri, Apr 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a paper entitled ‘Herbage Yield, Lamb Growth and Foraging Behavior in Agrivoltaic Production System’, published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, researchers at the Oregon State University present a comparison between lamb growth and pasture production from pastures in agrivoltaic systems and traditional open pastures over 2 years in Oregon. They conclude from the experiment that […] Read more
