With Fresh Price Lows In Auctions, Are Solar Projects Awaiting PSA’s Truly Safe? Updated On Tue, Nov 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the last month and more, there have been multiple reports about the failure of the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a key nodal body that has been conducting utility scale solar auctions to sign PPA’s (Power purchase Agreement) with winning developers. SECI in turn blames it on the delay on the part of […] Read more
Solar Loans Securitisation. Loanpal Raises $400 Million In US Updated On Tue, Nov 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy Almost no infra sector can grow without access to finance, and this is as true of residential solar as anything else. If the Auto and housing sector exploded on the back of better access to finance, then the residential solar sector, at least in the US, seems to be going the same way. And now, […] Read more
“The Solar Adoption Experience For Consumers Has Been Poor” Updated On Fri, Nov 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the strongest reasons for encouraging solar rooftop, besides the obvious benefits, is the opportunities it creates for jobs, when compared with utility scale solar. Thanks to a more open market, a whole eco-system of suppliers, be it modules, structures, inverters and more have adapted to the opportunity. Finally, the very fact that in […] Read more
Brand Nclave Retired, As Trina Solar takes Full Control Of Tracker Firm Updated On Thu, Nov 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), announced key changes in the future branding and use of Nclave, the spanish tracking solution provider where Trina Solar had acquired a 51 percent stake in May, 2018. The changes follow Trina’s acquisition of the remaining 49% stake in July this year, turning Nclave into a […] Read more
The Future In Focus As Trina Solar, Tongwei In JV For Ingots, Wafers, 210 Series Updated On Thu, Nov 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy The battle for the next stage of solar growth continues to intensify, with the announcement of a Joint venture between two more Chinese majors, Trina Solar and Tongwei. Both are large, established players, with Tongwei a particularly key supplier of cells to the industry in China. The new JV hopes to fill in to critical […] Read more
Australia’s Leanings Towards Battery Storage Over New Transmission Updated On Wed, Nov 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy It is no secret that power distribution firms worldwide are considering energy storage options in a big way to augment or even defer investments in transmission system updates. Part of the reason is the higher share of intermittent renewable energy, but another is simply the variable nature of power demand, where a network can be […] Read more
Tender For 100 MW Floating Solar Hybrid On Mumbai’s Middle Vaitarna Dam Updated On Wed, Nov 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy Mumbai’s Middle Vaitarna dam, whose reservoir is is one of the seven key lakes that supply drinking water to the city, could soon be supplying power too, to the city. The Municipal corporation of Greater Mumbai has floated a tender for the establishment of a Hybrid floating solar PV plant on the lake, of 100MW […] Read more
EESL, Goa Renewable Energy Dept. Sign MOU For Green Convergence Updated On Tue, Nov 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power and Department of New & Renewable Energy (DNRE), Goa, have signed a memorandum of understanding today (November 17) to discuss rolling out of India’s first Convergence Project in the State. The MoU was signed in the presence of R K […] Read more
JA Solar In Trouble, As Founder Jin Baofang Detained By Chinese Authorities Updated On Tue, Nov 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy JA Solar, the well known ‘wafer to module’ chinese manufacturer, with a strong global presence and track record with over 50 GW of projects, has announced that its Chairman and Founder, Jin Baofang, has been detained by Chinese authorities for as yet unspecified charges. Most such detentions in China are usually on corruption charges, with […] Read more