China’s March Towards 3000 GW Renewables By 2030, 2025 Solar Price Trends Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2025 by Saurenergy In news from China, the National Energy Administration (NEA) of the country has confirmed that in 2024, China added 373 GW of renewable capacity. This is a 23 percent year on year rise. Those additions, which accounted for 86% of all power capacity added, also took the share of renewables in total capacity to 56 […] Read more
Q4 2024 Prices: EU-North America See Fall In Solar, Wind Sees Marginal Uptick Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2025 by Saurenergy The latest report by LevelTen Energy showcases the energy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) trend for Q4, 2024 in the global west, i.e., the European and the North American market. The report found that the European solar PPA prices have been steadily declining over the last two years, as the energy sector continues to return to […] Read more
Trump Entry, Chinese New Year To Mark A Turning Point On Solar Prices? Updated On Tue, Jan 21st, 2025 by Saurenergy As the Chinese New Year holidays start on Jan 29, like always, the country is already preparing for the massive national holiday, which will run into the first week of February. For the Chinese solar sector, and by extension, a large part of the global solar sector, it is the post-holiday changes that will be […] Read more
As Chinese Wind Turbine Makers Call Truce On Price Wars, Could Solar Follow? Updated On Fri, Oct 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a clear indication of the extraordinary efforts being made in China to stem the losses or low profitability in its renewable energy manufacturing sectors, a conference on Wind Energy in Beijing saw 12 of the country’s leading wind turbine firms sign a truce. Four of the world’s top 5 wind turbine makers are Chinese, […] Read more
LONGi Revenues Down 40% In H1 2024, Losses Climb To $760 Million Updated On Thu, Sep 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy LONGi Green Energy, one of the largest integrated solar manufacturers , has reported its H1 results. The results reflect the weakness in prices seen during the year, with the firm slipping into significant loses on a reduced turnover. All this, despite LONGi reporting shipment of over 78 GW of wafer, cells and modules. LONGi reported […] Read more
Jinko Solar Q2 Results-Revenues Down 21.6%, Profits Slump 44% Updated On Mon, Sep 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., one of the largest solar module manufacturers in the world, has announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Second Quarter 2024 Business Highlights Module shipments grew by 34.1% year-over-year to 23.8 GW in the second quarter, ranking first in the industry. At the end of […] Read more
News In Brief July 12: EV Forklifts At Vedanta, Losses At Chinese Solar Firms, Toledo Solar Shuts Updated On Fri, Jul 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy Vedanta Aluminium Adds 66 Units Of Electric Forklifts In Odisha Vedanta Aluminium has expanded its fleet of electric lithium-ion forklifts to 66 units with the additional 22 electric forklifts at its smelter operations in Jharsuguda, Odisha. Deployed across Vedanta Aluminium’s units in Jharsuguda and Lanjigarh in Odisha, as well as its BALCO smelter in Chhattisgarh, […] Read more
Low Solar Prices In China-The Indian Perspective Updated On Thu, Jun 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy Spending time at SNEC PV last week at Shanghai in China, one couldn’t help but wonder about the end game as far as current low solar prices go. For starters, despite the stubbornness of the Indian government when it comes to offering a friendly, or even reciprocal approach to the Chinese, that is still missing […] Read more
China’s World Beating Solar Manufacturers Struggle To Make Profits As Prices Continue Freefall Updated On Mon, May 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a situation that has gone from concern, to worrisome to almost panic level some might say, China’s solar manufacturing juggernaut faces a period of low to no profits thanks to prices that have crashed to unprecedented levels. Taiwan-based Infolink Consulting, which tracks solar supply chain prices in China and beyond, in its latest report […] Read more