Ingeteam Wins Contract to Supply 1.17 GWp of Inverters for the World’s Largest Photovoltaic Plant Updated On Tue, Sep 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Management of Ingeteam Power Technology expressed its satisfaction with the contract award, emphasizing the fact that “the signing of this contract is the fruit of all the hard work put in right from the outset. Ingeteam Power Technology has been awarded the supply contract for the world’s largest photovoltaic plant, being built by Sterling […] Read more
Energy Storage Market to Touch 70 GW by 2022 Updated On Tue, Sep 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy The total energy storage market between 2015 and 2022 in India is expected to go up from 4.4 GW to 70 GW. Out of 70 GW, over 35 GW of demand is expected from newer applications. The market for energy storage in the South Asia region is dominated by India. Energy storage helps in the […] Read more
Phanes Group Opens Solar Power Incubator to Unlock Potential of Energy in sub-Saharan Africa Updated On Mon, Sep 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy “We believe the Phanes Group Solar Incubator -in collaboration with our partners- will leverage untapped local PV potential, and create more opportunities for local projects. Combined with our strengths in developing bankable solutions for clean, affordable energy and efforts in CSR, the incubator initiative can help to address local needs that haven’t yet been met.” […] Read more
Pacifico Energy Commences Construction of 42 MW Mega Solar Power Plant in Iwaki, Fukushima Updated On Mon, Sep 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy The 42 MW Mega Solar Power Plant in Iwaki has been constructed on approximately 50 hectares of land and operations are expected to start in August 2019. Pacifico Energy K.K. has announced the commencement of construction of its second solar power plant in the Tohoku region, the 42 MW (DC) Iwaki Mega Solar Power Plant, […] Read more
APsystems introduces YC600, a dual-module, utility-interactive solar microinverter Updated On Mon, Sep 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy APsystems’ YC600 solar microinverter was designed to accommodate today’s high output PV panels, offer enhanced capability and meet the latest grid compliance standards, including UL 1741 SA requirements for California Rule 21 APsystems has introduced YC600, a dual-module, utility-interactive solar microinverter with Reactive Power Control (RPC) technology and Rule 21 grid support functionality at SPI […] Read more
Infiswift Announces swiftPV to Modernize Solar PV Performance Management Updated On Mon, Sep 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy The swiftPV suite of products and services from Infiswift includes ‘blocks’ that can be used to build a solution — each customer selects what’s right for them Infiswift, an enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) platform with Solar Power International announced the launch of swiftPV, which leverages IoT technology to change how the solar industry uses […] Read more
State distribution companies (discoms) are biggest obstacle on open access for solar power Updated On Fri, Sep 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy Open access (OA) was one of the main components of the Electricity Act (2003), introduced in an effort to attract private investment in the electricity generation sector, thereby encouraging competition. There is an increasing opportunity to innovate in solar markets in India thanks to the rapidly declining price of photovoltaics (PV). While large-scale ground-mounted solar […] Read more
World’s Largest Floating Solar Power Plant is Now Live Updated On Fri, Sep 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The largest floating solar power plant in the world is now officially in operation. Located in the city of Huainan in the Anhui province in China, the system has a power output capacity of 40 megawatts, which isn’t huge by today’s standards, but was just a decade ago. Floating solar farms have several advantages, not […] Read more
Upward trend in imported PV module prices to affect recent solar projects: ICRA Updated On Thu, Sep 7th, 2017 by Saurenergy The imported photovoltaic (PV) module price has been rising over the last 3-4 months, up by about 15 per cent, to 35-37 cents per watt in August, from about 30-32 cents in May The upward trend in imported photovoltaic module prices is likely to affect viability of recently awarded solar projects, rating agency ICRA said […] Read more