Covid-19 Breeds Challenges for Renewables in US, China: Platts Updated On Wed, Apr 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, China’s electricity demand is likely to normalise by Q3, while there is more uncertainty in the US market as there is still lockdown in most of the states, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics. At the recently held Platts Analytics webinar, the firm highlighted that while there is enough evidence of […] Read more
China’s Solar Additions for 2020 Likely to Decline by 6.6 GW: Report Updated On Tue, Apr 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy On the back of widespread coronavirus outbreak and its impact, China’s solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity additions for 2020 is expected to fall short by 6.6 GW against the earlier projections, said the data and analytics company. Earlier, Chinese solar PV capacity additions were projected at 40 GW for the current year, which is higher than […] Read more
In China, a Mixed Bag of Results And News from Solar Majors in Q1 Updated On Wed, Apr 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Close on the heels of a strong recovery in March this year, right after the worst of the Covid-19 imposed lockdowns in the country, major China-based firms have declared a mixed set of news, guidance, and results. Bringing up the tough news was Sunpower, a manufacturer of cells and modules, which has idled its plants […] Read more
Floating Solar and Fishery Chalks Another Success in China with 120 MW plant Updated On Wed, Apr 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Months after the start of a 260 MW plant in China’s Anhui province that was made by China General Nuclear Power Group , that used floating solar and allowed fishery at the site, comes news of another 120 MW plant going online. The new plant is located at Cixi, in Zhejiang province of China.The plant, […] Read more
China’s March Jump in PV Exports Unlikely To Sustain Updated On Tue, Apr 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy China-based manufacturers got some relief in March, as PV equipment exports spiked 160 percent to 7.49 GW over the 2.83GW figure for February 2020. March was when most Chinese manufacturers restarted operations after the lockdown and disruptions caused there, by the Covid-19 outbreak. A resumption to full production is still in doubt, with restrictions rolling […] Read more
Renault Sets Sights at Electric Vehicless Future in China Updated On Wed, Apr 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy Renault has unveiled its new strategy for China, building on two of its key pillars: Electric Vehicles (EV) and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV). French automobile major Groupe Renault has unveiled its new strategy for China, building on two of its key pillars: Electric Vehicles (EV) and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV). With 860,000 electric vehicles sold […] Read more
Will China’s Massive 500 GW Solar Manufacturing Expansion Happen? Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the toughest tasks for any journalist covering the solar manufacturing sector is sorting reality from mere announcements in the hub of the industry, China. From being an outlier till early 2000’s, China has emerged as the engine of growth for the sector, in more ways than one. For unlike some other sectors, in […] Read more
Vestas Secures Turbine Orders Worth 301 MW in China Updated On Thu, Apr 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Vestas has announced that it has secured two new orders for wind turbines in China worth a combined 301 MW. Vestas has announced that it has secured two new orders for wind turbines in China worth a combined 301 MW. The first order has been received for a project that includes the supply of 56 […] Read more
China PV Inverter Exports in February 2020. 41% Contraction, Sungrow Leads Updated On Wed, Apr 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy In some much awaited numbers for February, data from customs and research agencies shows that PV inverter exports from China contracted 41 percent over January. The March outlook remains unpredictable of course, as manufacturing is back on track in March in China, but he virus has had the biggest impact in the rest of the […] Read more