Government Plans New Subsidy Policy to Foster Electric Vehicles Updated On Thu, Aug 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The electric vehicles policy would be initiated at a smaller scale initially to let the automobile industry cope with the transition. Promoting the use of electric vehicles (EV), the government is planning to roll out a fresh policy that would regulate minimum subsidy on the segment. The policy would be initiated at a smaller scale […] Read more
Industry Splits on DGTR’s Proposed Imposition of Safeguard Duty Updated On Wed, Jul 18th, 2018 by Saurenergy Safeguard duty is bound to ensure an even playing field for both domestic and imported products, says Sunil Rathi. The solar industry has divided into two parts after the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended, recently, imposition of safeguard duty for two years on imports of solar cell from China and Malaysia. It […] Read more
How Many Chinese Module Suppliers can Compete with JinkoSolar, Outside China? Updated On Tue, Jul 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Since Chinese investments into major cell and module facilities started – more than 10 years ago – success ultimately has been driven by overseas market-share gains, above other technical or financial benchmarks that otherwise would be expected. However, despite the efforts of well over 50 Chinese cell/module makers (where the cut-off is including those with […] Read more
Telangana Unveils Electric Vehicle Policy Updated On Mon, Jul 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy There will be several incentives for vehicle manufacturers, and also sops for setting up charging stations and other infrastructure. Becoming India’s fourth state to declare its own solar policy, Telangana has unveiled electric vehicle policy which would help in the smooth transition to electric vehicles. The policy will help the state in rolling out a new […] Read more
Solar Boom – A Fantastic Fillip for India! Updated On Sun, Jul 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy India’s solar boom proved to be a game changer for the country’s renewable growth trajectory, as the sector witnesses’ sharp momentum during the past four years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2014, when he took PM’s chair, India had about 2.63 GW of solar energy capacity, which now surged to nearly […] Read more
Google Announces Project Sunroof for Solar Power in UK Updated On Thu, May 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy Along with Eon, Google has also partnered with Tetraeder, a German software firm, on the project. Project Sunroof uses machine learning to estimate how much solar potential a house has by examining the property’s features, such as its roof area and angle, and weather data, such as sun positioning. The British homeowners can now save […] Read more
IL&FS, SoftBank Partnered to Power 20 GW Solar Power Parks Updated On Tue, May 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The announcement came two months after the SoaftBank tied up with China’s GCL System Integration Technology for Indian solar power venture worth Rs 6350 Crore. Both SB Energy, the power and energy investment arm of SoftBank and IL&FS Energy will develop grid-connected solar projects across the country. To support Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambitious renewable […] Read more
India Set to Join China as Global Leaders in Renewables, says Report Updated On Tue, May 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy According to US based research institute, India’s “scheme for development of solar parks is becoming a successful model to attract foreign capital.” Furthermore, the report added the “Solar is Driving a Global Shift in Electricity Markets.” Much like China, India is poised to become global giant in renewable energy technology-led transformation thus making them two […] Read more
SolarEdge Launches Grid Services, Virtual Power Plant Solution Updated On Fri, May 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy It’s grid services offer aggregative control and data reporting enabling the pooling of PV and storage in the cloud for the creation of virtual power plants. Israel-based inverter solutions provider SolarEdge Technologies has launched an innovative solution for grid services and virtual power plants. The solution supports a new model of energy generation. It’s grid […] Read more
