EU Exempts China from Import Restrictions; Mulls Restricting US Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy EU’s move of withdrawing restrictions came in after Brussels and Beijing mull to be more defensive of the U.S solar markets being more cooperative in their own trade policies. European Union (EU)has lifted five-year old protectionism restrictions on solar panel imports from China paving way to protecting the domestic developers and manufacturers from the U.S. […] Read more
India to Overachieve 175 GW Renewable Energy Target: UBM MD at REI Pre-Expo Press Meet Updated On Wed, Aug 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Asia’s leading renewable energy Expo ‘REI Expo’ is expected to attract participation of around 45 countries and 750+ exhibitors in the field of renewable energy. Global B2B event organizer, UBM held a pre-expo press briefing underlining the know-how of the Renewable Energy India Expo (REI Expo)scheduled for September 18th-20th, 2018. Asia’s most leading renewable energy […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with John Martin Thomas, MD, Talesun Solar, Switzerland AG Updated On Thu, Jul 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Can you please introduce John Martin for us? I am an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and did my studies in Switzerland, settled in Italy in Milan. I am the Chairman of the save Indian Royal Heritage that is the (Trust of 560 royal families) for saving our royal heritage viz palaces and forts […] Read more
EIB to Provide $11.75 Mn Loan for 34 MW Solar Project in Zambia Updated On Mon, Jun 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy Further, the Zambian project is promoted by Enel company and will also be supported by loans from the IFC, World Bank Group member, and IFC-Canada Climate Change Program. European Union lender, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided up to USD 11.75 million loan to support the 34 MW Ngonye solar power plant in Zambia. Further, the Zambian […] Read more
World Environment Day 2018 Celebrations Kick Off in India Updated On Fri, Jun 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy “Beat Plastic Pollution” is the theme of this year’s World Environment Day and the inaugural session focused on the management of plastic pollution. The global celebrations of World Environment Day 2018, being hosted by India, kicked off with three thematic sessions being held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. “Beat Plastic Pollution” is the theme […] Read more
Dr Harsh Vardhan to lead India in Mission Innovation Ministerial Updated On Mon, May 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy The Minister will show case India’s commitment to clean energy through research, development and demonstration programmes initiated in partnership with Mission Innovation countries in various domains of clean energy. The Environment, Forest & Climate Change Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, will be leading an Indian delegation for participation in the Mission Innovation Ministerial being held at Malmo-Sweden […] Read more
ISA Logo Transferred to Its Secretariat in Gurgaon Updated On Sun, May 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Under the EU technical assistant project the logo was designed for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The developer and the designer of the logo are Andrzej Uwitniewski and Marek Zaborowski. The rights of an International Solar Alliance (ISA) logo have been transferred by the European Union (EU) to ISA Secretariat situated in Gurgaon. […] Read more
Potassium Offers Perovskite-Based Solar Cells an Efficiency Boost Updated On Mon, Apr 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy A simple potassium solution could boost the efficiency of next-generation solar cells, by enabling them to convert more sunlight into electricity. An international team of researchers led by the University of Cambridge found that the addition of potassium iodide ‘healed’ the defects and immobilised ion movement, which to date have limited the efficiency of cheap […] Read more
WTO: India Takes Stand against EU, Japan’s Opposition on Safeguard Duty Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy India’s preliminary safeguard on imported solar cells drew criticisms from the EU and Japan, which criticized the conduct of the investigation and the initial findings. Despite criticism from the European Union and Japan, India told to the World Trade Organization (WTO) committee that it had followed global trade rules while imposing safeguard duty on imported solar cells. On April 23, […] Read more