Navratan Katariya, Founder, Sy-Energy Consultants Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy Navratan fell in love with solar energy much before he joined his electrical engineering in 1980. His first entrepreneurship mode of career introduced some of the first few projects gifted to the Government: from solar pumps, micro-wind hybrid for defense, solar thermal refrigeration for milk chilling and vaccine storage; and a Joint Venture with Daimler […] Read more
Google’s Project Sunroof Launched in Germany Updated On Thu, May 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy A solar power initiative started by Google engineer Carl Elkin, Project Sunroof stated purpose is “mapping the planet’s solar power potential, one roof at a time, and now it has been launched in Germany. Google’s Project Sunroof, which estimates whether homes get enough sunlight to switch over to solar power, has been launched in Germany. […] Read more
Secret to Hit 40GW Updated On Sat, Apr 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Government of India has rightly made rooftop solar power one of its top clean energy priorities. In 2014, the government revised the national solar installation target from 22 GW to an aggressive 100 GW by 2022 which is helping the country to become one of the world’s fastest-growing solar markets. The 100 GW target was […] Read more
CERC Proposes Levelized Generic Tariff for Select Renewables Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has proposed a new levelized generic tariff for selected renewable and project specific for solar PV. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has proposed a new levelized generic tariff for the purchase of electricity from small hydro projects, biomass with Rankine cycle, non-fossil fuel based co-generation, biomass gasifier and biogas based […] Read more
Ingot Carving the Future Updated On Mon, Apr 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Silicon is the most abundant solid element on earth; it makes up more than 25% of the earth’s crust. However, it rarely occurs in elemental form, virtually all of it is existing as compounds. Solar cells are made from silicon boules, polycrystalline structures that have the atomic structure of a single crystal. The most commonly […] Read more
Heraeus Photovoltaics Introduces HeraGlaze for Enhanced Crucible Performance Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy A high-purity SiO2 diffusion barrier coating for enhanced crucible performance in wafer production, HeraGlaze facilitates in increasing the wafer yield up to 4% and improved cell efficiency. Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, introduced HeraGlaze, a high-purity SiO2 diffusion barrier coating for enhanced crucible performance in wafer production. […] Read more
LG Chem Launches Range of Residential Battery Systems in North America Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy LG Chem has launched its residential battery system in the North American market with a high-voltage 400V version. This is its first from a lineup that will be available soon throughout the U.S. and Canada. LG Chem Ltd., a global leader in lithium-ion batteries for automotive, stationary and consumer applications, has formally launched its range […] Read more
Utility Scale O&M Practices Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy India has been moving ahead aggressively with an ambitious programme to reach an installed capacity of 100GW solar power by 2022. Many states are setting up Multi-megawatt solar power installations to herald the arrival of the renewable energy generation. Solar Power Plants are built to last 25 years or more. However, after the Engineering Procurement […] Read more
Heraeus Photovoltaics wins EGing Photovoltaic Technology for new Knotless screen metallization paste Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy In early 2017 Heraeus successfully adopted its latest product platform SOL9641B, which provides superior metallization contact on ultra-lightly-doped-emitters, to meet EGing‘s specific requirements for Knotless screen printing Heraeus Photovoltaics has announced that it has won EGing Photovoltaic Technology as the first major customer for its SOL9641BX Knotless screen metallization paste, providing efficiency gains and performance […] Read more