India’s Solar Capacity Addition Likely to Drop by 40 Percent in 2018-19: ICRA Updated On Tue, Apr 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Between April 2017 to February 2018 the country has added around 7.2 Gw solar capacity to its kitty. It is highly likely that India’s solar power capacity addition will drop by 40 per cent to a range between 4 Gigawatt (GW) and 4.5 Gw in the 2018-19, thanks to the recent slowdown in the tendering and project […] Read more
JA Solar Supplies Mono PERC Modules for 250MW Solar Project in Israel Updated On Mon, Feb 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy JA Solar holds the core patent for PERC technology, in which modules demonstrate a lower light-induced degradation rate and perform well under desert conditions of high temperature differences and intense ultraviolet rays. JA Solar Holdings, solar product manufacturers has announced the shipment of modules to the Ashalim 250MW solar project, which is the largest utility-scale […] Read more
Heraeus Photovoltaics Helps Another Customer in Just Four Months to Set PERC World Record Updated On Mon, Feb 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy In 2017, Heraeus pastes enabled two separate customers in four different instances to also achieve world records in PERC efficiency for their cells, as verified by accredited third-party testing organisations. For the fifth time in four months, Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, helped a customer achieve a […] Read more
Piyush Goyal: India Should Aim for 50 percent Renewable Energy by 2030 Updated On Sat, Feb 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The open doors and difficulties emerging from Energy 4.0 and energy progress rise above since quite a while ago settled segment limits characterized by coal, oil and gas parts. Coal Minister Piyush Goyal today said India ought to make progress toward 50 percent of its energy age limit from sustainable sources by 2030 on the […] Read more
Budget 2018: Smart Cities Mission Gets Hike of 50 Percent Updated On Fri, Feb 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy 99 smart cities have been selected with an outlay of Rs 2.04 lakh crore. These cities have started implementing the smart cities mission and about Rs 2,350 crore worth of projects have already been completed. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Budget 2018 has proposed an over 50 percent increase in the allocation for smart cities […] Read more
University of New South Wales To Use 100 Percent Solar Energy Updated On Tue, Jan 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy UNSW Sydney declared a tripartite plan with contract accomplices Maoneng Australia (Maoneng) and Origin Energy (Origin) for an offsite Solar PV Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (Solar PPA). In what is claimed to be a first for any college, University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has inked a 15-year agreement to get 100 percent […] Read more
JK Installs Only 27 Percent of 5500 Solar Street Lights Sanctioned by Centre Updated On Tue, Jan 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy However, the state government has been able to install only 1490 solar street lights in various parts of the state. According to reports, the government has not given the reasons why despite receiving more than five thousand street lights, it has only been able to install mere 1490. The Jammu and Kashmir Government has till […] Read more
70 percent Safeguards Duty on Solar to Put Rs 12,000 Crore Ventures in Danger Updated On Wed, Jan 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Finance, through its Standing Board of Safeguards, will take an ultimate choice on the burden of defending the duty either on the temporary or the last proposals of the Directorate General of Safeguards. Imposing 70 percent of safeguard duty on imported solar panels and modules from China and Malaysia, as suggested by […] Read more
The Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin (PI Berlin) to Acquire 100 Percent Shares in SolarBuyer Updated On Wed, Dec 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy SolarBuyer has been a well-respected player in the US market for technical risk management and quality assurance services since 2011. As of January 1, 2018, the Photovoltaik-Institut Berlin (PI Berlin) will acquire 100 percent of the shares in the US company SolarBuyer. SolarBuyer is a leading provider of risk management and quality assurance services for […] Read more