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
Perovskite Solar Cells. Bringing The Future Closer Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy The solar sector, ever since it managed to get the interest of mainstream researchers, has regularly seen the announcement of new materials and processes, that promise to deliver efficiencies and costs that would take the sector itself mainstream. While, many would argue that we are close to that inflection point today, demands from the tech […] Read more
$600Bn to Be Spent on Wind Turbines Globally by 2028: WoodMac Updated On Tue, Apr 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Despite demand fluctuations, the global wind turbine supply chain is racing towards a USD 600 billion cumulative opportunities by the end of 2028, as said by the global energy research & consultancy firm. However, annual average wind turbine supply is forecast to hit USD 60 billion between 2020 and 2028 – reflecting an increase of […] Read more
Germany’s Senvion to Sell its Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturing Entity Updated On Tue, Apr 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Germany-based one of the world’s leading wind turbine makers Senvion GmbH is selling its fully operational wind turbine manufacturing entity in India to an undisclosed investor. The company, which is a specialist in the offshore business, has entered into a binding agreement with a strategic investor to sell and transfer full ownership of Senvion India. […] Read more
Engie Bags 235 MW of Wind and Solar Tenders in France Updated On Tue, Apr 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Engie has been awarded a total of 235 MW capacity in the latest tender results announced by the Minister for Ecological and Inclusive Transition in France Last week, the French Minister for Ecological and Inclusive Transition Elisabeth Borne had announced the results of the latest solar and wind tenders in France, contributing to the goals […] Read more
Scatec Solar Announces Completion of 258 MW Solar Project in South Africa Updated On Tue, Apr 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Scatec Solar has started commercial operation of the third 86 MW solar plant in Upington, South Africa, completing the 258 MW solar power complex. Scatec Solar has announced that it has, along with its partners, grid-connected and started commercial operation of the third 86 MW solar plant in Upington, South Africa, completing the 258 MW […] Read more
Spain Plans to Install 2.2 GW Wind Capacity Annually through 2030 Updated On Tue, Apr 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy The 2030 National Energy and Climate Plan has been issued in Spain, with the European nation seeking to deploy 2.2 GW of wind capacity annually until 2030. The Spanish government has submitted its 2030 National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), raising the country’s ambitions on greenhouse gas emission reduction to 23 percent compared to the […] Read more
Renewables Account for Almost Three Quarters of New Capacity in 2019 Updated On Mon, Apr 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy The renewable energy sector added 176 GW of generating capacity globally in 2019, which is marginally lower than 179 GW added in the previous year. According to data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), new renewable power accounted for 72 per cent of all power expansion last year. IRENA’s Renewable Capacity Statistics 2020 shows that […] Read more
Midsummer Gets Production Line Order from Rusnano Group to Tap Russian Solar Market Updated On Mon, Apr 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Swedish solar energy technology solutions provider Midsummer has secured solar cell production line order from Rusnano Group, the Russian government-owned technology giant. This is the first order, which the company has bagged under the framework agreement it signed with Rusnano Group in September last year. Rusnano Group has aimed to develop the non-silicon flexible photovoltaics (PV) market […] Read more