Government Finalises Sale Of CEL For ₹ 210 crore, Solar Biz Largest Component Updated On Tue, Nov 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Centre on Monday (Nov 29) announced approving strategic disinvestment of Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise (CPSE) under the DSIR, Ministry of Information and Technology. The sale has happened on the second attempt, after a previous effort in 2016 failed to bear fruit. “The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) empowered alternative […] Read more
India At 75 And Beyond. Solar’s Starring Role Updated On Mon, Nov 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s Climate Pledges Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge at the COP26 Climate Summit at Glasgow, not only laid down the roadmap for India to scale up contribution of renewable energy in the overall energy blend, it also set the ball rolling for exploring a new industrial model. India, which is the third largest emitter of […] Read more
41 MW Floating Solar Plant Completed in South Korea Updated On Fri, Nov 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Scotra, a local South Korean floating PV specialist has completed construction of a 41 MW floating solar installation for the Korea Water Resources firm. The plant has been built on a reservoir of the Hapcheon Dam in South Korea’s Gyeongsang province. South Korea has set itself a target of 2.1 GW of floating solar by […] Read more
Canadian Solar Signs Framework Agreement With Battery Major CATL Updated On Thu, Nov 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that its subsidiary CSI Solar signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (“CATL“), a global leader of new energy innovative technologies. For CATL, the partnership is yet another addition to its string of partnerships to push its technology across after earlier partnership with Jinko Solar […] Read more
First Solar Bags 5.4GW Module Order from bp & Lightsource bp Updated On Wed, Nov 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy First Solar has won multi-year orders for up to 5.4 gigawatts photovoltaic (PV) solar modules from global solar leader Lightsource bp and integrated energy company bp. As part of the deal, Lightsource bp and bp have placed orders for approximately 4.4GWDC of modules, with options for an additional 1GWDC. Lightsource bp has agreed to procure up […] Read more
Array Technologies Buys STI Norland in $652 million Tracker Deal Updated On Mon, Nov 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy American solar tracker firm Array Technologies is in advanced talks to acquire Spanish tracker manufacturer Soluciones Técnicas Integrales Norland (STI Norland) in a deal valued at around €570 million (US$652 million) in cash (€351 million/US$401 million) and stock. The deal closure is expected by Q1 of 2022. In 2020, STI generated revenues and EBIDTA of […] Read more
November ALMM List. Total Mfg Capacity of 10.8 GW, Vikram Solar Adds 972 MW Updated On Fri, Nov 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released it’s latest updation to the ALMM (Approved List of Module Manufacturers) list and the list continues to grow over the previous release in October. Making an entry with its new Tamil Nadu manufacturing facility is Vikram Solar, with an approved capacity of 972 MW for […] Read more
LONGi Hi-MO 5 Shows Excellent Performance in Dynamic Load Testing Updated On Thu, Nov 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy In order to validate the performance of its 182mm Hi-MO 5 module under extreme weather conditions, LONGi has carried out rigorous dynamic load testing (DML) on the bifacial Hi-MO 5 at the China General Certification (CGC) laboratory. The test sample was randomly selected from modules under mass production, with results showing that, under installation conditions […] Read more
FTC Solar to Supply Solar Trackers for 504 MW Project in Arizona Updated On Wed, Nov 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy FTC Solar, a provider of solar tracker systems, technology, software, and engineering services, has been awarded a 504 megawatts DC project in Arizona. FTC Solar will be providing its Voyager tracker to Moss Solar, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, which has been contracted by a Tier 1 U.S. developer to construct the solar plus […] Read more
