As Chinese Solar Firms Raise Silicon Wafer Prices, Will Transmission Happen To Cells and Modules? Updated On Mon, Sep 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy With the recent increase in silicon wafer prices by certain Chinese solar companies including Longi, the firms hope that this will also impact the cost of solar cells exported from China to other countries. Given China’s dominant position in solar cell exports, higher wafer prices could influence global solar module costs in destination markets. Prices, […] Read more
5 Indian Solar Firms With Plans To ‘Make In USA’ Updated On Mon, Sep 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy Solar, Supply Chain And Scaling Manufacturing: Indian Firms Pivot To The USA The Solar Energy Manufacturers for America Coalition (SEMA) released a report this year revealing that Chinese-headquartered companies now produce 99% of the world’s solar wafers and over 80% of the world’s polysilicon. These two components alone account for more than half the value […] Read more
Extended Wait Ahead For Any Price Drops In Solar, Wind Updated On Wed, Aug 28th, 2024 by Saurenergy If you track India’s renewable sector, you couldn’t have failed to notice the seeming exuberance in recent months. Amplified by the soaring valuations of listed firms on the country’s stock exchanges, at SaurEnergy, we have tracked how a basket of ‘green energy’ stocks we track has grown over 120% in value over a year. This […] Read more
11% Of Indian Module Capacity With ALMM Is TOPCon Production Updated On Thu, Jul 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) for solar module makers in India revealed that several enlisted companies have now added new TOPCOn technology production lines. This is in addition to the production lines for mono-PERC which has now dominated the Indian solar market and the phasing out of redundant polycrystalline technology. A […] Read more
SaurEnergy Explains: Why Is PVEL Scorecard Important For Indian Manufacturers? Updated On Mon, Jun 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), an autonomous testing facility catering to the downstream solar industry and affiliated with the Kiwa Group, has released its newest PV Module Reliability Scorecard. The latest edition of the annual scorecard highlights 388 model types of PV modules from 53 manufacturers as Top Performers in PVEL’s rigorous testing. This year’s list […] Read more
Strong Show By Indian Manufacturers In KIWA PVEL 2024 Module Scorecard Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy The 2024 KIWA PV Evolution Labs (KIWA PVEL) module reliability scorecard is out. 2024 is the 10th edition of the widely tracked scorecard. Considered one of the leading global indicators of module quality, the scorecard this year features a record 53 manufacturers and 388 module types from across the world that have earned the right […] Read more
ALMM: India’s Enlisted Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity Touches 41.5 GW Updated On Wed, Apr 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest updated Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) list released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) reported a rise in domestic solar module manufacturing capacity. As per the latest ALMM list, released by the MNRE, the total enlisted solar module manufacturing capacity in India touched 41,463 MW. The latest list […] Read more
Revised ALMM List: Eight Solar Module Manufacturers Enlist New Models Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in its latest revised list of Approved List of Manufacturers and Modules of Solar PV Modules (ALMM) has incorporated numerous new solar module models from eight Indian solar module manufacturers. These included new model enlistment from Gautam Solar, Waaree Energy, Agrawal Renewable, HR Solar Solution, Sahaj Solar, […] Read more
TOPCOn Makes Inroads In India’s Solar Manufacturing Sector Updated On Fri, Dec 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Around 2019, mono-PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Contact) was well on its way to dominate the solar market in India, in a market that was ruled by polycrystalline modules until then. Researchers and developers had already estimated its dominance five years ago in 2014, but it took a wholesale shift to mono-PERC by leading Chinese manufacturers […] Read more
