China Solar PV Capacity Surges 22% in Q1 2018 Updated On Fri, Apr 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy In contrast, utility-scale installed capacity declined 64 per cent to only 1.95GW in the first quarter of 2018, compared to the prior year period. In the first quarter of 2018 China installed a total of 9.56GW of Solar PV capacity. This is an increase of 22 percent as compared to previous year, according to China’s […] Read more
ABB Kicks off 1st Industrial Solar Microgrid in Gujarat Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy It is the first of its kind microgrid to be installed at a manufacturing campus in the country, and will harness the area’s abundant solar energy supply to help the expanding factory meet its growing electricity needs, while lowering its carbon footprint. ABB has inaugurated an innovative microgrid solution at its Vadodara manufacturing facility in Gujarat. This is the company’s largest facility […] Read more
A New Approach Towards Highly Efficient and Air-Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy Research into the use of perovskite materials as solar cells has boomed in the last several years, following reports of high energy conversion efficiencies, which have continued to climb. New research published in the journal Materials Today reveals how to improve the lifetime of these solar cells. Despite the intense interest in the materials for […] Read more
India Inks Pact with Guyana for New & Renewable Energy Technologies Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The MoU aimed to establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote bilateral technical cooperation on new and renewable energy on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity between the two countries. India and Guyana has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in developing new and renewable […] Read more
Out of Cash, Gujarat Stops Paying Subsidies to Rooftop Solar Scheme Beneficiaries Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The state government pays subsidies to beneficiaries in the range of Rs 10,000 to 20,000 against the total cost of installation of rooftop solar panels. The state has stopped the payment as it has not received the funds from the Centre’s budget grants of the current year. Gujarat Government has stopped the subsidies it used […] Read more
Fraunhofer ISE, teamtechnik Find Possibility to Connect High Efficiency Silicon Solar Cells Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The results of the joint research project ‘KleVer’ showed that the adhesive technology is ready for the market and can be used as an alternative to the widespread soft soldering interconnection technology. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE and teamtechnik, an international leader in production technology, in a joint research reported that it […] Read more
‘Chennai can Generate 1.3K MW Through Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Systems’ Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The rooftops of residential buildings alone can account for 46 percent or 635 MW of the city’s total RTSPV, it said. There are some of the major landmarks with huge solar potential. Chennai has the potential to generate around 1380 KW energy through rooftop solar photovoltaic systems. This amount of energy can reduce city’s power […] Read more
India, Morocco Sign MoU to Develop New & Renewable Energy Technologies Updated On Wed, Apr 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The areas of cooperation will focus on development of new and renewable energy technologies in the field of solar energy, small hydro, biomass/ bio-energy and capacity building. India and Morocco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote cooperation in developing new and renewable energy technologies. The MNRE said in a statement that, […] Read more
EU, Japan Criticized India for Safeguard Duty on Solar Cells Updated On Wed, Apr 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy The EU, at the meeting of WTO’s Safeguards Committee, recalled that safeguard measures should only be imposed under exceptional circumstances, particularly if the imports that are causing problems come from predominantly one source. The decision by India to impose safeguard duty on imported solar cells drew flak from Japan and the European Union at World […] Read more
