Trina Solar Chairman Gao Jifan On Key Solar Trends For The Future Updated On Fri, Dec 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Trina Solar Chairman Gao Jifan stressed on the need for innovation and collaboration for the solar sector to continue growing strongly. Speaking at an industry meet, the head of one of the world’s largest manufacturers from China highlighted how n-type modules are reaching a critical point of cost-effectiveness that could make them the mainstay of […] Read more
Solar Recycling Picking Up Pace Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy The strong growth of the solar energy sector in the recent year – especially in the last decade – and the constant call for ‘circular economies’ citing environmental concerns will be harbingers for the solar recycling industry. The value of recovered raw materials from discarded solar panels has the potential to increase up to $450 […] Read more
EDF Renewables, Wärtsilä to Develop 50 MW/100 MWh Energy Storage in UK Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Finnish company which manufactures and services power sources Wärtsilä has announced that it has signed a contract with EDF Renewables UK and Ireland to deliver a new grid-scale energy storage facility in the United Kingdom. The storage system will be delivered in Sundon, Bedfordshire. The official statement of Wärtsilä held that the 50 MW/100 MWh […] Read more
Canadian Solar Bags 256 MW Contracts For South Africa Largest Solar PPAs Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. (“CSI Solar”) signed a 256 MW solar module contract with SOLA Group, a Cape Town-based independent power producer. The 256 MWs will supply the first two largest utility-scale solar power projects in South Africa, which are based on private power purchase agreements (PPAs). […] Read more
As Solar Spreads Out, Marketing Makes an Entrance Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Just over 30 months ago, SaurEnergy did a feature on rooftop solar, “Residential Solar. Market Yes, But Marketing?” That story, in our April 2020 issue talked about the potential in the rooftop solar category, albeit, residential. But there was almost complete lack of formal marketing tactics from firms to attract customers. The few firms with […] Read more
Solar Is Changing Fast, Here Are 5 Ways It Already Has Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy When the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched back in January 2010, India had a total installed solar capacity of around 160 MW. The mission itself had a target of 20 GW by 2022. However, changes on the ground in terms of technology, availability and fresh climate realities meant a wholesale upgrade on those […] Read more
Solar Farm in Space? European Space Agency Contemplates the Idea Updated On Thu, Nov 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy Scientists are on an ambitious plan to harness solar energy from orbit to power the planet. At a two-day conference in Paris, the European Space Agency (ESA), which the UK is a part of, is debating ideas for building a solar farm in space. To transmit microwave energy to Earth, analogous to the high-frequency radio […] Read more
Uttarakhand Releases Draft Solar Power Policy 2022; Offers Benefits to Power Generators Updated On Sun, Nov 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Uttarakhand Government has released the draft of the Uttarakhand State Solar Policy 2022 and has invited public comments and recommendations on it. The draft solar policy will be implemented by the energy department and will be aimed at providing relief to those who will set up solar plants upto 25 MW in Uttarakhand. As […] Read more
Microinverter-based Solar and Battery Leader Enphase Energy Strengthens Distribution Reach Updated On Mon, Nov 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Enphase Energy, Inc., a global energy technology company and the world’s leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems has announced a partnership with Vashi Integrated Solutions Limited (VISL), a leading provider of industrial electrical, automation, power transmission, and energy optimization products in India. The partnership will enhance the distribution of Enphase products to solar installers […] Read more
