Is Chindia the Answer to India’s Manufacturing Puzzle? Updated On Tue, Oct 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy When it comes to manufacturing in Solar, it is not a rankings fight globally. China settled that some time ago. By 2012 to be accurate. It’s a fight for the other 30 percent market share, be it with breakthrough innovations, temporary tariff protections or sheer cussedness as the US is doing right now. But eventually, […] Read more
US DOE Announces Winners of Solar Prize and 2 New Solar Initiatives Updated On Thu, Sep 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy The US DOE has announced the winners of the first round of the American-Made Solar Prize, a competition designed to revitalise US solar manufacturing. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the winners of the first round of the American-Made Solar Prize, a USD 3 million competition designed to revitalise US solar manufacturing. As […] Read more
Jolywood to Power a Fully Electric Truck With its Solar Energy Storage System Updated On Fri, Sep 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy Jolywood has unveiled its new solar energy storage system with the launch of the fully electric heavy truck manufactured by Breton. Chinese solar module manufacturer, Jolywood has unveiled its new solar energy storage system with the launch of the fully electric heavy truck manufactured by Breton. Fuelling the emerging electric vehicles (trucks) sector, the module […] Read more
MNRE Issues Guidelines for Phase-II of 40 GW Rooftop Solar Programme Updated On Wed, Aug 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE has issued the implementation guidelines for the second phase of the 40 GW Rooftop Solar Programme, with the focus this time on Discoms for better execution The Government of India (MNRE) has set the target of achieving 100 GW of solar power capacity in the country by the year 2022 of which 40 GW […] Read more
Daqo New Energy Announces 112,800 MT Polysilicon Agreement with LONGi Updated On Thu, Aug 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy Daqo New Energy has announced that it has signed a three-year 112,800 MT ultra-high-purity polysilicon supply agreement with LONGi Daqo New Energy, a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, has announced that it has signed a three-year 112,800 MT ultra-high-purity polysilicon supply agreement with LONGi Green Energy Technology (LONGi), the […] Read more
Still Elusive: Jumpstarting Solar Manufacturing in India Updated On Tue, Jul 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi rarely misses an opportunity to highlight the success of its renewable energy push, when given an opportunity. And it has good reason to do so. Besides taking installed renewable capacity (wind +solar) from barely 25 GW to an estimated 70 GW plus till now, the government has also […] Read more
Tender for 20,000 Solar Streetlights Issued by REIL Updated On Mon, Jul 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy REIL has issued a tender for the setting up of off-grid solar led streetlights for special states. The Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL) has issued a tender for the setting up of stand-alone off-grid solar led streetlights for special states in India. The scope of work for the selected bidders will include the supply […] Read more
Union Budget 2019: A Mixed Bag for the Solar Industry Updated On Sat, Jul 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy As expected from Modi Government 2.0, India’s first full-time woman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had few eggs in her basket for the renewables sector. Here’s how the key stakeholders of the solar industry, including policymakers, think tanks, leading private players have reacted to the government’s Budget for FY19-20: After the budget, Power Minister R. K. […] Read more
SNEC Shanghai 2019. India is falling ‘Behind’ Updated On Mon, Jun 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy At the SNEC Shanghai Show, held in shanghai from June 4-6, and among the largest expos for the solar industry in the world, after three days of meetings with visitors and exhibitors from China and other countries, for their view of the Indian market, we saw an almost uniform perspective on the Indian market this […] Read more