Power, Solar Sector, Discoms in Focus in Parliament. Here Is What Was Said. Updated On Fri, Nov 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The answers by Power Minister R.K. Singh in parliament yesterday, while placing on record the hard figures when it comes to the power sector and renewables, particularly solar power, also underscored the minister’s continued confidence in India meeting its renewable energy goals. We take a look at the key takeaways. The Saubhagya scheme, or the […] Read more
Energy Storage Contracts Down 34 Percent in Q3 2019 Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Energy storage contracts in the third quarter of 2019, saw 23 contracts announced, marking a drop of 34 percent over the last four-quarter average of 35. Energy storage contracts in the third quarter of 2019, saw 23 contracts announced, marking a drop of 34 percent over the last four-quarter average of 35, according to GlobalData’s […] Read more
ADB Provides $250 mn to EESL to Expand Energy Efficiency Investments in India Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy ADB has approved a loan of USD 250 million as part of an assistance package to EESL to expand energy efficiency investments in India. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of USD 250 million as part of an assistance package to Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public sector energy service company, […] Read more
Boralex Announces Largest Renewable Energy Financing in France, Worth $1.7 bn Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Boralex has successfully closed agreements for the largest refinancing agreement in the renewable energy sector in France worth USD 1.7 billion Boralex has announced that it has successfully closed agreements to refinance almost all of its wind farm operations in France, for a total of USD 1.7 billion (EUR 1.1 billion), divided among three credit agreements […] Read more
India and Germany to Collaborate on Development of Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy India and Germany will collaborate on solar energy projects amongst other projects as part of bilateral cooperation in energy and urban development sectors India and Germany will collaborate on Mumbai Metro and solar energy projects as part of bilateral cooperation in energy and urban development sectors, a senior official with Germany’s Ministry of Economic Cooperation has said. Talking to […] Read more
IRENA Report on Future of Solar Photovoltaic Updated On Wed, Nov 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Wind energy and concentrated solar power (CSP) have reduced their costs significantly, but it is solar photovoltaic (PV) that has reduced its costs dramatically, thanks to rapid developments in China. And a new report has predicted that with annual investments of more than 7 billion, Latin America’s solar PV capacity could increase from the current 7 […] Read more
Solar PV Energy Capacity to Exceed 8000 GW by 2050: Report Updated On Wed, Nov 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report has predicted that while capacity additions in Asia, North America and Europe, the global PV solar capacity could exceed 8,000 GW by 2050. Wind energy and concentrated solar power (CSP) have reduced their costs significantly, but it is solar photovoltaic (PV) that has reduced its costs dramatically, thanks to rapid developments in […] Read more
Trina Solar Sets Efficiency Record of 23.22% With i-TOPCon Solar Cell Updated On Wed, Nov 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Trina Solar has set a new world record of 23.22 percent for a high-efficiency large-area quasi-monocrystalline n-type (c-Si) i-TOPCon solar cell. Trina Solar has announced that its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) of China has set a new world record of 23.22 percent for a high-efficiency large-area quasi-monocrystalline n-type (c-Si) i-TOPCon solar cell. […] Read more
Nearly 1955 GW of new Solar Capacity to be Installed by 2028: Report Updated On Tue, Nov 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report presents a forecast of installed capacity, system prices for the global solar PV market, predicting 1955 GW in installations by 2028 A new report presents a forecast of installed capacity, system prices, application segments, and revenue for the global solar PV (SPV) market through 2028. Predicting the installation of 1955 GW of solar […] Read more