PVEL Scorecard 2022 Confirms Improving Quality, Performance From Top Manufacturers Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy PV Module Reliability Scorecard 2022 is out. 25 manufacturers have made it to the list. 3 India based manufacturers, Adani Solar, Vikram Solar and Waaree Solar make it to the list, although only Adani Solar seems to have performed creditably across all parameters. The Germany based PVEL’s scorecards summarise results from the independent testing and […] Read more
EU Hikes Solar Target to 600 GW By 2030, 320 GW by 2025 Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Still reeling from the aftershocks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and it’s struggle to punish Russia adequately with trade sanctions on fossil fuel exports, the EU’s updated REpowerEU strategy has reworked the maths to raise its solar targets by a 10 to 20% by 2025 and 2030 respectively. The new targets are 320GW of […] Read more
The Top 5: Key Cement Manufacturers & Their Net-zero Goals Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy The 20th century onwards has belonged to concrete in many ways. Alongside its strength and resilience, concrete is crucial and ideal for the building, being relatively cheap and simple to make. Each year 30 billion tonnes of concrete is used globally. Although concrete structures are, in many ways, ideal for climate-resilient construction, it is also […] Read more
Patents for Green Hydrogen Technology Increased Every Year By 18% Updated On Wed, May 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) published on May 12 a joint study about the trends and dynamism in the field of hydrogen that can be produced using renewable electricity via electrolysis. Using the patent statistics, the innovation trends in electrolysers for hydrogen production show a consistent pattern that […] Read more
As DGTR Recommends Extension of Duty on Solar Glass, Borosil Renewables To Benefit Updated On Tue, May 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Anti dumping duties on Solar glass, first imposed in August 2017 for 5 years, are likely to continue for another two years, as the investigation arm of the commerce ministry, the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), has recommended for continuation of anti-dumping duty on it for another two years. While the move seeks to […] Read more
Lithium Price Surge Leaves Car Makers Comparing LFP with NCM batteries Updated On Fri, May 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Steep rises in battery raw materials prices since the start of 2021 have favoured a faster shift to LFP batteries for electric vehicles, over NMC batteries. Cobalt and Lithium for example have become dearer by 70% and 700% respectively. The lowest-cost pack has always been lithium-iron-phosphate, or LFP, the preferred choice of Tesla, Volkswagon and […] Read more
US probe into solar imports threatens almost 2/3 of planned capacity additions in 2022: Rystad Energy Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy As much as 17.5 gigawatts (GWac) of planned US solar capacity installations in 2022 are in doubt after the Department of Commerce (DOC) opened an investigation into panel imports from southeast Asia, Norway-based Rystad Energy research shows. The US was expected to install 27 GWac of solar energy capacity in the utility, residential, and commercial […] Read more
Promise To Reality- 5 Battery Breakthroughs That Could Make It To Market Soon Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Innovation is inevitable. As any technology evolves, so do the expectations with it. Similarly, the battery technology has also been evolving, throughout history, in the desire to make it more efficient, powerful, dependable, sustainable, and whatnot. The lithium-ion batteries-saga itself is as old as 1970s, and is still improvising. However, a big complaint from industry […] Read more
US Investigations Into AD/CVD Circumvention Draws Howls Of Protests Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Department of Commerce (DoC), which started the investigation in March this year has managed to roil solar industry firms in the US across the board, as uncertainty starts impacting projects. The DoC had initiated a solar anti-circumvention investigation based on a petition from a small U.S. company called Auxin Solar. The petition asks for […] Read more
