Canadian Solar Secures AUD65 Million Project Financing for its 47MWp Solar Power Projects in Australia Updated On Tue, May 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The 17MW Longreach 30MW Oakey solar power projects in Queensland, Australia are both scheduled to commence construction in May 2017 and reach commercial operation in early 2018. Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced that it has secured AUD65 million (US$50 million) of non-recourse project financing with a 5-year term […] Read more
Coal Use in China Declines in 2016 as Solar Capacity Rises 82% Updated On Sun, Apr 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Significant investments in clean energy and favourable renewable energy prices continue to stifle the demand for coal in China. The world’s largest carbon emitter’s coal consumption fell in 2016 for the third consecutive year. The National Bureau of Statistics said the country’s consumption of coal fell by 4.7 per cent last year, according to preliminary […] Read more
U.S. Should Ally With China To Drive Global Solar Industry – Study Updated On Sun, Apr 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy In a new study, researchers from Stanford’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance make some intriguing and perhaps controversial solar policy recommendations for the U.S. government. The researchers encourage the U.S. to reconsider a wide variety of its solar energy policies, including its trade war with China, in order to maximize the industry’s long-term […] Read more
Secret to Hit 40GW Updated On Sat, Apr 29th, 2017 by Saurenergy Government of India has rightly made rooftop solar power one of its top clean energy priorities. In 2014, the government revised the national solar installation target from 22 GW to an aggressive 100 GW by 2022 which is helping the country to become one of the world’s fastest-growing solar markets. The 100 GW target was […] Read more
Solar Mounting Structures: Racking Matters Updated On Thu, Apr 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Globally, solar installations have been growing at an impressive pace. A large share of growth has been contributed from India, and with 100GW of target by 2022 in its hand, India is on the verge of becoming the world’s biggest solar nation. Continuous reduction in the solar system prices with respect to higher grid rates […] Read more
Halving Global Carbon Emissions by 2040 is Within Our Reach, but Govt., Investors and Businesses Must Act Now: ETC Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy Falling costs of renewables and batteries make cost-effective, clean electricity, unstoppable and essential to the transition to a low-carbon, energy-abundant world. The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC) in its latest report said that halving global carbon emissions by 2040 is within our reach. According ETC Governments, investors and businesses must seize the opportunity to halve carbon […] Read more
Ingot Carving the Future Updated On Mon, Apr 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Silicon is the most abundant solid element on earth; it makes up more than 25% of the earth’s crust. However, it rarely occurs in elemental form, virtually all of it is existing as compounds. Solar cells are made from silicon boules, polycrystalline structures that have the atomic structure of a single crystal. The most commonly […] Read more
UNION BUDGET 2017: Shock and Awe for Indian Solar Industry Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy In an assertive throw to fuel the solar sector, the budget covertly focused towards helping the rural sector, agricultural sector and re-energising the real estate sector. It was a known fact that Digital payments and Demonetisation will take the center-stage. The clean energy pledges also vowed new propagations as the Government of India rifles solar […] Read more
Scatec Solar and partners sign Power Purchase Agreements for 400 MW Solar PV Plants in Egypt Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy Located in Ben Ban area near Aswan in Upper Egypt, the 400 MW Solar PV plants are expected to generate about 870 GWh of solar power per year. Scatec Solar and partners have signed 25-year Power Purchase Agreements for delivery of electricity from six solar PV plants totaling 400 MW (DC) with the Government of […] Read more
