CEL Again Tenders for Supply of BOS for Off Grid Solar Water Pumping System Updated On Tue, Jun 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy State-owned Central Electronics Ltd (CEL) has floated tender inviting online bids for the supply of balance of systems (BoS) for standalone off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) water pumping systems in Madhya Pradesh (MP). The scope of the tender includes rate contract for design, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of BOS for standalone off-grid solar PV […] Read more
The Leading Electric Two-Wheeler Companies in India Updated On Tue, Jun 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy The leading electric two-wheeler companies in India based on their sales figures for the financial year 2019-2020. Two-wheelers, perhaps one of the few industrial segments where India does not have a disadvantage vis a vis global scale, are poised to lead the EV transition in India. This is on the back of existing players as […] Read more
Backsheets Exhibited High Overall Defect Rate of 11% in India: Kaushik Choudhury, DuPont Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy Globally, nearly a four-fold cumulative increase in PVDF outer-layer cracking defect rate has been observed, from 5 per cent to 23 per cent between year 4 and year 9 after installation… In India, the defect results are similar to global and backsheets exhibited a high overall defect rate of 11 per cent. Most of the […] Read more
5 Reasons Discoms Should Consider This For Financial Distress Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy That a financial crisis is pretty much business as usual for discoms in India has been well documented on this site, and elsewhere. Many solutions have also been suggested, most of which seem to fall short of actually settling the matter. So here is one we would like to suggest, without quite getting into the […] Read more
New Precision Spray-Coating Enables Complex Perovskite Solar Cell Designs Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy Researchers have developed a new precision spray-coating method that enables complex perovskite solar cell designs and could be used to scale up for mass production. Perovskites, a highly promising alternative to the silicon which is used to make most of today’s solar cells, needs new manufacturing processes to make them practical for commercial production. And […] Read more
Bengal Chief Minister Joins Building Chorus Against Electricity Act Amendments Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Electricity Act Amendment Bill (2020), slated for a possible introduction in the coming session of parliament, faced a predictable salvo yesterday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banejee termed its provisions ‘anti- federal’ and even ‘inhuman’ to be brought up at a time when the pandemic is raging. In a strongly-worded letter to Prime Minister […] Read more
Covid, Consumer Focus Lead to ‘Regressive’ HERC Tariff Order for 2020-21 Updated On Thu, Jun 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy In its tariff order for the year 2020-21, the order of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Comission throws up some issues which will be watched very carefully from here on. For the solar and broader renewable energy sector of course, the most serious hit is the waiver of the state’s RPO (Renewable Purchase Obligation) backlog till […] Read more
As Adani Aims For Global Leadership, Questions At Home An Issue for India Updated On Wed, Jun 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Talking to the media after announcing the formal go ahead for the world record win for Adani Green Energy Limited, group founder and Chairman Gautam Adani made some very interesting observations on the future of solar manufacturing equipment in India. According to him, the share of Chinese origin imports could be brought down to zero […] Read more
New Massachusetts Regulations Would Cancel Nearly 80 Solar Projects: Analysis Updated On Wed, Jun 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy CCSA recently released a comprehensive analysis revealing how new regulations would have the unintended consequence of canceling nearly 80 solar energy projects in Massachusetts The Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) recently released a comprehensive analysis revealing how new clean energy regulations would have the unintended consequence of canceling nearly 80 solar energy projects in […] Read more