LONGi Solar to Set up 1GW Mono Module Manufacturing Facility in India Updated On Tue, Feb 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy LONGi will invest $309 million, including about $240 million in construction investment and roughly $68 million in working capital, to double the capacity of its cell and module factory in Andhra Pradesh from 500MW to 1GW respectively. LONGi Solar, the world’s leading manufacturer of mono cells and modules, has announced plans to expand its solar […] Read more
Heraeus Photovoltaics Helps Another Customer in Just Four Months to Set PERC World Record Updated On Mon, Feb 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy In 2017, Heraeus pastes enabled two separate customers in four different instances to also achieve world records in PERC efficiency for their cells, as verified by accredited third-party testing organisations. For the fifth time in four months, Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, helped a customer achieve a […] Read more
Vikram Solar Slams Arun Jaitley’s Budget 2018 for Solar Sector Updated On Fri, Feb 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The budget 2018 is not very encouraging for the renewable and solar energy sector. The government has missed out on a major opportunity to take a lead towards combating climate change. The government has proposed to take out the import obligation on parts that make up sun powered boards. In his last full budget 2018 […] Read more
Hanergy Breaks Another Solar Efficiency World Record for CIGS Modules Updated On Fri, Feb 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Hanergy Solibro CIGS technology can be applied across a variety of areas, with distributed power generation currently the main market. Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Limited, Chinese multinational renewable energy company has announced that TÜV Rheinland, a German testing laboratory, has rated Hanergy’s Germany-based subsidiary Solibro’s double glass copper indium gallium selenium (CIGS) solar […] Read more
Budget 2018: Reactions From the Solar Industry Updated On Thu, Feb 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy Jaitley in his budget 2018 speech proposed that the duty on solar tempered glass or solar tempered [anti-reflective coated] glass for the manufacture of solar cells, panels, modules be reduced from 5 percent to zero. The Budget 2018 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has proposed to eliminate the import duty on components that […] Read more
International Solar Energy Conference Begins at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The international conference will also highlight research work that shows how nanotechnology can be used to create thin-film solar cells. A three-day international conference on nano materials for energy conversion and storage applications begins at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University in Gandhinagar from today. Solar energy experts from many countries big countries including US, France, Australia […] Read more
Budget 2018: Solar Industry Demands Clarity, Relief in Safeguard Duty Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy According to industry experts, the imposition will not only increase the tariff by almost Re 1 but it will put the projects under execution in deep trouble resulting in making them unviable, turning them into non-performing assets. With the proposed imposition of 70 percent safeguard duty on import of solar power equipment and concerned about […] Read more
Is Trump’s Tariff a Big Deal For Solar Industry ? Updated On Sat, Jan 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The safeguard tariff on imported solar modules and cells issued by US administration begins at 30 percent in the first year, declines to 25 percent in the second, 20 percent in the third and ends at 15 percent in the fourth. Since US President Donald Trump made the announcement to impose 30 percent tariffs on […] Read more
PowerFilm Solar Announces Custom Crystalline Solar Panels Updated On Sat, Jan 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy PowerFilm is a US-based solar company specializing in the design, manufacturing and assembly of remote, portable solar solutions using a variety of solar technologies. With the recent tariff introduced on imported crystalline silicon solar modules and cells, PowerFilm Solar is pleased to announce their US-assembled custom crystalline solar solutions under the brand Soltronix. PowerFilm is […] Read more
