How micro-converters and power optimizers help solar panels make hay when the sun doesn’t shine Updated On Fri, May 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Everybody wants to get maximum benefit out of their purchase. And the want applies only too well for solar panels. Producing electricity using unconventional sources like sun, wind, geothermal or biogas hasn’t been an easy task. Apart from innovating on surface materials that converts these kinds of sources into electric current, there’s a host of […] Read more
Aurora announces sale of multiple Decima 3T Veritas Systems to major solar PV manufacturer Updated On Fri, May 20th, 2016 by Saurenergy Aurora Solar Technologies has announced the sale of two Decima 3T systems with Veritas Software for two new high efficiency cell production lines being built in Asia. The company notes that purchaser of its Decima 3T Veritas Systems is a leader in photovoltaic Industry that previously qualified the Aurora Decima system as offering significant performance […] Read more
Airbus Defence and Space enters solar cell production contract with MicroLink Devices for next Gen Zephyr HAPS Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Airbus Defence and Space has issued a production contract for MicroLink’s epitaxial liftoff (ELO)-based multijunction solar sheets for use on the new Zephyr S platform. The Zephyr platform is a new class of unmanned air vehicle that operates as a high altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) enabling affordable, persistent, local satellite-like services. The aircraft runs exclusively on […] Read more
Delta introduces M80U Photovoltaic (PV) inverter Updated On Wed, May 18th, 2016 by Saurenergy Delta has introduced M80U Photovoltaic (PV) inverter. The company is touting it as the world’s first wall mount 80kW string inverter. The M80U is a grid-tied, 3-phase and transformerless inverter that converts direct current (DC) output from a photovoltaic system into a utility frequency alternating current (AC) with efficiency of 98.8 percent, allowing it to […] Read more
ReNew Power & Hareon Solar JV Commissions 72 MW Project in Andhra Pradesh Updated On Tue, May 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy Leading solar players in the Indian and Chinese PV markets, ReNew and Hareon Solar Power has announced that their joint venture company has commissioned 72 MW solar PV plant project in Andhra Pradesh, India. The project, located across two districts of Andhra Pradesh – Kurnool and Prakasam – is expected to generate 115 million units […] Read more
JA Solar starts mass production of PV panels at its newest manufacturing facility in Xingtai, China Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy JA Solar Holdings has announced that it has started mass production of high performance PV panels at its newest module manufacturing facility in Xingtai, Hebei province, China. The new manufacturing facility of JA Solar is located in the Economic Development District of Xingtai city, has an annual capacity of 1.5 GW with fully automated assembly […] Read more
This new material keeps solar cells cool while still catching lights Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar cells capture sunlight and turn it into electricity, but most of the surplus energy turns into heat, which actually harms the solar cell and interestingly solar cells are only about 20 percent efficient. Researchers at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, USA have come out with a technology to keep the solar cells cool. The […] Read more
EGPNA starts construction of the Aurora utility-scale distributed PV solar project in Minnesota Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Enel Green Power North America (“EGPNA”), has announced that it has started construction of the Aurora utility-scale distributed photovoltaic (PV) solar project in Minnesota. Aurora will consist of 16 PV plants with a total installed capacity of 150 MWdc1 and will be able to generate over 210 million kWh annually – equivalent to the energy […] Read more
SELF AUTONOMY – THE HOLY GRAIL OF SOLAR STREETLIGHTS Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy INTRODUCTION: Solar street lighting is a wireless solution with the potential to be the global technology of choice for all the outdoor lighting requirements. One of the key requirements in these streetlights is the need for autonomy or light functionality on cloudy days. The most prevalent solution which also comes with inherent limitations is based […] Read more
