Will the ban on ‘Blue Wafer Cell’ help in boosting the domestic solar manufacturing? Updated On Sat, Nov 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Recently, government had imposed restrictions on the use of imported ‘blue wafer/ diffused silicon wafer’ for the manufacturing of solar PV cells, as such PV cells will not qualify under the category of domestically manufactured solar cells under various government schemes. Here’re some views and voices from the solar industry on its impact: Manish Aggarwal, […] Read more
Watch: In Conversation with Anil Bhat, Sr. VP – Business Development, Amplus Solar Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy Amplus Solar is an arm of PETRONAS (Petroliam Nasional Berhad) Group, Malaysia. It is Asia’s one of the leading distributed energy companies providing low carbon energy solutions to commercial and industrial (C&I) customers. For this, the company has set-up both on-site (rooftop and ground mounted) and off-site solar projects. It has a portfolio of 150+ C&I customers across diverse […] Read more
US DOE Grants $43 mn for Carbon Capture and Storage Tech Development Updated On Mon, Nov 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy US DOE has announced $43 million in funding to develop carbon capture and storage technologies that enable power generators to be responsive to grid conditions in a highly variable renewable energy penetration environment. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $43 million in funding to develop carbon capture […] Read more
Ideanomics’ MEG Secures 35,000 EV Taxis Order in China Updated On Mon, Nov 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy Ideanomics’ MEG has secured an order for 35,000 EV Taxis from the Yunnan Energy Investment Group in China. Ideanomics, a global financial technology company has announced that it’s Mobile Energy Global (MEG) division has secured an order for 35,000 Electric Vehicle (EV) taxis from the Yunnan Energy Investment Group, which is a province-designated entity for […] Read more
LG Chem EV Battery Gigafactory in Poland to be Powered by EBRD Updated On Sat, Nov 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy EBRD has extended a long-term loan of EUR 250 million to support the construction of an EV battery gigafactory in Poland by LG Chem The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it has extended a long-term loan of EUR 250 million to support the construction of an EV battery gigafactory in Wrocław […] Read more
JinkoSolar Recognised as a China National Manufacturing Champion Updated On Fri, Nov 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar has announced that it has been recognised as one of the China National Manufacturing Champion by the MIIT and CFIE JinkoSolar, one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, has announced that it has been recognised as a China National Manufacturing Champion. The selection of the enterprises is organised jointly […] Read more
SECI’s Manufacturing-Linked Solar Tender Oversubscribed Updated On Thu, Nov 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy SECI has finally received a solid response for its auction for its manufacturing-linked solar energy projects tender. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), after multiple and arduous extensions, has finally received a solid response for its auction for the infamous manufacturing-linked solar energy projects tender. The request for selection for which SECI recently held […] Read more
NTPC Working on Developing EV Charging Infrastructure Updated On Thu, Nov 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy NTPC is working on developing a strong and sustainable electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure India’s largest energy conglomerate NTPC is working on developing a strong and sustainable electric vehicle charging infrastructure as it believes that ultimately mobility through electric vehicles (EV) will help, a company official has said. While addressing the India Energy Summit in New Delhi, NTPC Executive […] Read more
Govt to Devise Long Term Policy for Continuous Demand for Local Products: Samir Mehta Updated On Fri, Nov 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy We believe that to ensure local manufacturing happens in India, government has to devise a long-term policy for continuous demand for local cells/modules for at least 10 years which will ensure that project returns are easily guaranteed for investor and also ensure that no matter what situation arises these policies are not tempered or affected […] Read more