US Based Arkansas Electric Adds 100 MW of Solar Power Updated On Wed, Mar 21st, 2018 by Saurenergy Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, a generation and transmission cooperative, provides wholesale power to Arkansas’ 17 electric distribution cooperatives that provide electricity to about 500,000 homes, farms and businesses in Arkansas and surrounding states. US-based Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. of Little Rock has entered into a power purchase agreement with Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES) […] Read more
Norway’s Solar Energy Sector Has Increased Significantly Updated On Sat, Mar 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy There has been a fourfold growth during the last four years. Now you can have solar cells on the roof and on the walls. Solar power industry in Norway had an increase of 59 percent last year, according to a report public broadcaster NRK reported Friday. The industry also marked its record year in 2016, […] Read more
70% Safeguard Duty on Solar to Dampen Investor Sentiment: Par Panel Updated On Wed, Mar 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy Custom Duty on Solar Cells/Modules/Panels should not be levied and they should continue to enjoy exemption from custom duty as before. Safeguard Duty should not be of the tune (70 per cent) that will hamper our own programme and it should not affect the bids which have already taken pace, panel has said. A Parliamentary […] Read more
Slow ‘Hot Electrons’ Could Improve Solar Cell Efficiency Updated On Tue, Feb 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy Photons with energy higher than the ‘band gap’ of the semiconductor absorbing them give rise to what are known as hot electrons. The extra energy in respect to the band gap is lost very fast, as it is converted into heat so it does not contribute to the voltage. University of Groningen Professor of Photophysics […] Read more
Laser Evaporation Technology to Create New Solar Materials Updated On Thu, Feb 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy A team of materials scientists at Duke University in the US has developed a new laser evaporation technique to create new hybrid thin-film materials that could be used to make solar cells, light-emitting diodes and photodetectors. The research team described their methods in the journal ACS Energy Letters. As Duke explains, Perovskites are a class […] 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
3,526 Tribal Houses in Andhra Pradesh Harnesses Solar Power Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy As per authorities, about Rs. 25 lakh was spent for every town to set up solar power gear like panels, battery moves down, control supply lines and shafts close to the cost of support. If someone happened to hear TV noises in remote parts of Visakhapatnam region, one must not be astounded. Living oblivious has […] Read more
Due To Trump Solar Tariff SunPower Puts U.S. Expansion On Hold Updated On Sat, Jan 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Trump organization did not report any item exclusions when it disclosed the levies. The U.S. Exchange Representative will report the standards for asking for an avoidance by Feb. 22. SunPower Corp said it was putting a $20 million U.S. industrial facility extension and several new employment on hold until and unless its solar panels […] Read more
BACKSHEETS Selecting the Right Materials for Solar Modules & EVA Updated On Sat, Jan 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy From cells to glass to encapsulant to backsheets, each component of a solar panel is relevant to performance and plays an important role in a PV panel. By definition, Backsheet is a film that protects the solar cell from severe environmental conditions. A solar backsheet is the last layer at the bottom of the solar […] Read more
