Global Solar Installations In 2025 To Stagnate At 493 GWdc: Report Updated On Mon, Jan 27th, 2025 by Saurenergy The global solar market continued its growth trend in 2024 to reach 495 GWdc installed capacity, with a 14% increase compared to 2023. A latest Wood Mackenzie report estimates a rise in power demand across regions due to the proliferation of data centers and growing electrification trends. However, the research report also cautions against several […] Read more
The Surprising Country Investing Big In Energy Storage Updated On Thu, Jan 23rd, 2025 by Saurenergy In common perception, the drive towards a green energy transition is placed as a tussle between those who want green, clean energy, and those who depend on fossil fuels, and hence do everything to delay or discredit the transition. The pronouncements by President Trump, to ‘drill baby drill’ for that country’s oil and gas sector, […] Read more
JA Solar Faces The Heat From US Forced Labour Sanctions Updated On Thu, Jan 16th, 2025 by Saurenergy In a fresh list of 37 entities that have been found to be allegedly using forced labour in China’s Xinjiang province, a subsidiary of JA Solar finds itself banned from shipping goods to the US. The full list can be seen here. Donghai JA Solar Technology Co., a subsidiary of key Chinese solar manufacturer JA […] Read more
Top 5 Reasons Why Shifting Electricity Across Continents Remains A Challenge Updated On Wed, Dec 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy From relying on oil and gas-based power to adopting renewable energy, the uneven spatial distribution and temporal variability of energy sources have historically favoured certain countries and continents over others. Transcontinental energy pools aim to address this disparity by distributing renewable energy to regions less fertile for harnessing these modern energy sources from the regions […] Read more
US Imposes New Tariffs On Solar Modules From Southeast Asia Updated On Mon, Dec 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy The US Commerce Department has announced a new round of tariffs on solar panel imports from four Southeast Asian countries. The US tariffs are in response to complaints from American manufacturers that companies in these countries are selling solar panels at unfairly low prices. The US tariffs will be imposed on solar panels from Malaysia, […] Read more
Cheap Solar and Expensive Power- Pakistan’s Sobering Experience So far Updated On Wed, Nov 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy Readers will be aware that we have occasionally tracked the growth of solar in Pakistan here. What has been interesting is the fact that the country, while performing poorly at an institutional level, has seen the kind of solar boom that would rival almost any country elsewhere over the past year and more. Reports claim […] Read more
Desert Technologies To Build 3 GW Cell, 2 GW Module Facility In Saudi Arabia Updated On Wed, Nov 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy Jeddah-based Desert Technologies, which already operates a PV assembly line in Saudi Arabia with an annual capacity of 110 MW for high-efficiency PERC monocrystalline modules (up to 540Wp power output) has announced a major expansion plan. With an annual nameplate capacity of 5GW, the firm plans a 3GW solar cell manufacturing capacity and a 2GW […] Read more
International News Briefs- Solarcycle, China’s Solar Bankruptcies, Tongwei’s HJT Modules Updated On Mon, Nov 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy China’s Solar Bankruptcy Provide Proof Of Pain From Low Prices With over 40 manufacturers boasting of GW plus manufacturing facilities, China’s solar juggernaut has screeched to a halt in the past year, at least on the manufacturing side. Overcapacity has plagued the sector, leading to crash in prices and the pain is showing. Even as […] Read more
Details of Solar Tariff Moves at US, Turkey And South Africa Updated On Thu, Oct 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy October has started on a protectionist note for the solar sector, with news of solar tariffs being imposed on imports by three key markets, with the most significant of course being the US market. Helping these moves is of course the slump in Chinese solar manufacturing prices. themselves a result of overcapacity. That has made […] Read more
