Acwa Power Wins First Solar Project in Saudi Arabia Updated On Fri, Feb 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy This plant is the first of what will be a series of procurement within the visionary and ambitious Saudi national renewables program aiming to produce 9.5 GW of renewable energy by 2023 as a first phase. Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power has won Skaka IPP PV solar project, the first utility scale Renewable Energy plant at […] Read more
PSEG Acquires North Carolina PV Project from BayWa r.e. Updated On Fri, Feb 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy PSEG Solar Source completed the acquisition of the project from BayWa r.e. on Dec. 13, 2017. PSEG Solar Source, a subsidiary of PSEG Power, has acquired a 7 MW-dc solar energy facility from BayWa r.e. for an investment of about $10 million. The PSEG Halifax Solar Energy Center which began operations Dec. 21, 2017, has […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Wins Solar EPC Orders from Two Indian Customers Updated On Fri, Feb 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa will provide complete turnkey solutions including infrastructure, engineering and design of solar farm, erection and commissioning of photo-voltaic solar farms in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Renewable energy firm Siemens Gamesa announced it has bagged 160MW of solar EPC orders from two customers from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, respectively. According to the agreements, the […] Read more
JinkoSolar Powers the Flex House at CES Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Flex House is entirely powered by a solar plus storage system using a series of all-black JinkoSolar high-efficiency monocrystalline PERC modules and a backup battery system that maximizes the house’s power generating ability despite its compact size. JinkoSolar, a global leader in the solar PV industry has announced that it provided solar modules […] Read more
Dealing With Cracks in India’s Solar Dreams Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a first of its kind study in India, scientists from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) and National Institute of Solar Energy, New Delhi, conducted a detailed survey at 51 locations across India to check for the degradation in the performance of photovoltaic modules. This study, to establish reliability of the modules, could help […] Read more
Sealdah Railway Station to be Solar-Powered Soon Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Eastern Railways has come up with a unique solar project with the twin objectives of promoting the causes of clean energy and bringing down cost through energy efficiency. Sealdah Railway Station, one of the busiest railway terminals in the country started in 1869 under the Eastern Railway, will soon be solar-powered. Eastern Railways has come […] Read more
Why a Performance Guarantee is Guaranteed Underperformance Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Sorrebh Samdani, Applications Engineering Manager at infiswift Many in the solar industry view the performance guarantee as an assurance that PV projects will produce the maximum amount of energy. While the performance guarantee does ensure that a PV project will produce above a minimum threshold, it does not ensure that it will perform to its […] Read more
Switch Announces Largest Solar Project in the United States Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Switch CEO and Founder Rob Roy’s Gigawatt 1 solar project will be built in Northern and Southern Nevada. Switch, a Nevada-based datacenter conglomerate, has announced the construction of the single largest solar project portfolio in the United States. Switch CEO and Founder Rob Roy’s Gigawatt 1 solar project will be built in Northern and Southern […] Read more
High Court to Hear Petition on Solar Imports Duty Likely on February 13 Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Madras High Court admitted Shapoorji Pallonji’s petition on January 19 and issued a temporary stay on the implementation of the recommendation. In a significant development, High Court has decided to hear the petition filed against the preliminary recommendation of the Director General (Safeguards) to impose 70 percent safeguard duty on imported solar panels and […] Read more
