Policy and Technology Helped Drive Solar Module Cost Down: Study Updated On Tue, Nov 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Policy support by respective governments has been touted as a major reason for this dramatic price drop With the price of solar energy becoming increasingly competitive each day, it is crucial to know why the cost of solar panels and solar energy storage have been dropping. This is what a team of researchers from Massachusetts […] Read more
Solar Industry Facing Some Challenge: Gyanesh Chaudhary Updated On Tue, Nov 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Ambiguity arising from the GST relates to the fact that it is still not clear whether solar projects will be categorized under the 5% tax bracket or 18% tax bracket. Implementation of Goods and Service Tax and imposition of safeguard duties are proving to be challenging for the solar industry in India, Gyanesh Chaudhary, MD […] Read more
Organic Molecule Offering 12.25% Energy Efficiency Discovered Updated On Sat, Nov 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Scientists achieved a certified energy efficiency of 12.25 percent on an area of one square centimeter In a breakthrough development, scientists from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) have discovered a new organic molecule that absorbs more light than the conventional silicon used in solar cells. Teaming up with partners from the South China University of Technology […] Read more
The Next Breakthrough in O&M Updated On Fri, Nov 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy The solar PV modules, as we know are guaranteed to perform for 25 years. In this 25 years, the solar panel (and the entire plant) is subjected to various amount of stresses ranging from wind loads, snow loads (in few countries), lightening or surges from grid, moisture ingression and temperature variations. Such stresses while not […] Read more
Acme Solar takes NTPC to Court Over Tariff dispute Updated On Fri, Nov 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a solar auction held by NTPC in August, Acme Solar had won a 600MW project in a total of 2000MW. In the latest fallout from the government imposed safeguard duty on solar panels and modules, Acme Solar has dragged the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to court over a dispute in tariff. In a […] Read more
Adapt or Die – Can Renewables Save the Planet, or Is It Too Late? Updated On Thu, Nov 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy Since the recently held Global Climate Action Summit where global leaders debated the practicalities of taking the climate change battle to the next level, media sources the world over have all been reporting the same thing: if global warming is not kept in check, there will be dangerous environmental and socio economical consequences. The BBC headlined with […] Read more
Seraphim Solar Gets 80 MW Supply Pact in Vietnam Updated On Thu, Nov 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company has agreed to deliver the PV modules for a targeted commission date in late April 2019. Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System (Seraphim) has inked new landmark supply agreements for two separate PV projects totaling 80MW in Vietnam. The solar farms are a joint venture project of AMI Renewables of Vietnam and AC Energy of the Philippines. The company has agreed to […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Manish Aggarwal, Managing Director, Enkay Solar Power Updated On Tue, Nov 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. In present scenario where technology changes frequently, how do you manage to upgrade your technology? As we are new entrants in this field, we were able to induct the state-of-art machinery, therefore up-gradation is not an issue. For instance when we started our production line 4BB cells technology was prevailing. Last year we up-graded […] Read more
Largest Solar Power Study to Date Discovers 25% Power Loss Updated On Mon, Nov 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have undertaken the largest study to date into the effectiveness of solar panels across the UK and discovered that parts of the country are suffering an overall power loss of up to 25% because of the issue of regional ‘hot spots’. Hot spots were also found to be more […] Read more
