BHEL bags 80 MW Solar Photovoltaic Project worth Rs 437 crore Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged prestigious orders worth 437 crore for developing 80 MW Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) power plants on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis from Neyveli Lignite Corp. (NLC) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). With this order, BHEL’s Solar portfolio now stands at 300-MW. The Solar Photovoltaic Plant will be […] Read more
Chinese EPC TBEA to develop two 500MW PV power plants in Egypt Updated On Fri, Jul 29th, 2016 by Saurenergy TBEA Sunoasis, one of the China’s major EPC firm has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for building two 500 megawatts photovoltaic power plants with the 2 Egyptian government agencies. Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation along with Egypt’s Minister of Military Production have signed the MOU with Vice Chairman of TBEA, Mr. Shin Bin, at […] Read more
JA Solar Reaches Important Milestone in Monocrystalline PV Product Shipments Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy JA Solar Holdings has announced that as of middle of July this year, the company’s shipments of monocrystalline PV products over the last ten years had totaled 7GW. Founded in 2005, JA Solar started production in March 2006. The company focuses on the research and development of monocrystalline cell products. Since 2010, JA Solar has […] Read more
MNRE in process of finalizing the draft for National Lab Policy for Renewable Energy Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is in the process of marking the final seal on a national lab policy to set norms for standardization, testing and certification of renewable energy related products in India, and also define the infrastructure required for the testing centres. Expected to be completed within a month’s time, […] Read more
India, US solar case: WTO Appellate Body to Deliver Verdict by September Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) appellate body is expected to deliver its verdict on an appeal by India in its solar mission dispute with the United States by September. The appellate body of WTO is a standing body that includes seven officials. It listens to the appeals from reports issued by panels in disputes involving […] Read more
China installed 20GW of solar PV in first half of 2016, three times higher from 2015 Updated On Sat, Jul 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy China’s solar surge has accelerated drastically in the first half (H1) of this year, with reports stating that the country added 20 GW of new PV capacity in the six months to June 30, which is times as much as during the same period a year ago. Wang Bohua, General Secretary of the China Photovoltaic […] Read more
India sanctions scheme to develop 10 Solar Zones having at least 10000 hectares of land Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy The Government o India has directed authorization to implement the scheme for setting up of 10 ‘Solar Zones’ each having at least 10000 hectares of govt. or privately owned uncultivable and fallow land in one or more than one patches to encourage solar PV project developers, investors and manufacturers to help achieve the nation’s massive […] Read more
Trina Solar Achieves Average Efficiency of 20.16% for Multi-crystalline Silicon PERC Cells Updated On Fri, Jul 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Trina Solar has announced that it has achieved an average efficiency of 20.16% for its industrially-produced P-type multi-crystalline silicon cells with passivated emitter and rear cell (“PERC”) technology, and an average efficiency of 18.7% for its multi-crystalline silicon P-type double print (“DP”) cells. Both the multi-crystalline PERC cells and DP cells are fabricated on a […] Read more
LG to start shipping its flagship NeON2 72-cell solar panels in US this summer Updated On Wed, Jul 13th, 2016 by Saurenergy LG has announced that it will starts shipping NeON2 72-cell solar panels in the US market by the end of this month. This new series builds on the success of its 60-cell NeON 2 modules that uses LG’s N-Type double-sided cell structure, which allows the light, reflected from the rear of the module to be […] Read more
