Silicon Consumption to Drop to 3.6 Grams per Watt by 2020: Bernreuter Research Updated On Tue, Jun 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy “The polysilicon industry has to prepare for the fact that demand is slowing down on two fronts: The annual growth rate of global photovoltaic installations is decreasing, and the polysilicon consumption for each new gigawatt installed in 2020 will be only half as much as it was in 2010.” The average silicon consumption for manufacturing […] Read more
University of California, Merced Selects SunPower for 5-Megawatt Solar Energy System with Storage Updated On Tue, Jun 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy The system will be UC Merced’s second featuring SunPower solar technology. A 1-megawatt ground-mounted tracker system has been in operation and exceeding performance expectations since 2009, and the two systems combined are expected to supply more than 50 percent of the campus’s energy needs The University of California, Merced’s precedent-setting Triple Zero Commitment aims for […] Read more
Panasonic HIT Solar Module Achieves World’s Leading Output Temperature Coefficient at -0.258%/°C Updated On Fri, Jun 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy Panasonic HIT modules, which boast an improved output temperature coefficient, will nearly halve the decline in the conversion efficiency, significantly increasing performance in high temperature settings. Panasonic Corporation has announced that it has achieved the world’s leading output temperature coefficient for mass-produced silicon photovoltaic modules, at -0.258%/°C2. This record-breaking innovation has set a new standard […] Read more
JinkoSolar to supply 38.4 MW of PV modules to Fuji Electric for a solar plant in Tomakomai, Hokkaido Updated On Thu, Jun 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar will deliver its high efficiency solar modules from July to November in 2017 for the solar power plant in Hokkaido JinkoSolar has announced that it will supply 38.4 MW of PV modules to Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., for use in a solar plant in Tomakomai, on the southern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Under the […] Read more
Ingeteam Inverters to Power 125 MW Australian PV power plant Updated On Wed, Jun 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy For this solar PV project Ingeteam has supplied sixty-nine 1,500 Vdc photovoltaic inverters, each with a rated power output of 1,600 kW, pertaining to the INGECON SUN PowerMax B Series family Ingeteam has supplied 23 of its 4.8 MW power stations for the Clare Solar Farm project, located in the Australian state of Queensland. This […] Read more
GCL-SI Achieves Efficiency of 20.6% for its Multi-crystalline PERC Solar Cells Updated On Wed, Jun 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy “GCL-SI will further advance towards the goal of realizing an average efficiency of 20.5% and a maximum efficiency of PERC solar cells somewhere between 20.8% and 21% in 2017” GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd. recently announced that it has achieved efficiency breakthrough of 20.1% for Passivated Emitter Rear Cell (PERC) in mass production by […] Read more
ENEL, IMM Signs an Agreement to Creates Laboratory for the Study of Renewable Energy Technologies Updated On Tue, Jun 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy The structure, which will be located at the Enel Innovation Lab in Catania, in agreement with the Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM) of the National Research Council, will be mainly dedicated to the development of solar cells and innovative, very-high-efficiency photovoltaic systems Enel, acting through the Enel Green Power Renewable Energy Division (EGP), has […] Read more
Haryana to Grant Additional FAR for Projects with Solar Power, Waste Plant Updated On Tue, Jun 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy The state government has made a provision in the Haryana Building Code 2017 to grant of benefit of additional FAR in case the applicant proposes to install solar photovoltaic power plant (SPPP) and solid waste management plant (SWMP). The Haryana government will grant additional floor area ratio (FAR) to builders who install solar units and […] Read more
RenewSys Launches Production of India’s First 5 BB Solar Cells, Completes Ramp up of its Cell Line Updated On Mon, Jun 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy RenewSys will start commercial production of its 5BB Solar PV Panels/Modules from July 2017 onwards. RenewSys, India’s first & only integrated manufacturer of Solar PV Modules & its components- Encapsulants, Backsheets and PV Solar Cells, became the first Indian company to launch the production of five Bus Bar (BB) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Cells. The 5BB […] Read more
