Piyush Goyal: NLC India to Bid for Railways’ Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Feb 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy NLC entered into the solar sector with the commissioning of a 140 MW plant at Neyveli. In a significant development, Union minister Piyush Goyal said state-owned NLC India is working hard to bid for Indian railways’ solar projects. According to the Minister, Indian Railways will start bidding process soon, “for expanding solar footprint of railways […] Read more
JA Solar Supplies Mono PERC Modules for 250MW Solar Project in Israel Updated On Mon, Feb 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy JA Solar holds the core patent for PERC technology, in which modules demonstrate a lower light-induced degradation rate and perform well under desert conditions of high temperature differences and intense ultraviolet rays. JA Solar Holdings, solar product manufacturers has announced the shipment of modules to the Ashalim 250MW solar project, which is the largest utility-scale […] 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
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
Clean Focus Completes 11.92 MW Six Community Solar Projects in US Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Greenskies Renewable Energy will maintain the solar arrays, and Clean Focus Yield Limited will operate the system as part of its large portfolio of commercial, industrial, small utility, and community solar projects. Clean Focus Renewables, Inc. has completed six community solar gardens in the United States. The projects will distribute clean, renewable energy to a […] Read more
Sterling and Wilson to Build Zambia’s Largest Solar Plant Updated On Wed, Feb 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy Sterling and Wilson was ranked as the world’s largest pure play solar EPC company (outside USA and China) by IHSMarkit in Q1 2017. Sterling and Wilson, leading Global Solar EPC Company has been chosen to construct Zambia’s largest solar plant, of capacity 54.3 MWp. It is the first project to be implemented in the frame […] Read more
The Dark Truth of QCA: Who is Paying Whose Penalty? Updated On Tue, Feb 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy By Abhk Kumar Das, Del2infinity Energy Consulting The solar and wind power generation shows a promising future in India. But due to the variability and intermittency, large scale renewable energy penetration in existing grid is a challenge and the proper policy and regulatory mechanisms, technological solutions and institutional structures are key issues in solar and […] Read more
Vikram Solar Slams Arun Jaitley’s Budget 2018 for Solar Sector Updated On Fri, Feb 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The budget 2018 is not very encouraging for the renewable and solar energy sector. The government has missed out on a major opportunity to take a lead towards combating climate change. The government has proposed to take out the import obligation on parts that make up sun powered boards. In his last full budget 2018 […] Read more
