DSD Acquires Two-Project, 10 MW Community Solar Portfolio in Lenox, NY Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Distributed Solar Development (DSD) has acquired a two-project, 10 MW community solar portfolio in Lenox, New York. “This acquisition materially increases DSD’s New York Community Solar portfolio, which the company will continue to expand in 2021,” says Jon Morton, Vice President of Acquisitions at DSD. Both projects are ground-mounted and were purchased 75% complete from a […] Read more
Gujarat Solar Policy 2021. Key Points Updated On Wed, Dec 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Gujarat, with an installed capacity of close to 11,000 Mw of renewable energy has just unveiled its new solar policy, that seeks to take the state’s total renewable energy to 30,000 MW by 2022, for starters. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced Gujarat’s new solar power policy on Tuesday. The new policy is expected to be […] Read more
Solar ITC Extends at 26% For Two More Years, Included in US COVID Relief Pkg Updated On Thu, Dec 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) has been extended at 26 percent for two more years. The ITC for solar systems as well as new funding for energy storage research has been included in the US COVID-19 relief package, the Congress approved. USD 1.4 trillion federal spending package alongside a USD 900 billion COVID-19 virus […] Read more
US Market On Course For 19 GW Solar Additions in 2020 Updated On Wed, Dec 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy A report brought out by Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac), a research firm, and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) in the US states that the country is on course for adding 19 GW of solar during 2020. That would be a creditable achievement, considering the worst of the Covid pandemic still continues to run through the […] Read more
Panasonic Expands EverVolt™ Portfolio with New High Power, High Efficiency Solar Modules Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy EverVolt Solar Modules deliver 350W-370W in a streamlined, sophisticated style that fits any home Panasonic Corporation of North America today unveiled its new EverVolt™ Solar Modules series with the introduction of four new modules designed to accompany its EverVolt™ Battery Storage system. The EverVolt Solar Modules provide advanced efficiency and performance – even in high temperatures – as well as […] Read more
Trinasolar Vertex S 400W+ Passes IEC Reliability Certification Test Updated On Sat, Nov 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Trina Solar Limited Vertex S 400W+ series of ultra-high power compact modules successfully completed all necessary reliability tests and have obtained the IEC 61215 and IEC 61730 certificates. Following the two certificates awarded to the Vertex 550W/600W in October 2020 relating to IEC 61215 photovoltaic modules performance standards and IEC 61730 photovoltaic modules safety standards, this is another […] Read more
ReneSola Power Announces Closing of Sale of 4.3 MW Solar Projects in the UK Updated On Wed, Nov 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy ReneSola Ltd (NYSE: SOL) (“ReneSola Power” or the “Company”), a leading fully-integrated solar project developer, today announced the closing of the sale of a portfolio of operating projects located in the United Kingdom to Atmosclear Investments Ltd, an European renewable energy and cleantech private equity group. The portfolio comprises 1,509 residential rooftop projects located in Scotland, with a combined […] Read more
Solar Loans Securitisation. Loanpal Raises $400 Million In US Updated On Tue, Nov 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy Almost no infra sector can grow without access to finance, and this is as true of residential solar as anything else. If the Auto and housing sector exploded on the back of better access to finance, then the residential solar sector, at least in the US, seems to be going the same way. And now, […] Read more
“The Solar Adoption Experience For Consumers Has Been Poor” Updated On Fri, Nov 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the strongest reasons for encouraging solar rooftop, besides the obvious benefits, is the opportunities it creates for jobs, when compared with utility scale solar. Thanks to a more open market, a whole eco-system of suppliers, be it modules, structures, inverters and more have adapted to the opportunity. Finally, the very fact that in […] Read more
