Amtech Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock Updated On Sat, Aug 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy Amtech Systems also announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 1,055,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $9.50 per share Amtech Systems, a global supplier of production equipment and related supplies for the solar, semiconductor, and LED markets has announched that it intends to offer shares of its common stock […] Read more
Falling panel prices and increased competition have contributed to aggressive bids: Ind-Ra Updated On Thu, Aug 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy “An increase in panel conversion efficiency has contributed to a reduction in land required for panels and a fall in the balance of system cost, resulting in lower bids,” Ind-Ra said. With solar developers bidding aggressively at lower tariffs, they have little financial buffers to face challenges such as cost overrun, increased interest rate and […] Read more
Japan Keen to Increase Cooperation in Energy Sector Updated On Sat, Aug 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy Japanese Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu is looking forward to enhance the cooperation in areas like environmental equipment for coal thermal power plants, grid stabilization, pump-up storage hydro power, smart telecommunication towers, solar irrigation pumps and bio fuels Japan has said its technologies can provide solutions for challenges being faced by India in the energy sector which […] Read more
KACO new energy delivers 4.7 megawatts of inverter power to E.ON. Updated On Wed, Aug 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Hassel solar park in Saxony-Anhalt will be equipped with 85 blueplanet 50.0 TL3 INT inverters by German manufacturer KACO new energy GmbH. The order has been placed by E.ON Energie Deutschland Inverters from KACO new energy as well as its new reactive power technology will be employed in the Hassel solar park. The open […] Read more
Alterra Power announces closing of $19.9 million construction loan facility for 11 MW Spartan solar project Updated On Wed, Aug 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy Alterra expects the Spartan project to achieve commercial operations in December 2017 Alterra Power Corp. has announced the closing of a $19.9 million construction loan facility for the Spartan solar project, an 11 MW solar project located on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan. The loan facility is supplied by 1st Source […] Read more
NISE Revises Testing Fees for Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) systems Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy NISE has announced that it has revised testing fees of CST Technology effective from 1st August 2017 National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) has announced that it has revised testing fees of Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) Technology effective from 1st August 2017. The revised testing fees are as follows: S. No Type of Testing […] Read more
NISE organizing 6th Workshop on Prospects for Start-ups in Solar Energy Technologies Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The target audience for the workshop is existing and prospective Solar Entrepreneurs, EPC contractors, Graduate Engineers, MNRE channel partners, Energy department officials of Govt of India, Officers from state nodal Agencies and individuals business men interested in solar field notes NISE In line with the Startup India Initiative by the Government of India, NISE is […] Read more
National Solar Energy Federation Seeks More Time for Solar Projects in UP Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The projects of National Solar Energy Federation’s members should be eligible for extension of time as there was a default on the part of UPNEDA, UPTCCL and UPERC. The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has written to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking extension of timeline to commission select solar power projects claiming that […] Read more
Increasing Use of Advanced Materials and Emerging Solar Technologies to Propel the HAPS Market: Technavio Updated On Sat, Aug 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy The global HAPS market will post a CAGR of 14% during the forecast period. A major driver that propels the growth of the global HAPS market is the cost effectiveness of HAPS as well as their long-endurance and augmented flight range capability. Technavio in its latest market report on the global high-altitude pseudo satellites (HAPS) […] Read more