Former Union Secretary of MORTH Vijay Chhibber Appointed as EPTA’s Director General Updated On Thu, May 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Electric Power Transmission Association (EPTA) has appointed Vijay Chhibber, former Union Secretary of MORTH, as its new Director General with effect from April 08, 2020. In his new role, Chhibber will be primarily responsible for engaging with stakeholders to further the goal of reliable 24×7 power supply through development of least-cost transmission system […] Read more
Big Bang? 90K Crores Credit Line For Discoms in Stimulus Package Updated On Wed, May 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy After the Prime Minister announced his Rs 20 trillion stimulus package yesterday, in the morning today, we had written about how lack of any strong, concrete measures to solve the discom mess in India would be a very disappointing outcome for the power sector. The good news is, the sector has been saved disappointment in […] Read more
Lithium Ion To Stay Numero Uno Option for Storage, Say Researchers Updated On Wed, May 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy A recent three day meeting between researchers from Germany and Israel has concluded that lithium-ion batteries will continue to rule in the storage space in the near future. Redox flow storage, which has made strides recently, did find a mention for its potential, especially in stationary applications. However, price for Redox flow storage remains a […] Read more
Cracks in PVDF Backsheet Jumps Four-Fold between 4-9 yrs of Installation: DuPont Report Updated On Tue, May 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy The overall outer layer cracking rate of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) backsheets increased by more than three times as compared to 2019, as revealed by DuPont in its latest 2020 Global Photovoltaic (PV) Reliability Report. The 2020 field report was compiled from inspection and analysis of nearly 3 GW of PV installations across the globe, spanning […] Read more
Span Raises $10.2 Mn in Series A Round from Investors Updated On Tue, May 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy With an aim to boost its expansion plan, California-based Span.IO, Inc. has announced the raising of USD 10.2 million in Series A round of funding from investors. Further, this Series A round was led by ArcTern Ventures and joined by Capricorn Investment Group, Incite Ventures, along with existing investors including Congruent Ventures, Energy Foundry, Hardware […] Read more
Smart Prepaid Meters Enable Discoms Generate 95% Billing Efficiency amid Lockdown Updated On Tue, May 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Despite lockdown imposed across the country due to coronavirus crisis, the use of smart prepaid meters is helping power distribution companies (Discoms) in generating around 95 percent of billing efficiency, along with an average 15-20 percent increase in monthly revenue per consumer. This is significant as most of the Discoms amidst lockdown in the country […] Read more
Seraphim Signs Agreement to Supply 183 MW Modules to Philippines Updated On Mon, May 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Seraphim has announced that it has signed an agreement with ERS Energy to deliver 183 MW of high-efficiency solar modules for projects in the Philippines Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System (Seraphim), one of the world’s leading solar module manufacturers, recently announced that it has signed an agreement with ERS Energy Sdn Bhd to deliver 183 megawatts […] Read more
ST Integrates Common-Mode Filter, ESD Suppression in New Automotive-Protection Devices Updated On Fri, May 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy French-Italian semiconductor giant STMicroelectronics’ (ST) ECMF04-4HSM10Y and ECMF04-4HSWM10Y automotive-qualified common-mode filters (CMF) for high-speed serial buses protect interface ICs by integrating transient-suppression diodes with low clamping voltage. The company claimed that these are the first CMFs on the market with automotive-grade qualification and automotive surge compliance guaranteed. Also, they are not only produced and qualified according to AEC-Q101 […] Read more
GoodWe Tops Among Global Hybrid Inverter Suppliers in 2019: Report Updated On Fri, May 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy With more than 15 percent global market share, a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter manufacturer, GoodWe ranked No.1 among hybrid inverter suppliers globally, as per the global energy research & consultancy firm. According to the report published by Wood Mackenzie, or WoodMac, titled ‘Global PV Inverter Market Shares Full-Year 2019’, GoodWe has been ranked no. […] Read more