India’s Safeguard Duty Move has Not Helped Much: Sudhir Aggarwal Updated On Fri, Sep 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s move to impose safeguard duty on import of solar cells and modules last year hasn’t helped domestic manufacturers much. While import of solar cells and modules from China have declined since the duty was implemented in July 2018, India still imported USD 1.9 billion worth of panels in the 11 months ended June 30, […] Read more
Need to Breed, Encourage Innovation at Grassroots Level: Sahil Shanghavi Updated On Wed, Sep 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy For India to become a battery or any other storage technology manufacturing hub, we need to breed and encourage innovation at the grassroots level. Both public and private sectors need to collaborate closely with researchers at various institutes in India and fund different ideas in order to come up with better technology than what exists […] Read more
Hanwha Q Cells Opens 1.7GW Module facility in the US Updated On Tue, Sep 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Q cells, or Hanwha Q Cells as its known here, has opened a 1.7GW module manufacturing fab in the US. The South Korean firm, which operates in the top end of the market usually with more premium priced offerings, picked Dalton, Georgia, for the fab unit. The US market, which is projected to add almost […] Read more
Green Capital at Scale Needed for Energy Transition in Emerging Economies Updated On Thu, Sep 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new study finds that large-scale mobilisation of green capital in clean energy solutions is the main holdout against energy transition in emerging economies Large-scale mobilisation of green capital for investment and innovation in low-carbon energy solutions is the main holdout against a clean energy transition in emerging economies, according to an independent study released […] Read more
Restrictive Guidelines Under Govt Schemes to Impact System Integrators: Report Updated On Tue, Aug 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy According to a new analysis, there are two critical restrictive guidelines for integrators in the new KUSUM and SRISTI schemes by the MNRE According to a new analysis by JMK Research and Analytics, there are two critical restrictive guidelines in the new schemes that the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has recently launched. […] Read more
Reverse Bidding Is Not Always The Best Friend For Quality: Rohit Kumar Updated On Fri, Aug 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Reverse bidding is not always the best friend for quality specifically in the Indian context, and this was also highlighted recently by PI Berlin study tour where the PV consultancy PI Berlin issued a report highlighting serious safety concerns, poor installation practices on system output monitoring, as well as a worrying lack of warranties. We […] Read more
Up to 85 GW of RE Demand Exists Within US Corporates Through 2030 Updated On Fri, Aug 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy According to a new report, up to 85 GW of renewable energy demand exists within the largest US companies through 2030 According to a new report from Wood Mackenzie and the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) on the ‘Commercial and Industrial Wind Energy Demand in the United States’, Wood Mackenzie estimates that up to 85 […] Read more
MNRE Eases Bidder Selection Norms under PM KUSUM Scheme Updated On Tue, Aug 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE further added that, to have wider competition all eligible bidders shortlisted on the basis of technical and financial criteria stipulated in the bidding document and under the price bracket of (L1 + 10 percent of L1) will be empanelled on acceptance of L1 price and have equal opportunity to work in market mode. In […] Read more
China’s Benling Planning New E-Bike Launch in India Updated On Mon, Aug 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy After successfully selling close to 800 electric two-wheelers in the country, Chinese EV maker Benling India is planning to launch an all-new electric bike to rival India’s Revolt 400. Boosted by the demand for its electric two-wheeler products, China’s Benling has announced its plan to expand its electric portfolio with more EVs soon. Benling India […] Read more
