Former First Solar CEO to Lead EOS Energy Storage Updated On Thu, Nov 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy Eos Energy Storage – a safe, ultra-low cost Znyth battery major announces incumbency of former CEO of First Solar – Jim Hughes. Joining as Chairman of the Board, Jim will be responsible to avant-garde the company from technology development to commercial manufacturing and product deployment. The strategic appointment comes amid the company’s announcement of a $23M Series […] Read more
Vikram Solar and Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology ink MoU for R&D Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Vikram Solar on Wednesday announced that it has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST). The announcement was made at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of President of India, Pranab Mukherjee at a Session on Industry-Academia Collaborations with CII. The agreement includes collaboration of both the organisations for the […] Read more
Using New Laser-Based Technique, Natcore Achieves 19.4% Efficiency With Innovative Solar Cell Structure Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy By reducing resistance from laser-formed contacts, Natcore Technology Inc. has achieved an efficiency of 19.4% in its latest demonstration solar cell. The laser-formed base contact is critical in the Natcore Foil Cell, which is an all-back-contact cell. Higher resistance at this contact, as well as damage from the laser process, has been limiting the performance of […] Read more
Solar FlexRack Completes Independent Technical Assessment of TDP Turnkey Tracker to Underpin Its Bankability Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals and one of the innovative leaders in photovoltaic mounting and tracking solutions, has announced that Black & Veatch has performed a bankability study of its TDP Turnkey Tracker. The technical report covers the tracker’s design, reliability, durability, installation, operations and maintenance. According to GTM Research, over 70% […] Read more
Jinko Solar Announces Its Entire Portfolio of PV Modules Are In Compliance With IEC62804 Double 85 Anti-PID Standards Updated On Wed, Nov 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy Jinko Solar has announced that its entire portfolio of PV modules has passed the 96-hour Potential Induced Degradation (“PID”) resistance test. The modules were tested under the conditions of 85℃ degrees and 85% relative humidity (“double 85”) at +/-1,000V as required by IEC62804 standards with a degradation of less than 5%. The company touts that […] Read more
BUY or LEASE Your Solar panel system? Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar market in India is speculated to add new capacity of 700 MW in 2016 – 15% of total solar capacity addition this year. According to Bridge to India, the cumulative capacity crossed 1 GW by September and is growing at a sizzling 300% over last year. Ministry of Finance has reduced depreciation rate […] Read more
Researchers at Australian University discovers new way to make perovskite solar cells Updated On Tue, Nov 15th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a new way to fabricate high efficiency semi-transparent perovskite solar cells in a breakthrough that could lead to more efficient and cheaper solar electricity. Dr Tom White from the ANU Research School of Engineering stated that the new fabrication method significantly improves the performance of perovskite […] Read more
Etrion to Sell Italian Solar Portfolio to Ultor Updated On Mon, Nov 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy Etrion Corporation has signed definitive sale and purchase agreement with Ultor S.p.A, a joint venture owned equally by Enel Green Power S.p.A. and Fondo Italiano per le Infrastrutture. Under the agreement Ultor will purchasing Etrion’s 60-megawatt (“MW”) Italian solar portfolio for initial cash consideration of Euro 78 million and the assumption of related project-level debt […] Read more
Maharashtra introduces feeder-based solar energy scheme for agriculture sector Updated On Sat, Nov 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the state government has come up with a scheme to ensure smooth power supply to the agriculture sector for 12 hours a day through feeder-based solar energy. He further mentioned that so far, 10000 solar agricultural pumps have been set up across the state, and 16 renowned […] Read more