China Successfully Tests Battery For Renewable Energy Storage Updated On Wed, May 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy The project of energy storage system with batteries was tested in Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics in northern China’s Liaoning Province. For the first time a lead carbon battery for storing power generated from solar panels is developed by Chinese scientists. The claim is that with such devices at disposal the electricity supply is stable […] Read more
Solar at Forefront of India’s Electricity Generation: IEEFA Updated On Wed, May 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy A number of announcements in this April show momentum building. Solar technology continues to advance, with floating solar, hybrid wind-solar-battery and blended solar-thermal tariff developments now underway. Touching yet another milestone India in the years 2017-2018 installed 10 GW of solar electricity capacity across the country. As compared to previous years the capacity addition is […] Read more
Oz Plans Country’s Largest Solar Farm at 1500 MW Updated On Tue, May 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The proposed solar farm has six times larger capacity than its closest rival, The Sunraysia Solar farm in the country. Australia is proposing its largest solar farm in the suburb of Ipswich, east of Harlin along the D’Aguilar Highway. The farm will have a final capacity of 1500 megawatts of power generation. The proposed plant […] Read more
Schletter to Introduce New Tracker at Intersolar Updated On Thu, May 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Traditional tracking systems use hydraulic dampers to mitigate the vibrations and torsional forces caused by the wind; however the Schletter system has self-locking mechanism that allows it to lock elements automatically as soon as the rows stop moving. Scheletter Group, a manufacturer of solar mounting systems, is introducing a new single-axis tracking system at intersolar. […] Read more
Ideal Energy Picks NEXTracker’s NX Flow for Solar-plus-Storage System in Iowa Updated On Wed, May 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The project will be built on University land and after completion it is projected to be one of the largest solar-plus-storage power plants in the state, producing enough energy to cover nearly a third of the University’s annual electricity usage. Iowa-based Ideal Energy has selected NEXTracker NX Flow integrated solar-plus-storage system for its 1.1 MW power plant at […] Read more
ABB Kicks off 1st Industrial Solar Microgrid in Gujarat Updated On Thu, Apr 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy It is the first of its kind microgrid to be installed at a manufacturing campus in the country, and will harness the area’s abundant solar energy supply to help the expanding factory meet its growing electricity needs, while lowering its carbon footprint. ABB has inaugurated an innovative microgrid solution at its Vadodara manufacturing facility in Gujarat. This is the company’s largest facility […] Read more
Japan Researchers Develop Super-Thin Solar Cell Patches Updated On Wed, Apr 18th, 2018 by Saurenergy Researchers at Riken Research Institute and Toray Industries Inc. have developed photovoltaic cells that are just 3 micrometers think and can withstand temperature of about 100 degree Celsius without getting damaged. A super-thin organic solar cell that can be heat-printed onto clothes just like T-shirt designs has been developed by a group of Japanese researchers. […] Read more
Freyr Energy Completes First of its Kind 640 KW Solar Rooftop Projects in Manipur Updated On Wed, Apr 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The project also includes one of the largest off-grid 100 KW battery system in Manipur’s Central Agriculture University. Hyderabad-based solar solutions provider Freyr Energy has completed the 640 KW solar rooftop projects in Manipur including one of the largest off-grid 100 KW battery system in Manipur’s Central Agriculture University. The inverter maximizes solar power generation and […] Read more
Larson Electronics Releases 30 Foot 100-Watt Solar Powered LED Light Tower Updated On Fri, Mar 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy The SPLT-.53K-LM30-2XWP500-TLR7 from Larson Electronics is a portable, solar powered LED light tower. This powerful lighting system is equipped with two 265-watt solar panels, two 50-watt LED fixtures and two 12V 250aH 8D batteries. Larson Electronics released a solar powered LED light tower system that features two 265-watt solar panels providing 350-amp hours of usable […] Read more