USA To Give $56 Million For Solar Manufacturing & Recycling Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) will be funding new initiatives with $56 million which includes $10 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to spur innovation in solar manufacturing and recycling in the country. The government said that the funding will help make clean energy more affordable and reliable. Also, developing more solar power […] Read more
Universal Solar To Open 600 MW PV Module Factory In Panama Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Large scale solar energy player Universal Solar has announced that it is in the process of opening a solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing facility in Panama to supply U.S. and global solar developers and installers, and address challenges in the solar industry. The announcement was made by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder John Bereckis. […] Read more
Turmoil Ahead In Solar, As Key Suppliers Continue To Raise Solar Input Prices Updated On Thu, Jul 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Consider this. The price of Polysilicon, the earliest processed input in the solar supply chain, averaged CNY (Chinese Yuan) 76/kg in 2020. In 2021, thanks to a series of incidents at key manufacturing plants and rising demand, prices averaged CNY 117/kg. However, prices as of July 24 have climbed to well over CNY 260/kg, after […] Read more
Trina Solar Passes 8GW Solar Module Shipment Milestone For India Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Trina Solar has shipped more than 8GW of solar modules to India since 2010, supplying to PV projects in all three segments of residential, commercial and industrial and utility. “Solar modules for commercial and industrial (C&I) businesses accounted for 60% of Trina Solar’s shipments to India last year and in 2022’s first quarter, while about […] Read more
Watch Out For World’s First Solar-Powered Mass Market Electric Car Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sion, a five-seater compact family electric car wrapped with 456 solar panels except the windows, is likely to enter the assembly line in the second half of 2023, the German start-up Sono has said. The vehicle was unveiled at Munich. The company is looking to produce more than 250,000 of the vehicles over the period […] Read more
TotalEnergies, Trina Solar Head To Court In US Over 900 MW Of Missed Module Deliveries Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy French energy major Totalenergies and Chinese solar manufacturer Trina Solar, find themselves in court after Totalenergies alleged breach of contract over a 900 MW modules order that its US subsidiaries placed with Trina. The case was filed by Totalenergies in Alameda County, California for orders, all deliverable in the US. Interestingly, all the orders were […] Read more
Smarten Aims to Deploy 5000 Solar Units By The End of FY 2022 Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy By implementing more than three megawatts of projects in Punjab, Haryana, and portions of Uttar Pradesh by June 2022, Haryana-based power-backup product producers Smarten has been solidifying its position in the institutional market in India. The company says that the deployment will benefit institutions save on their electricity bills, contributing to the environment & spread […] Read more
Flexible Solar Moves One Step Closer to Mass Market With DaZheng Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy A 10 year old Chinese startup, DaZheng, has become the first firm worldwide to produce large, flexible perovskite solar panels at scale, with a promised efficiency of 21%. Traditional flexible thin-film solar cells are limited by expensive raw materials and complicated manufacturing processes, which lead to the high cost and limited applications. The new flexible […] Read more
China’s Old Silk Road Shines Again, With Solar Managed By GoodWe Playing A Role Updated On Mon, Jul 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy China’s dominance of the solar PV market is no surprise to those who are aware of the massive effort the government there has put behind developing it’s capabilities. Solar players in China benefit not just from significant government backing, but also a massive domestic market that has emerged to provide them the greatest opportunity seen […] Read more
