70% Safeguard Duty on Solar to Dampen Investor Sentiment: Par Panel Updated On Wed, Mar 14th, 2018 by Saurenergy Custom Duty on Solar Cells/Modules/Panels should not be levied and they should continue to enjoy exemption from custom duty as before. Safeguard Duty should not be of the tune (70 per cent) that will hamper our own programme and it should not affect the bids which have already taken pace, panel has said. A Parliamentary […] Read more
Modi Calls for Concessional, Less-risky Financing for Solar Projs Updated On Mon, Mar 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy We have to increase the share of solar in energy mix, says PM Modi. In a move to raise the share of solar power in the energy basket, provide cheaper electricity and cut carbon emissions, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for the concessional financing and less-risky funds for solar projects. While speaking at the founding conference of the International […] Read more
ISMA Withdraws Solar Anti-Dumping Plea, to File Fresh Petition Next Week Updated On Tue, Mar 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy ISMA will now file a fresh petition with the Directorate General of Anti-Dumping and Allied Duties again in the next week. In a significant development, the Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has withdrawn a petition it had filed in July last year for anti-dumping investigation on solar cells and modules imported from China, Taiwan and […] Read more
Slow ‘Hot Electrons’ Could Improve Solar Cell Efficiency Updated On Tue, Feb 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy Photons with energy higher than the ‘band gap’ of the semiconductor absorbing them give rise to what are known as hot electrons. The extra energy in respect to the band gap is lost very fast, as it is converted into heat so it does not contribute to the voltage. University of Groningen Professor of Photophysics […] Read more
MNRE Leads from the Front to Push Solar Sector Updated On Sat, Feb 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The latest move by MNRE should be seen at a time when India had failed to comply with a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on solar power. The government of India, through its MNRE, seems to have woken up by issuing the latest amendments to accelerate the growth of the solar photovoltaic sector. The recent […] Read more
Govt Issues Penalty for Violating DCR Norms Under MNRE’s Solar PV Projs Updated On Fri, Feb 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The move has come to avoid misuse of policy. The Government of India (GoI), through the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has issued a memorandum titled – “Penalties for violation of norms of Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) under Solar PV power projects under MNRE’s Schemes / Programmes”. The memorandum was published on the MNRE […] Read more
Solar Panel Case: MNRE Removes DCR Clause From 5 GW Phase-II Batch-IV VGF Scheme Updated On Fri, Feb 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The amendment comes in response to the US allegation that India had not complied with the World Trade Organisation’s ruling in the solar panels dispute case. In a significant development, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has announced an amendment for the implementation of a scheme for setting-up of more than 5 GW […] Read more
Laser Evaporation Technology to Create New Solar Materials Updated On Thu, Feb 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy A team of materials scientists at Duke University in the US has developed a new laser evaporation technique to create new hybrid thin-film materials that could be used to make solar cells, light-emitting diodes and photodetectors. The research team described their methods in the journal ACS Energy Letters. As Duke explains, Perovskites are a class […] Read more
Avaada Power to Invest Rs 10k cr to Set Up 1,600 MW Solar Projs in UP Updated On Thu, Feb 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The company’s projects will help the state in meeting its annual target of 2,000 MW production capacity of solar energy. Avaada Power, a clean energy company, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government during the Investors Summit 2018 to invest Rs 10,000 crore in setting up 1,600 MW solar projects. […] Read more
