New York Hits 4-GW Distributed Solar Power Milestone Updated On Fri, Sep 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy As part of Climate Week, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that four gigawatts of distributed solar—community, residential, small commercial and industrial projects—have been installed across the state. She said that this is enough to power more than 710,000 homes. She held that since the launch of the NY-Sun initiative in 2012, the cost […] Read more
Reliance New Energy Picks Up 20% In US Solar Startup Caelux Updated On Fri, Sep 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Reliance New Energy Ltd (RNEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd that is spearheading its renewable investments, has signed definitive agreements to invest in Caelux Corporation, a company headquartered in Pasadena, California, in the U.S. engaged in the development of perovskite-based solar technology. Caelux’s fundamental premise is cheaper, more efficient silicon solar modules, […] Read more
APTEL Permits Adani Green To Claim Carry Costs Based On Change In Law Interpretation Updated On Thu, Sep 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy After facing rejections at the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) and State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (SERCs), Adani Green Energy had something to celebrate early this week when the Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) permitted their plea for allowing carrying cost pass-through under the “Change in Law” definition of most PPAs. The Tribunal ordered CERC to […] Read more
KREDL Floats Tender for Acrylic Miniature Model of 2.05 GW Pavagada Solar Park Updated On Thu, Sep 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) has invited online bids for the construction of a scale model (acrylic miniature model) of the 2050 MW (2.05 GW) Pavagada Solar Park in the new building complex in Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru. This model will be used to educate and inform participants in training and internship programs for skill development […] Read more
Longi Creates New World Record For P-Type Solar Cell Efficiency Updated On Wed, Sep 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy LONGi has declared that it has achieved new world record conversion efficiency of 26.12% for its p-type silicon heterojunction (HJT) cells. The record, validated in testing carried out by the Institute for Solar Energy Research (ISFH) in Hamelin, Germany, was achieved on full-size (M6, 274.3cm2) gallium-doped p-type monocrystalline wafers and is the highest record for […] Read more
USA’s Jingoli Power Launches Solar EPC Division To Expand RE Services Portfolio Updated On Wed, Sep 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy US-based Jingoli Power has announced the launch of a new solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) division in the company as part of its rapidly growing renewable energy services portfolio. Jingoli Power provides professional services like planning, survey, evaluation and cost estimation to contractor management and tender-process management for complex electric utility construction projects. It […] Read more
TSREDCO Floats 16 MW Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Tender in Hyderabad Updated On Tue, Sep 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd (TSREDCO) has invited a tender for 16MW grid connected (13 MW + 3 MW) & 14 MW (11MW + 3 MW) through captive mode + 2 MW net-metering mode) grid-connected rooftop solar systems on the cycling track for Hyderabad, Telangana under RESCO model and the global competitive bidding […] Read more
FTC Solar Launches New 1P Solar Tracking System Updated On Tue, Sep 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Texas-based FTC Solar, that supplies solar tracker systems, software, and engineering services, has announced that it has introduced a new and differentiated, one module in portrait (1P) Solar Tracker Solution called ‘Pioneer.’ Nagendra Cherukupalli, Chief Technology Officer, FTC Solar, said, “Pioneer achieves a full 18 to 36 per cent pile count reduction per megawatt vs. […] Read more
United States Ratifies International Solar Alliance Updated On Mon, Sep 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy The United States of America has ratified the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Agreement. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the Instrument of Acceptance was handed over by Patricia Lacina, Charge D’Affaires, US Embassy in India. It was handed over during a meeting of Lacina with AS (ER) Prabhat Kumar and JS (ED) Noor Rahman Sheikh. […] Read more