Will China’s Massive 500 GW Solar Manufacturing Expansion Happen? Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the toughest tasks for any journalist covering the solar manufacturing sector is sorting reality from mere announcements in the hub of the industry, China. From being an outlier till early 2000’s, China has emerged as the engine of growth for the sector, in more ways than one. For unlike some other sectors, in […] Read more
Europe’s Cheapest Corporate Solar and Wind PPAs in Spain, Sweden: BNEF Updated On Mon, Apr 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Spain and Sweden respectively have the cheapest average corporate PPA prices in Europe for wind and solar electricity, according to a new survey. Spain and Sweden respectively have the cheapest average corporate PPA prices in Europe for wind and solar electricity, according to a new survey. The BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) 1H 2020 European Corporate PPA Price […] Read more
Canadian Solar Raises $30 Mn from CPDFund to Develop Solar Farms in Brazil Updated On Sat, Apr 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Nasdaq-listed Canadian Solar has raised USD 30 million in funding from the China-Portuguese Speaking Countries Cooperation and Development Fund (CPDFund). The Canadian solar photovoltaic (PV) modules manufacturer aims to deploy the funding raised for the development and construction of solar projects in Brazil. As of now, the Canadian company has 1.7 GW of solar PV projects developed and awarded […] Read more
Growatt Gets Major Share in India’s 2.2GW Rooftop Solar Capacity Addition in 2019: Report Updated On Fri, Apr 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy India has installed more than 2.2 GW of rooftop solar capacity in 2019, as per the recently released report by the research and advisory services firm JMK Research & Analytics. However, the research firm in its annual India Solar Report Card has lowered its expectation of rooftop solar installation capacity in India for the year […] Read more
Solar Energy and EV Charging Infrastructure Updated On Fri, Apr 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy With the push to move to electric mobility at a national scale, and with the government being very enthusiastic about deployment of electric vehicles, the electronic industry can expect to see a lot of activity around indigenous development and manufacturing. While electric vehicles are being worked upon by major OEMs, an ecosystem for development of […] Read more
IHS Markit Predicts a 16% YOY Drop in Solar Capacity Additions in 2020 Updated On Wed, Apr 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Even as estimates and predictions on the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the renewable energy, and solar sector in particular are announced and updated with each passing week, comes a specific prediction from IHS Markit. The global research and analytics firm has predicted a degrowth of as much as 16 percent in global solar […] Read more
Covid Impact: 5 GW Solar Projects in US at Risk Updated On Wed, Apr 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Energy Research and Analysis firm Wood Mackenzie has come out with its projections for the impact of Coronavirus on the US solar market. And it makes for grim reading. The worst case scenario in the report projects that 5 gigawatts (GW) of big US solar energy projects could suffer delays this year if construction is […] Read more
Trina Solar Launches Duomax V Bifacial Panel Updated On Wed, Apr 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Trina Solar, a firm that claims to have delivered over 40 GW of modules worldwide, has just launched its latest offerings for the global market. These include the ‘Duomax V’ bifacial double-glass panel and ‘Tallmax V’ (backsheet) series panel. Based on the 210mm x 210mm large-size silicon wafer and monocrystalline PERC cell, the new panels […] Read more
Western Turbine OEMs Challenged to Gain Market Share in China: WoodMac Updated On Tue, Mar 31st, 2020 by Saurenergy Western turbine OEMs are struggling to compete amidst intense turbine pricing competition as China moves towards wind grid parity targets by 2020 Western turbine OEMs are struggling to compete amidst intense turbine pricing competition as China moves towards wind grid parity targets by 2020. It has been reported that in the 6 GW auction for […] Read more
