Rio Tinto to Build Solar Plant in Western Australia to Power Iron Ore Mine Updated On Mon, Feb 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Rio Tinto has approved an investment in a solar plant at the Koodaideri mine in Western Australia, as well as a lithium-ion BESS to power mining operations Rio Tinto has approved a $98 million (100 percent basis) investment in a new solar plant at the Koodaideri mine in the Pilbara, Australia, as well as a […] Read more
Karnataka Bags Proposals Worth Rs 72K Cr, With EVs and Solar in Focus Updated On Mon, Feb 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy It has been reported that Rs 72,000 crore investment proposals were received at the Invest Karnataka meet for the states’ northern region. It has been reported that Rs 72,000 crore investment proposals were received at the Invest Karnataka meet, held on February 14, 2020, for the states’ northern region. “About 50 foreign and domestic firms […] Read more
Govt Asks Solar Manufacturers to Submit List of Items for Basic Custom Duty Exemption Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a step towards providing further relief to domestic solar manufacturers in the country, the Government on Thursday has asked the solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers and related associations to submit their list of items to be included in the Basic Custom Duty (BCD) exemption list. In this regard, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy […] Read more
Total Enters Spanish Solar Market With a 2 GW Pipeline of Projects Updated On Wed, Feb 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Total has established its presence on the Spanish solar market through two agreements to develop nearly 2 GW of solar projects. Total, through its wholly-owned affiliate Total Solar International, establishes its presence on the Spanish solar market through two agreements with Powertis and Solarbay Renewable Energy and to develop nearly 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar […] Read more
Voltalia to Build and Maintain Solar Farms Worth 134 MW in Portugal Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Voltalia will provide EPC services followed by O&M services to Smartenergy for three solar farms in Portugal with a total capacity of 134 MW. Voltalia, an international player in renewable energy sector has announced that it will provide engineering, procurement and turnkey construction (EPC) services followed by operation and maintenance (O&M) services to Smartenergy, a […] Read more
NEDO and Panasonic set Highest Efficiency for Largest-area Solar Cell Module Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Panasonic has achieved the world’s highest energy conversion efficiency of 16.09 percent for a perovskite solar module in collaboration with NEDO. The Panasonic Corporation has achieved the world’s highest energy conversion efficiency of 16.09 percent for a perovskite solar module (Aperture area 802 cm2: 30 cm long x 30 cm wide x 2 mm thick) […] Read more
JinkoSolar Retains top Spot in Global Solar PV Module Shipments for 2019: GlobalData Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar has emerged as the leading company in terms of global solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments in 2019, GlobalData has revealed Chinese solar module manufacturer JinkoSolar has emerged as the leading company in terms of global solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments in 2019, securing the top position in GlobalData’s 2018 ranking produced last year. The […] Read more
Govt Modifies Provision; Cuts Application Fees for Small Solar Module Manufacturers Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a significant step towards providing further relief to small solar module manufacturers, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has modified its existing provisions related to application fees. As per the new provisions, for small photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturers having total installed manufacturing capacity less than or equal to 50 MW, the application […] Read more
Flair Group to Solarise its Manufacturing Plant with SunAlpha Energy Updated On Wed, Feb 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Rajasthan based SunAlpha Energy on Wednesday said that it has entered into partnership with Flair Writing Industries Ltd, country’s one of the leading manufacturers of writing instruments, to solarise its manufacturing facility. As per the deal, the company will install a solar plant of 150 kW capacity at the Flair’s manufacturing plant in Daman. Further, the […] Read more
