NTPC commissions 35 MW Floating Solar Project in Kayamkulam Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy State owned power producer NTPC has announced that consequent upon successful commissioning, second part capacity of 35 MW out of 92 MW Kayamkulam Floating Solar PV Project at Kayamkulam, Kerala, is declared on commercial operation w.e.f. 06:00 Hrs. of 19 May 2022. As per the announcement, the first part capacity of 22 MW was already […] Read more
Solargis To Power Data Analysis Of Renewable projects for Apex in US Updated On Fri, May 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solargis, a leading solar data and software services firm, has provided its high-resolution, granular resource and meteorological data to leading U.S. independent power producer Apex Clean Energy (Apex). The data has been deployed to optimize over 120 of Apex’s solar projects during design, development, and operations – while enabling projects to better integrate advanced technologies […] Read more
PVEL Scorecard 2022 Confirms Improving Quality, Performance From Top Manufacturers Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy PV Module Reliability Scorecard 2022 is out. 25 manufacturers have made it to the list. 3 India based manufacturers, Adani Solar, Vikram Solar and Waaree Solar make it to the list, although only Adani Solar seems to have performed creditably across all parameters. The Germany based PVEL’s scorecards summarise results from the independent testing and […] Read more
EU Hikes Solar Target to 600 GW By 2030, 320 GW by 2025 Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Still reeling from the aftershocks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and it’s struggle to punish Russia adequately with trade sanctions on fossil fuel exports, the EU’s updated REpowerEU strategy has reworked the maths to raise its solar targets by a 10 to 20% by 2025 and 2030 respectively. The new targets are 320GW of […] Read more
As US Continues Pressure On Chinese Manufacturers, Solar Growth Stalls Updated On Wed, May 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy The long running investigation into dumping, or imports from China into the US continues on its run, impacting firms, and now, it seems overall solar growth in the US in a big way. As one of the world’s largest solar export markets and one that offers higher margins than many, the US market has long […] Read more
Lightsource Bp Aims To Showcase Solar Powered Fishery In Taiwan Updated On Wed, May 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy Lightsource bp, the renewables and solar arm of Oil giant BP, has unveiled the company’s first-ever clean energy-fed aquaculture project, a 150MW PV-powered fishery off Taiwan. Its construction is expected to commence in June 2023. Being built by Lightsource bp in partnership with Green Rock Energy, the Bundai development will produce 210,000MWh of electricity a […] Read more
Germany’s Third Rooftop PV Tender Earns Price Of Rs 6.96/kWh Updated On Wed, May 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy Germany’s solar procurement exercise has come to its end with the final prices hitting €0.07/Rs 5.71 ($0.073)/kWh to €0.0891/kWh. Results of third tender for rooftop PV projects ranging in size from 300 kW to 750 kW are out. Reviewing 171 bids with a total capacity of 212 MW, Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) selected 163 […] Read more
New RE Capacity Will Touch 300 GW This Year, Solar To Dominate: IEA Updated On Tue, May 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that new RE capacity across solar, wind and other sectors will collectively exceed 300 GW globally this year for the first time against 295 GW in 2021. A strong policy environment in China and the EU drove most of this expansion in PV this year. […] Read more
Trina Solar Lays Claim To Second Rank As Module Supplier Globally Updated On Tue, May 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Based on the financial statements of leading module manufacturers, Trina Solar has claimed second rank worldwide in its shipments of 8GW modules in the Jan-March quarter. Trina Solar claims to be one of the world’s largest PV and smart energy total solutions providers. The official statement of Trina Solar says that this is consistent with […] Read more
