GSECL Tenders for 224 MW of Grid-Connected Solar Projects Updated On Mon, Aug 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam, Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited has floated a tender for a 224 MW solar Photovoltaic grid-connected power plant. The tender has been issued for the power plants ranging from 10 MW to 55 MW at various substations of GETCO of Surendranagar, Morbi Kutchh, Jamnagar & Surat […] Read more
PV Plant Safety. Inverter Power On and Power Off Operation Updated On Sat, Aug 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Background During the operation and maintenance of a solar PV plant, we often power off and power on the inverter, which is normally related to the safety of equipment and the personal safety of O&M personnel but is there anything specific we should look out for during what is seemingly a very simple process? In […] Read more
Rooftop PV is Australia’s Second Largest Generator Now, says AEC Updated On Fri, Aug 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy At more than 14.7 GW rooftop solar is now the second largest generator by capacity in Australia, according to the Australian Energy Council’s (AEC) latest Quarterly Solar Report. We have reported earlier on how Australia has been one of those rare large markets where rooftop solar had led growth over utility solar. This has been due […] Read more
Govt. Confirms Solar Imports Down To $571 million in 2020-21 Updated On Fri, Aug 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Yesterday, the Union Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister Raj Kumar Singh while addressing the Lok Sabha announced that India’s solar cells and modules imports fell to $571.65 million in the last financial year (FY20-21) from $2.16 billion and $1.68 billion in FY18-19 and FY19-20, respectively. Till July end, India had imposed tariff and […] Read more
Kaco Launches New 1-Phase String Inverters for Residential PV Systems Updated On Fri, Aug 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Kaco new energy, a German manufacturer of inverters for grid-feed solar power, has begun shipping its next generation of devices: a new family of single-phase transformerless string inverters for residential PV systems, the blueplanet NX1 M2. These devices have output powers between three and five kVA. The designation M2 stands for the number of MPP trackers: in […] Read more
Solar Cells with Ferroelectric Crystal Lattice Produce 1,000 Times More Power Updated On Thu, Aug 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Researchers from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Germany, have developed a lattice arrangement of three different layers of ferroelectric crystals that induced a powerful effect in solar cells. The researchers believe that on integration with the ferroelectric crystal lattice, the solar cells can become thousand times more powerful. They say that combining ultra-thin layers of […] Read more
Middle East Solar Industry Association’s Mid-year Solar Outlook 2021 Updated On Wed, Aug 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) is the largest solar trade association in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Established in 2009, it carries out solar-related activities and programs across the MENA region. The mid-year report is a more concise version of the MESIA Annual Outlook Report to be published in January […] Read more
These 5 Firms Moved To Solar in 2021. How Many Will Follow? Updated On Wed, Aug 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Indian corporates across energy-intensive sectors are increasingly adopting solar for captive use, the latter comprising a solar power plant that is deployed by a company for its own consumption. That is, power generated by such a solar power plant is consumed entirely by the developing company itself. For instance, Mumbai-headquartered auto major Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. […] Read more
Masdar JV Reaches Financial Close On Indonesia’s First Floating Solar Plant Updated On Wed, Aug 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy UAE-based renewable energy company Masdar and its partner PT PJBI announced today that their joint venture (JV) has achieved the financial close on the Cirata Floating Solar Power Plant project in Indonesia. The construction work of Indonesia’s first-ever floating solar power plant has begun. PT. PMSE (Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Masdar Solar Energi) is the JV […] Read more