Sandstorm Withstanding Certified PV inverters by Ingeteam Updated On Wed, Jan 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Ingeteam’s two main PV inverters have both been certified to the IEC 60068-2-68 international standard by an external laboratory. Over the last few years, there has been a marked increase in the number of installations made in desert environments. This is due to the fact that deserts offer vast tracts of land at relatively cheap […] Read more
IHS Markit: Global Solar Installations to Pass 100GW in 2018 Updated On Wed, Jan 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Market analyst IHS Markit has issued its first forecast for 2018 installations. It expects the global market to surpass the 100 GW mark for the first time ever, hitting 108GW. IHS Markit is predicting another recording breaking year for solar in 2018, forecasting installations to hit 108 GW by the end of the year. The […] Read more
70 percent Safeguards Duty on Solar to Put Rs 12,000 Crore Ventures in Danger Updated On Wed, Jan 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Finance, through its Standing Board of Safeguards, will take an ultimate choice on the burden of defending the duty either on the temporary or the last proposals of the Directorate General of Safeguards. Imposing 70 percent of safeguard duty on imported solar panels and modules from China and Malaysia, as suggested by […] Read more
Cheap Chinese Imports Push Out Local Solar Players Updated On Wed, Jan 17th, 2018 by Saurenergy Aside from a couple of enormous players, for example, Tata Power Solar, solar thermal makers are generally in the little or medium scale section and give around one lakh occupations. The National Solar Mission may have set an objective of 20 million m2 (meter square) solar thermal limit with ‘Make in India’ boards, however the […] Read more
NEXTracker Delivers Smart Tracker Technology to Solar Power Plant in North Africa Updated On Tue, Jan 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy NEXTracker’s award-winning smart solar tracker, NX Horizon, holds the #1 tracker market share leadership position worldwide with over 11 gigawatts of systems sold. NEXTracker has announced that global solar EPC company Sterling and Wilson selected NEXTracker to supply 325 megawatts (5 blocks of 65 MW each) of its smart solar trackers to its project within […] Read more
UNSW to be 100 Solar Powered From 2019 Updated On Mon, Jan 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy UNSW believes it is the first university worldwide to go fully energy carbon neutral with 100% of its needs supplied by solar photovoltaics. In a first in the world university sector, UNSW has reached an agreement with Maoneng Australia and Origin Energy to have 100 percent of its energy needs met by solar photovoltaics. The […] Read more
Azure Power Commissions 100 MW Solar Power Plant Updated On Mon, Jan 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy Azure Power chairman Inderpreet Wadhwa said Telangana’s continued reliance and faith in solar energy has successfully transformed it into one of the largest solar power producing States in the country. Azure Power has commissioned a 100 MW solar power plant in Telangana. The project was auctioned by NTPC. Azure will supply power to NTPC […] Read more
Brazil Crosses 1 GW Solar Milestone Updated On Wed, Jan 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy Brazil has also become the second Latin American country to cross the 1 GW mark of installed PV capacity after Chile. Brazil’s solar power generation has reached the mark of one gigawatt, marking it among the 30 countries in the world which can generate over one gigawatt from solar sources, reports said. Brazil has also […] Read more
Top 5 Reasons Your Solar System May Not be Performing to its Full Potential Updated On Wed, Jan 10th, 2018 by Saurenergy By: Sorrebh Samdani, P.E., Applications Engineering Manager, infiswift Understanding solar system performance is complicated because it has a complex relationship with weather and equipment configuration. You may generate more energy than a previous year and more than the installer promised, but that doesn’t mean the system is performing to its full potential. It could still […] Read more