Solar Sector Rocked By Rising Commodity & Raw Material Prices Updated On Thu, Apr 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy We have already covered how unexpected events are driving up prices for solar manufacturers. Since the last year, polysilicon has steadily been becoming costlier, initially due to manufacturing facility shutdowns brought on by the pandemic, and more recently because of a strong surge in demand. Firms like JinkoSolar, have rushed to pre-empt criticism and position […] Read more
NTPC RFS To Empanel Developers For 1000 MW ISTS Connected Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Apr 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy National Power generator NTPC has issued a request for selection (RFS) document, with a last date of May 13, for solar developers (SPD) open to setting up Grid- connected Solar-PV Power Projects of aggregate capacity of 1000 MW on the land to be identified & arranged by the SPDs anywhere in India. NTPC shall purchase […] Read more
Solar Startup Greenland Plans 5 GW PV Mfg Plant in Spain Updated On Thu, Apr 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Spanish startup Greenland is partnering with Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) and Bosch Rexroth to set up a 5GW vertically integrated solar module factory in Spain, which will be built and operated in the free trade zone of the port of Seville in Andalusia. Fraunhofer ISE, the research institute, will contribute in the capacity of […] Read more
ReNew Power Commissions 105 MW Solar Facility in Gujarat Updated On Thu, Apr 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy ReNew Power announced yesterday (April 21) that it has commissioned a 105 MW solar generation facility in Gujarat, with the project having a 25-year power purchase agreement with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) at a tariff of Rs 2.68/kWh. The project has advanced mono perc solar modules with seasonal tilt structure design as part […] Read more
With 25% Renewable Target for 2025, Solar In China Has a Smooth Run Ahead Updated On Tue, Apr 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy China’s national energy regulator NEA has released a consultation paper where it aims to raise the share of wind & Solar power in total power consumption to 11% in 2021 and 16.5% in 2025. Their combined share in 2020 was 9.7%. as we have reported earlier, combined with the long term target to 40 percent […] Read more
Solar Power Technology Continues To Wait On the Promise Of Perovskite Cells Updated On Tue, Apr 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Scientists today are using perovskite materials, named after a little known 19th Century Russian mineralogist and nobleman Count Lev Perovski, to make solar cells more efficient and adaptable than ever before. The material was first discovered in Russia’s Ural Mountains in 1839 by Gustav Rose and became fairly common in later decades wherein it was […] Read more
BHEL Seeks 500 MW Mono PERC Supplier For REWA Solar Park Bid Updated On Tue, Apr 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy State owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has invited bids under two part bid system from manufacturers / suppliers of Mono crystalline Silicon PV Modules for purpose of pre-bid tie up for participating in 500 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL) Solar Park tender at Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh. The last date for bids […] Read more
NTPC Commissions 85 MW Solar project in Uttar Pradesh Updated On Tue, Apr 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy National power generator NTPC informed the stock exchanges yesterday that it has commissioned an 85 MW solar power project at Bilhaur in Uttar Pradesh. The filing follows the commissioning of the last leg of 15 MW capacity of the project earlier this month. This 85 MW addition in Bilhaur follows an existing 140 MW capacity […] Read more
Wind Energy Could Go The Solar Way With Huge Cost Reductions by 2050 Updated On Mon, Apr 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy After a decade when it has been left playing catch up with Solar, thanks to the swift reduction in costs seen with Solar, Wind energy might yet see better days, as costs come down further. According to an article published in the journal Nature Energy, a recent global survey of 140 wind energy experts conducted […] Read more
