Maharashtra to Provide Solar Electricity to Farmers Updated On Mon, Nov 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy The scheme was launched last year in Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar and Kolambi in Yawatmal to provide solar-generated electricity to farmers during the day. Post the success of Chief Minister’s Agricultural Solar Feeder Scheme in Maharashtra’s two places, the state government now plans to extend the scheme to the rest of the state. The scheme […] Read more
Solar-Tectic Gets Patent for CZTS Thin Film Tandem Solar Cell Updated On Sat, Nov 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The patent, US 10,062,792 titled “Method of Making a CZTS/Silicon Thin-Film Tandem Solar Cell,” is for high efficiency and cost effective earth abundant non-toxic solar cells, with the potential to surpass current dominant silicon wafer solar panel efficiencies as well as those of the commercially available thin-film solar cell technologies such as CIGS, CdTe, and […] Read more
JinkoSolar’s Cheetah Series: The Ultra High Performance Era Has Begun Updated On Fri, Nov 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Driven by the rapid industry transformation, continuous technology evolution and increasingly complex market demands of the solar landscape in recent years, JinkoSolar has utilized its technical leadership to create cutting-edge technologies of tomorrow. Presented for the first time during SNEC 2018 in Shanghai, JinkoSolar Cheetah module is the world’s highest-performing, commercially mass-produced monofacial module, bringing […] Read more
Tangedco Gets Approval to Float Solar and Wind Tenders Updated On Thu, Nov 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The tenders will be floated in December and the companies taking part in the bidding will have one year to commission the project. Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has revieced an approval from the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulation Commission (TNERC) float solar and wind power tender for the financial year 2018-19. The tenders […] Read more
JinkoSolar Ranked Top Brand for Debt-Financed Projects by BNEF Updated On Thu, Nov 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Among 57 module brands, JinkoSolar stood out as the top contender on parameters such as product quality, long term reliability, field deployment performance etc,. JinkoSolar has been ranked as the top solar brand used in Debt-Financed Projects and has also been named as the most “bankable” PV manufacturer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). Among […] Read more
Policy and Technology Helped Drive Solar Module Cost Down: Study Updated On Tue, Nov 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Policy support by respective governments has been touted as a major reason for this dramatic price drop With the price of solar energy becoming increasingly competitive each day, it is crucial to know why the cost of solar panels and solar energy storage have been dropping. This is what a team of researchers from Massachusetts […] Read more
Solar Industry Facing Some Challenge: Gyanesh Chaudhary Updated On Tue, Nov 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy Ambiguity arising from the GST relates to the fact that it is still not clear whether solar projects will be categorized under the 5% tax bracket or 18% tax bracket. Implementation of Goods and Service Tax and imposition of safeguard duties are proving to be challenging for the solar industry in India, Gyanesh Chaudhary, MD […] Read more
Solar Developers to Get a One-Time GST Compensation of Rs 2000 crore Updated On Tue, Nov 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy An order by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in October had approved the claims of solar power developers. In a relief to the solar developers, state power distribution companies will have to pay nearly Rs 2000 crore as a one-time compensation towards the impact of Goods and Service Tax (GST) on developers according to Icra. […] Read more
Wind and Solar Cheapest Form of New Energy Capacity Addition Globally: Study Updated On Tue, Nov 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy The new best in class solar and wind plants cost half of what coal plants used to cost, including in China and India In all the major economies around the world, wind and solar have become the cheapest source of new energy capacity addition, a study found. The new best in class solar and wind […] Read more
