SolarCity announces Special Committee for Tesla Deal Updated On Tue, Jun 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Just after the American electric car maker, Tesla proposed an acquisition deal with SolarCity – the solar panel manufacturer company has recently formed a special committee of just two directors to evaluate Tesla Motors $2.8 billion acquisition deal. SolarCity independent directors Donald Kendall and Nancy Pfund will serve on the committee. Kendall is the chief […] Read more
New architecture to produce an affordable solar cell Updated On Mon, Jun 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers have developed new architecture that can produce an affordable solar cell with efficiencies comparable to conventional silicon solar cells and takes very few processing steps. The new architecture uses unconventional, transparent materials that can be placed at room temperature – the process is currently used to increase the electrical conductivity of key surfaces in […] Read more
Solar Park in India: Scope, Status, Achievement, and Challenges Updated On Sat, Jun 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy India, with its large population and rapidly growing economy, needs access to clean, cheap and reliable sources of energy. The government with the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission has been promoting ecologically sustainable growth while addressing India’s energy security challenge. The Government of India’s ambitious plan to add 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022 […] Read more
Tesla makes an offer to acquire SolarCity Updated On Thu, Jun 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Tesla seeks to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable transportation by offering increasingly affordable electric vehicles. Last year in March the company launched Tesla Energy, which through the Powerwall and Powerpack allow homeowners, business owners and utilities to benefit from renewable energy storage. Now the company has made an offer to acquire SolarCity. The company […] Read more
Meet the Ultra-thin photovoltaics that are flexible enough to wrap around a pencil Updated On Wed, Jun 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers in South Korea have developed flexible photovoltaic that could power wearable electronics like fitness trackers, smartwatches and smart glasses in future. The ultra-thin photovoltaics are flexible enough to wrap around the average pencil. The researchers have presented the report results in the journal Applied Physics Letters, from AIP Publishing. “Our photovoltaic is about 1 […] Read more
Ecoppia’s new VP Nalin Sharma to lead company’s Asian operations Updated On Tue, Jun 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Ecoppia has begun building its Indian and Asian operations, starting with hiring a new VP for the region, Nalin Sharma. Sharma is a veteran of the Indian solar industry and brings many years of management experience to the role. He was an early employee and Head – Channel Partnership at SunEdison Asia, spearheaded channel strategy […] Read more
Global PV inverter shipments to reach 90GW and value more than $7.1 billion by 2020: GTM Research Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2016 by Saurenergy GTM Research in its latest report, The Global PV Inverter and MLPE Landscape 2016 revealed that global shipments of solar PV inverters will reach 90 gigawatts (AC) by 2020. This represents an average annual growth rate of 11 percent between 2016 and 2020. The report states that of the 59.7 gigawatts shipped in 2015, 66 […] Read more
ACME to sell 275MW of its operational solar assets to IDFC Alternatives: Report Updated On Thu, Jun 16th, 2016 by Saurenergy IDFC Alternatives is reportedly gearing up to buy 275 megawatts (MW) of operational solar assets from ACME Solar. Livemint citing sources reports that the deal between the two companies will likely close in stages as “IDFC will need separate approvals from the lenders of the various assets and other approvals as per the power purchase […] Read more
Perovskite Solar Cells reaches over 20% efficiency Updated On Fri, Jun 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researches at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) are pushing the efficiency limits of perovskite solar cell by exploring the best way to grow these crystals. EPLF in a statement said researchers’ team headed by Michael Graetzel has found that, by briefly reducing the pressure while fabricating perovskite crystals, they were able to achieve the […] Read more
