Panasonic Corporation achieves photovoltaic module conversion efficiency of 23.8% Updated On Thu, Mar 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Panasonic Corporation has announced that it has achieved world’s highest photovoltaic module conversion efficiency of 23.8% (aperture area3: 11,562 cm2) at research level. It is a major increase over the previous world record for crystalline silicon-based photovoltaic modules. Earlier record of the conversion efficiency of a crystalline silicon-based photovoltaic module was 22.8%. Back in 2014 […] Read more
MIT researchers demonstrates thinnest, lightest solar cells ever produced Updated On Sat, Feb 27th, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have demonstrated thinnest, flexible, and lightweight solar cell ever produced. The team used parylene flexible polymer as substrate and overcoating, and an organic material called DBP as the primary light-absorbing layer. Parylene is used to protect implanted biomedical devices and printed circuit boards from environmental damage. Researches note […] Read more
SoloPower propels Solar Operations in India with Bharat Light and Power Updated On Thu, Feb 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy SoloPower Systems to leverage its advanced technology panels in the Indian rooftop PV market. The US based solar energy equipment enabler has inked a strategic agreement with India’s Bharat Light and Power (BLP) through which SoloPower will supply products for both existing and new roof applications, including the deployment of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), while BLP […] Read more
Global Solar PV Pipeline well Crosses the 200 GW Mark Updated On Tue, Feb 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy With an undeniable stir in United States solar investment tax credit (ITC) proposed last year, the global solar photovoltaic pipeline is now reported to surpass 200 gigawatts (GW). At a combined capacity of 110 GW, projects in the U.S., China and Brazil make up half of the current PV pipeline, according to IHS. The biggest […] Read more
Researchers Paves Path on Converting Sunlight into Hydrogen Updated On Mon, Feb 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy A team of Korean researchers claims to have developed a new type of multilayered (Au NPs/TiO2/Au) photoelectrode that boosts the ability of solar water-splitting to produce hydrogen. The researchers affiliated with UNIST asserts that this special photoelectrode, inspired by the way plants convert sunlight into energy is capable of absorbing visible light from the sun, […] Read more
Australian Expertise in Rooftop Solar can aid India’s Renewable needs – Piyush Goyal Updated On Thu, Feb 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Recently, at the roundtable of ‘Renewable Energy Challenge for Grid Integration’, Power Minister Piyush Goyal pronounced “Australia’s rooftop solar expertise has to be looked into to transfer technology at affordable rates expanding renewable energy in India.” The minister said, “India can use Australian expertise in rooftop solar as almost a third of Australian homes in […] Read more
World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Operational in Morocco Updated On Thu, Feb 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Reducing emissions by 76,000 tons a year and catering 1.1 million people with energy, the world’s largest solar power plant facility now flaunts in Morocco. Funded by the World Bank and other associates, the $9 billion Noor Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant is located in Souss-Massa-Drâa area in Morocco, about 6 miles from Ouarzazate town. […] Read more
India’s First Fully Solar Powered Educational Institute in Puducherry Updated On Mon, Feb 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy The Sri Aurobindo International Centre for Education (SAICE), Puducherry has named the first India’s Educational Institute that is fully powered by solar and totally self-reliant for its energy required. The authority claims that, the solar power systems which had been installed on the roofs of the Institute premises has been utilizing solar power since 2014 […] Read more
PM Modi Whoops Odisha for Innovation in Every Field Updated On Mon, Feb 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his Two-day visit to Odisha has alarmed for innovation in every field and cited that the nation’s young researchers ought to take the challenge call of tapping solar energy. “The moment innovation stops, systems lose their life. We have to create an environment for innovation. The innovation should be affordable […] Read more
