India’s Solar Manufacturing- A Tale of failed Government Initiatives Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s solar manufacturing prowess, or lack of it, has been a regular cause for concern ever since the country started powering forward in capacity additions from 2016 onwards. A new report from IEEFA and JMK Analytics puts the spotlight on the sector, especially on its failure to ramp up even as demand went up domestically. […] Read more
Blown: How India Lost The Solar Rooftop Battle Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Back in 2015, when India declared its renewable energy target of 175GW for 2022, with 100 GW as the share of solar power, the euphoria over the sheer ambition papered over a lot of questions. For not only was this target truly ambitious, but to many, it finally declared the government’s resolve to break away […] Read more
Emergence of Asia-Pacific Renewable Energy Sector Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy By Suman Jagdev, Director & Lead – Strategy Consulting, GCA Corporation, Mumbai The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations has led to articulation of clear actions for a sustainable world underpinned by responsible consumption and production. Governments are required to meet targets assigned by the United Nations and frame adequate regulations and […] Read more
IREDA Signs MoU With NHPC for Developing Renewable Projects Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy IREDA has signed an MoU with NHPC for providing its technical expertise in developing renewable energy projects for the next 5 years IREDA signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NHPC Ltd. for providing its technical expertise in developing renewable energy projects for the next 5 years pic.twitter.com/JLqf91hsR8 — Prasar Bharati News Services पी.बी.एन.एस. (@PBNS_India) […] Read more
Saving Your Rooftop PV Plant From a Lighting Strike Updated On Sat, Jan 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Background Residential PV systems are generally installed on the rooftop of residential buildings, with a large metal surface area, higher distance from the ground and exposed location. That makes these PV systems a possible target for lightning during thunderstorms. Thus, having good lightning protection and grounding becomes key to avoid any incidents that could cause […] Read more
Loanpal Closes Securitization of $474 Million of Residential Solar Loans Updated On Fri, Jan 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy The securitization, the largest residential solar securitization to date, brings the total amount of securitized loans generated on the Loanpal technology platform to $1.4 billion since the beginning of 2020 Loanpal, the nation’s leader in point-of-sale sustainable home improvement financing, today announced that Loanpal Solar Loan 2021-1 Ltd. and Loanpal Solar Loan 2021-1 LLC (“LPSLT […] Read more
VSL Awarded Contract for Hybrid Tampen Floating Wind Farm Updated On Fri, Jan 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Kværner has awarded VSL the contract for the post-tensioning works for the 11 floating concrete hulls for wind power turbines of the Hywind Tampen project in Norway. VSL will be responsible for the post-tensioning works of the semi-submersible concrete structures which will require installation of vertical post-tensioning tendons in the hulls with the length up […] Read more
“BIS Certification Should Be a Must For All Government Tenders”, Brijesh Prajapati Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Brijesh Prajapati, Managing Director, SofarSolar, a leading inverter firm from China, is gung ho about the prospects for his firm in India. The 7 year old SofarSolar is a young firm like many others in the sector, but has moved quickly to grab emerging opportunities in solar, especially in Hybrid Inverters linked with storage. Recently […] Read more
Nordex SE: wpd has Placed an Order with the Nordex Group for 188 MW in Finland Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy At the end of December 2020, the Nordex Group received another order for N163/5.X turbines in the Delta4000 series. wpd placed an order with the Nordex Group for 33 turbines for the 188 MW “Karhunnevankangas” project in Finland. The order also includes a Premium Service contract covering a period of 15 years and an option […] Read more
