Canadian Solar to Supply Modules For 2 Solar Projects Worth 500 MW in Spain Updated On Fri, Jun 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar has signed a module contract with Solarcentury to supply 500 MW modules to two projects ‘Cabrera’ and ‘Talayuela Solar’ in Spain. Canadian Solar one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced that it has signed a module contract with the global solar power company Solarcentury to supply 500 MW modules to Solarcentury’s two projects […] Read more
Huawei Wins Top 10 Highest Award at SNEC 2019 Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy At SNEC 2019, Huawei was announced as the winner of SNEC Top 10 Highest Award – Titanium Watt Diamond Award, for its Smart I-V Diagnosis 3.0. The Top 10 Highest Award recognises the best overall performance from a group competitors. Experts consider five factors as “advanced”, “initiative”, “professional”, “sociality” and “regional”, finally select “Top 10 Highest […] Read more
MNRE Roots for Robots To Reduce Water Usage at Solar Plants Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy In an effort to reduce water usage in solar plants, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has asked the states and the solar industry to “preferably” use robotic cleaning and other new technologies for cleaning solar panels. “The excess usage of water, sometimes, leads to wastage of the precious resource and it can […] Read more
Unplanned Wind Turbine Repairs to Run Developers More than $8 Bn in 2019 Updated On Wed, Jun 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy Global onshore wind O&M costs will be $15 billion in 2019, of which $8.5 billion will be for unplanned repairs due to component failures, according to new research. Global onshore wind operation and maintenance (O&M) costs will reach nearly $15 billion in 2019. Of that number, 57% or $8.5 billion will be spent on unplanned […] Read more
EoI For 500 MW Energy Storage Projects Issued in Madhya Pradesh Updated On Wed, Jun 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy MPPMCL has issued an EoI for the demonstration and selection of technology for providing energy storage services of up to 500 MW and setting up energy storage manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh. The Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company (MPPMCL) intends to execute Energy Storage Projects in the state to make optimum use of energy resources […] Read more
JinkoSolar Cells and Module Set New Record For Cell Efficiency and Output Updated On Tue, Jun 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar has revealed that its cheetah size cells and N-type cells reached 24.38% and 24.58% efficiency, respectively, and its 72-monocrystalline module reached 469.3W output. JinkoSolar, one of the largest solar module manufacturers in the world, has announced that the maximum conversion efficiency of its cheetah size cells and N-type cells reached 24.38% and 24.58%, respectively, during […] Read more
Duke Energy Florida to Build 22 MW Battery Storage System Updated On Tue, Jun 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy The company has scheduled the completion of all three projects by the end of 2020. Duke Energy Florida (DEF) has announced three battery storage projects, totaling 22 megawatts, that will improve overall reliability and support critical services during power outages. Collectively, the storage facilities will enhance grid operations, increase efficiencies and improve overall reliability for surrounding […] Read more
Regulatory Challenges a Limiting Factor for RE in India Updated On Tue, Jun 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy The increasing share of renewables in the total energy mix of the country may lead to an increase in regulatory challenges for coal-based projects in the long term, global rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has revealed. The higher share of renewable energy in the total energy mix presents key regulatory challenges in terms of integrating new renewable […] Read more
MNRE Invites Proposals For Development of Gravity Storage Projects Updated On Mon, Jun 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy The specific objective of the proposal is to develop a prototype system integrating renewable energy with gravity storage. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been supporting a research programme on different aspects of renewable energy and energy storage. With an increasing share of renewables, there would be a requirement of Energy Storage […] Read more