Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: China’s Photovoltaic Cell Production to Exceed 60GW Updated On Fri, Jul 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy China Photovoltaic Industry Association Secretary-General Wang Bohua expects that Photovoltaic Cell Production will exceed 60GW in 2017 despite complex international trade environment and other challenges. It is worth taking a minute to appreciate to have a high opinion of what China is doing in solar right now. China, already known for its iconic Great Wall […] Read more
Vivint Solar Brings Rooftop Solar to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Updated On Thu, Jul 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy Vivint Solar designs and installs the system, allowing customers to enjoy the benefits of affordable, renewable solar energy. Vivint Solar, Inc., a leading full-service residential solar provider has announced that it has expanded its affordable residential solar energy systems into Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Vivint Solar initially expanded into the state through the Philadelphia area in August […] Read more
Backsheets & EVA: Enduring PV Production Behind the Scene Updated On Wed, Jul 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy Most focus on solar generation is placed on the solar cells themselves, but attention should equally be paid to those components “Behind the Scenes.” What is so important about the back of a solar module? The Behind the Scene THINGs that are attached at the back of the module are one of the key process […] Read more
Trump Urged to Reconsider Withdrawal of Paris Climate Agreement Updated On Sat, Jul 15th, 2017 by Saurenergy More than 900 US businesses support keeping the US in the Paris Climate Agreement, including 20 Fortune 500 companies. The ten Senators who represented the United States at the 21st Conference of Parties in 2015, have urged President Donald Trump to reconsider and reverse his decision to withdraw from the historic Paris accord on climate […] Read more
China Tops in Renewable Energy Production: BP Statistical Review of World Energy Updated On Tue, Jul 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy China has continued to dominate renewable energy growth, contributing about 40 per cent of global growth, more than the entire OECD and surpassed the US as the largest producer of renewable power last year. According to the latest BP Statistical Review of World Energy released, China surpassed the United States as the top producer of […] Read more
ReneSola announces grid connection of over 180 MW of solar rooftop projects in China Updated On Wed, Jul 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy ReneSola Connects 180 MW of Distributed Generation Projects in China ReneSola has announced the grid connection of over 180 MW of solar rooftop projects in China during the first half of 2017. Over 170 MW of the projects will supply power to the utility grid under the Feed-in-Tariff of RMB 0.98/kWh. Xianshou Li, Chairman and […] Read more
US Solar Bags Project Financing Facility from Alliance Fund II for PV projects in Minnesota Updated On Tue, Jun 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy US Solar will use this capital secured from Alliance Fund II to support the development of its 100+ MW solar portfolio, with an initial focus on the Minnesota community solar market. United States Solar Corporation (“US Solar”) has secured a project financing facility from the Alliance Fund II, an affiliate of North Sky Capital which […] Read more
Sunworks to Complete 760 KW Solar Construction Project for Empire Farms in 2017 Updated On Fri, Jun 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The 706 kilowatt (KW) solar project will be spread across four Empire Farms sites and offset the energy cost at each of the farm’s irrigation pumps. The organic hay farm anticipates savings of more than $83,000 during its first year of operation notes Sunworks. Sunworks has announced that a new project of 760 kilowatt (KW) […] Read more
Solar Industry Expects Loss of 88,000 Jobs in U.S. Next Year if Suniva gets trade protections: SEIA Updated On Fri, Jun 16th, 2017 by Saurenergy Despite Suniva’s claims that its move is meant to protect domestic manufacturing, SEIA found that U.S. solar manufacturing jobs will actually decline if the petition is granted. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) recently said that an estimated 88,000 jobs, about one-third of the current American solar workforce, would be lost if Suniva gets trade […] Read more