After a Lull 2017, India’s Solar Power Sector is Rising Again Updated On Fri, Feb 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy With rising solar panel costs and other issues, the sector had witnessed a sharp decline in late months of 2017. The Indian solar power sector started on a good note in 2018. The good thing is that solar industry now has over 4,000 megawatts (MW) of projects that it is going to bid for and […] Read more
Acwa Power Wins First Solar Project in Saudi Arabia Updated On Fri, Feb 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy This plant is the first of what will be a series of procurement within the visionary and ambitious Saudi national renewables program aiming to produce 9.5 GW of renewable energy by 2023 as a first phase. Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power has won Skaka IPP PV solar project, the first utility scale Renewable Energy plant at […] Read more
PSEG Acquires North Carolina PV Project from BayWa r.e. Updated On Fri, Feb 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy PSEG Solar Source completed the acquisition of the project from BayWa r.e. on Dec. 13, 2017. PSEG Solar Source, a subsidiary of PSEG Power, has acquired a 7 MW-dc solar energy facility from BayWa r.e. for an investment of about $10 million. The PSEG Halifax Solar Energy Center which began operations Dec. 21, 2017, has […] Read more
LONGi Plans to Triple its Wafer Capacity to 45GW by 2020 Updated On Fri, Feb 9th, 2018 by Saurenergy In its strategic 3-year plan, LONGi showcased its phased approach for the steady expansion of its production capacity of monocrystalline silicon wafers. LONGi Green Energy Technology has announced its strategic 3-year plan for its monocrystalline wafer business for the period from 2018 to 2020. In order to accelerate the progress of the PV industry, and […] Read more
Dealing With Cracks in India’s Solar Dreams Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy In a first of its kind study in India, scientists from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) and National Institute of Solar Energy, New Delhi, conducted a detailed survey at 51 locations across India to check for the degradation in the performance of photovoltaic modules. This study, to establish reliability of the modules, could help […] Read more
Sealdah Railway Station to be Solar-Powered Soon Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Eastern Railways has come up with a unique solar project with the twin objectives of promoting the causes of clean energy and bringing down cost through energy efficiency. Sealdah Railway Station, one of the busiest railway terminals in the country started in 1869 under the Eastern Railway, will soon be solar-powered. Eastern Railways has come […] Read more
Why a Performance Guarantee is Guaranteed Underperformance Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Sorrebh Samdani, Applications Engineering Manager at infiswift Many in the solar industry view the performance guarantee as an assurance that PV projects will produce the maximum amount of energy. While the performance guarantee does ensure that a PV project will produce above a minimum threshold, it does not ensure that it will perform to its […] Read more
Switch Announces Largest Solar Project in the United States Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Switch CEO and Founder Rob Roy’s Gigawatt 1 solar project will be built in Northern and Southern Nevada. Switch, a Nevada-based datacenter conglomerate, has announced the construction of the single largest solar project portfolio in the United States. Switch CEO and Founder Rob Roy’s Gigawatt 1 solar project will be built in Northern and Southern […] Read more
High Court to Hear Petition on Solar Imports Duty Likely on February 13 Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Madras High Court admitted Shapoorji Pallonji’s petition on January 19 and issued a temporary stay on the implementation of the recommendation. In a significant development, High Court has decided to hear the petition filed against the preliminary recommendation of the Director General (Safeguards) to impose 70 percent safeguard duty on imported solar panels and […] Read more
