Imec Reports 23.9 Percent Conversion Efficiency on a 4cm2 Perovskite/ Silicon Solar Module Updated On Wed, Aug 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy In 2016, Imec presented for the first time a semi-transparent perovskite module, developed in collaboration with Solliance, stacked on top of an interdigitated back-contact (IBC) crystalline silicon solar cell in a four-terminal tandem configuration, thereby achieving an overall power conversion efficiency of 20.2 percent on an aperture area of 4cm2 Imec has announced an improvement […] Read more
KACO new energy delivers 4.7 megawatts of inverter power to E.ON. Updated On Wed, Aug 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Hassel solar park in Saxony-Anhalt will be equipped with 85 blueplanet 50.0 TL3 INT inverters by German manufacturer KACO new energy GmbH. The order has been placed by E.ON Energie Deutschland Inverters from KACO new energy as well as its new reactive power technology will be employed in the Hassel solar park. The open […] Read more
Alterra Power announces closing of $19.9 million construction loan facility for 11 MW Spartan solar project Updated On Wed, Aug 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy Alterra expects the Spartan project to achieve commercial operations in December 2017 Alterra Power Corp. has announced the closing of a $19.9 million construction loan facility for the Spartan solar project, an 11 MW solar project located on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan. The loan facility is supplied by 1st Source […] Read more
Sempra Renewables Acquires 200 MWac/ 281 MWp Solar Project from Recurrent Energy Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Tranquillity facility was completed by Recurrent Energy in late 2016 and is majority-owned by a subsidiary of Southern Power. Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar has announced that Sempra Renewables LLC has acquired its 200 MWac/281 MWp Great Valley Solar project, previously called Tranquillity 8. “We are pleased to work with […] Read more
NISE Revises Testing Fees for Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) systems Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy NISE has announced that it has revised testing fees of CST Technology effective from 1st August 2017 National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) has announced that it has revised testing fees of Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) Technology effective from 1st August 2017. The revised testing fees are as follows: S. No Type of Testing […] Read more
NISE organizing 6th Workshop on Prospects for Start-ups in Solar Energy Technologies Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The target audience for the workshop is existing and prospective Solar Entrepreneurs, EPC contractors, Graduate Engineers, MNRE channel partners, Energy department officials of Govt of India, Officers from state nodal Agencies and individuals business men interested in solar field notes NISE In line with the Startup India Initiative by the Government of India, NISE is […] Read more
Ingeteam Bags 170 MW Inverter Order for Three Solar Power Plants in Morocco Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy For this project Ingeteam is supplying 35 inverter stations fitted with all the necessary equipment to inject medium voltage power: dual photovoltaic inverters, LV/MV transformer, medium voltage switchgear, auxiliary services transformer and low voltage switchgear. Ingeteam has announced that it has started supplying its equipment to three solar power plants in Morocco, totaling 170 MW […] Read more
Implementation of GST to Hit Solar Capacity Addition in 2018 Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy 2018 will be a different story for the solar industry because of confusion over applicability of the GST on solar products, and this will affect the solar addition capacity in coming year. India has installed around 4800MW solar capacity in the in calendar year 2017, compared to 4038MW commissioned in 2016. Also, it is expected […] Read more
National Solar Energy Federation Seeks More Time for Solar Projects in UP Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The projects of National Solar Energy Federation’s members should be eligible for extension of time as there was a default on the part of UPNEDA, UPTCCL and UPERC. The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has written to the Uttar Pradesh government seeking extension of timeline to commission select solar power projects claiming that […] Read more