U.S. energy storage market grew 127% year-over-year: GTM Research Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2016 by Saurenergy GTM Research and ESA released latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report which found that U.S. energy storage market grew 127% year-over-year, but down 84 percent from the historic fourth quarter of 2015.U.S. deployed 18.3 megawatts (21.2 megawatt-hours) of energy storage in the first quarter of 2016. The first quarter continued the trend of relatively slow […] Read more
Rays Power announces completion of 10 MW solar PV project in Telangana Updated On Thu, Jun 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Rays Power Infra has announced successful completion of 10 MW solar PV project, for one of its client Haldirams in Telangana. PPA for the project was signed on March 2015 and was commissioned on September 2015; it has garnered the reputation of being the fastest project commissioned in the country, delivered seven months before schedule. […] Read more
Georgia Power’s 30-MW solar facility at Fort Benning starts operation Updated On Thu, Jun 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Georgia Power, the Army Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI), General Services Administration and the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) marked the start of operations of a new 30 megawatt (MW) solar project at Fort Benning, near Columbus, Georgia. The facility is the first of five on-base military solar projects currently being developed by Georgia Power […] Read more
Hartek Power completes commercial solar project at the tech park in Kishangarh, Chandigarh Updated On Thu, Jun 2nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Engineering, procurement and construction company, Hartek Power has announced that it has completed Chandigarh’s first commercial solar project at the tech park in Kishangarh. The solar project of 436-kWp at Chandigarh Technology Park’s is the third largest in the city after Punjab Engineering College, Sector 12 (1,000 kWp) and Government College for Girls, Sector 11 […] Read more
Solar Frontier’s 150MW Tohoku Plant in Japan starts commercial production Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Solar Frontier has started commercial production at its 150MW Tohoku Plant in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Solar Frontier’s newest CIS solar panel factory features company’s most advanced production technology. Compared to Solar Frontier’s main production plant in southern Japan, the 900MW Kunitomi Plant, the Tohoku Plant requires only two-thirds the investment and manpower per megawatt. It […] Read more
Sunvalley Solar acquires Rayco Energy Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Sunvalley Solar has announced the completion of its acquisition of Rayco Energy. Northern California based Rayco Energy is specializes in providing cost-saving and ENERGY efficient solutions, including LED lighting, Solar Thermal and Solar Electricity, to local communities and business units. The acquisition will be funded through the issuance of restricted shares of SSOL Series B […] Read more
SoftBank’s investments in India to surpass $10 billion in 5-10 years Updated On Wed, Jun 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy Japanese telecom and Internet giant SoftBank has announced that its investments in the country will surpass USD 10 billion in 5-10 years. Chief Executive Masayoshi Son to PTI said SoftBank will make its first USD 350 million investment in a solar project in India and expand in next 5-10 years, probably around USD 10 billion. […] Read more
SPI Energy connects four distributed generation projects of 12.8MW to the grid in China Updated On Tue, May 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy SPI Energy has announced that it has successfully completed and connected four distributed generation (DG) projects totaling 12.8 megawatts (MW) to the grid in China. The Company was responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of all the DG solar energy projects. Solarbao.com, SPI Energy’s e-commerce and investment platform, provided financial leasing services. The […] Read more
Solar cells could be based on iron molecules in future Updated On Tue, May 31st, 2016 by Saurenergy Researchers at Lund University have explained how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level in solar cells. The new finding is expected to accelerate the development of inexpensive and environmentally friendly solar cells. With the integration of iron instead of other more expensive and rare metals, the production of solar cells and light catchers will […] Read more
