Japan Shifts Focus to Nuclear and RE to Cut Carbon Emissions Updated On Fri, Jun 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy Japan is calling for further efforts to cut carbon emissions by promoting renewables but also nuclear energy despite the 2011 Fukushima reactors meltdowns. Japan is calling for further efforts to cut carbon emissions by promoting renewables but also nuclear energy despite the 2011 Fukushima reactors meltdowns. The energy white paper, adopted by the Cabinet, said Japan faces […] 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
Iconic Sydney Opera House Chooses Solar, Wind Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy On of Australia’s most iconic heritage building, Sydney Opera House will procure solar and wind energy to power its activities for the next 7 years Australia’s most iconic building Sydney Opera house has inked contracts to source wind and solar power from major projects in the state of New South Wales. Based on a power […] Read more
Recurrent Energy Signs Solar PPA Worth 310 MWp with Anheuser-Busch Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy Recurrent Energy has signed a 15-year PPA with Anheuser-Busch for 310 MWp/222 MWac of electricity from its Maplewood solar project in Texas. Recurrent Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has announced the signing of a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Anheuser-Busch for 310 MWp/222 MWac of electricity from its Maplewood solar project in […] Read more
US Energy Storage Market Records Highest Deployment in a Single Quarter Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy Wood Mackenzie expects US energy storage deployments in 2019 will be double those seen in 2018. The United States non-residential storage market had its strongest quarter ever in Q1 2019, according to the new U.S. Energy Storage Monitor from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Energy Storage Association (ESA). Q1 2019 was also the second strongest […] Read more
Huawei Releases AI Boost FusionSolar 6.0 Smart PV Solution at SNEC Updated On Wed, Jun 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy Huawei, a leading global network energy solutions provider, has released it’s AI BOOST FusionSolar 6.0 Smart PV Solution at the ongoing SNEC conference in Shanghai. In the technological integration of multi-MPPT design, intelligent multi-peak tracking, smart I-V diagnosis 3.0, and AI boost connection algorithm, the FusionSolar 6.0 Solution reduces LCOE by more than 8%, creating […] Read more
South Sioux City in US To Add 1.5-MW of Battery Storage for Solar Project Updated On Tue, Jun 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy The city of South Sioux City will become a “demonstration site” for the storage of electric power generated by the city’s 1,200-panel solar installation. A large-scale battery with the capacity to store 1.5 megawatts of power will be installed by Florida-based NextEra Energy Inc. this winter, according to the City Administrator Lance Hedquist. The battery […] Read more
Mahindra Susten and Mitsui to Co-Develop Solar Plants in India Updated On Tue, Jun 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy Mahindra Susten and Mitsui have announced plans to co-develop and operate solar power projects in India. Mahindra Susten, the renewable energy arm of the Mahindra group, has announced entering into a partnership with Japan-based Mitsui & Co to jointly develop and operate solar power generation projects in India. A player in the Indian solar energy […] Read more
US Ends Preferential Trade Treatment, Solar Exports From India to Bear 25% Safeguard Duty Updated On Mon, Jun 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy The decision is set to put additional tariffs burden of over $300 million on the American businesses every year, including solar exports from India which are expected to incur a safeguard duty of 25 percent. In a major blow to India’s newly elected government, the Trump administration has terminated India’s designation as a beneficiary developing […] Read more