China’s World Beating Solar Manufacturers Struggle To Make Profits As Prices Continue Freefall Updated On Mon, May 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a situation that has gone from concern, to worrisome to almost panic level some might say, China’s solar manufacturing juggernaut faces a period of low to no profits thanks to prices that have crashed to unprecedented levels. Taiwan-based Infolink Consulting, which tracks solar supply chain prices in China and beyond, in its latest report […] Read more
New Solar Projects In US Report Fewer Delays In 2023: EIA Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Energy Information Administration (EIA), the federal body tasked with tracking energy policy in the US, recently reported fewer delays to install new utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in 2023 than in 2022. EIA in its report said, “In 2023, solar developers pushed back the scheduled online date for an average of 19% of planned […] Read more
Renewables Can Bring Down Singapore’s Gas Dependency To 61%: EMBER Updated On Thu, May 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy A recent report from energy think tank EMBER said that Singapore’s heavy reliance on gas-based electricity could be cut down with the expected rise of renewables in the country. The report said that based on its calculations, the share of electricity from gas would drop from 92% in 2022 to 61% by 2035. This was […] Read more
Boviet Solar Announces 2 GW Expansion For TOPCon Plant In The US Updated On Mon, Apr 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy Chinese materials manufacturing group Boway Group, which owns Vietnam based Boviet Solar in the solar manufacturing space, has announced plans for a 2 GW expansion at its US . The TOPCon cell manufacturing facility will be located in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. Founded in 2013 in Vietnam, Boviet Solar is a Tier 1 solar […] Read more
US Solar Manufacturers File Case Against China’s Alleged Illegal Trade Practices In SE Asia Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee of US solar manufacturers represented by DC law firm Wiley Rein LLP, filed a set of antidumping and countervailing duty petitions with the US International Trade Commission (USITC) and the US Department of commerce. The companies subject to this investigation would be primarily Chinese-headquartered companies. The move comes […] Read more
News In Brief April 24- Vsun Wafer Plant, First Solar, Soltec, Nextracker Updated On Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy X-Elio Goes With Soltec Trackers For 367MW Utility-Scale Project Spanish solar tracker company Soltec has announced a supply deal with fellow Spanish solar developer X-Elio for its single-row, dual-axis SFOne trackers to an X-Elio solar PV project in the Spanish region of Murcia. The deal will see Soltec ship 5,948 trackers to the site. VSUN’s […] Read more
BII, FMO Lends BECIS US$50 Mn To Support RE Projects In South East Asia Updated On Mon, Apr 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy British International Investment (BII), and FMO, recently announced a joint loan commitment of US$50 million to BECIS, an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) provider in South-East Asia. The joint financing facility will be used to fuel BECIS’ expansion and back their energy solutions across Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and India. This is in response to the […] Read more
Top 5 Solar Module Exporting Countries To The US Updated On Thu, Apr 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy Much seems to happening in the United States (US) when it comes to the addition and expansion of solar projects in the region. As per the latest forecast from the International Energy Agency (IEA), the US is likely to add 340 GW of renewable energy capacities over 2023-2028. The forecast from the IEA claims that […] Read more
Turkey Moves To Regulate Solar Imports From Non-China Countries Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy In an interesting move, Turkey has moved to create a level playing field for all countries exporting solar equipment to the country. The Ministry of Trade has announced a new measure that seeks to regulate solar panel imports from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Croatia, and Jordan. Under the measure from March 26, importers will be required to […] Read more
