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
FMO Acquires 40% Stake in Scatec Solar’s Kamianka Project in Ukraine Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy Scatec Solar has signed an agreement with FMO, for it to take a 40% equity stake in Scatec Solar’s 32 MW Kamianka project in Ukraine. Scatec Solar has signed an agreement with FMO, the Dutch development bank, for FMO to take a 40% equity stake in Scatec Solar’s 32 MW Kamianka project in Ukraine. The […] Read more
Solar Panels’ Efficiency Drop: UK Researchers Solve Key Flaw Updated On Wed, Jun 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy The new research shows the first observation of a previously unknown material defect which limits silicon solar cell efficiency. Prof Tony Peaker, who co-ordinated the research in the University of Manchester, now published in the Journal of Applied Physics said: “Because of the environmental and financial impact solar panel ‘efficiency degradation’ has been the topic […] 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
Scatec Solar Begins Construction on 148 MW Solar Plant in Ukraine Updated On Wed, Jun 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy Scatec Solar has announced that it has begun construction work on the 148 MW Progressovka solar project in Ukraine. The project will be realised in collaboration with PowerChina Guizhou Engineering Co. Ltd. that will provide construction financing and Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) services to the project in Ukraine, while Scatec Solar will be the […] Read more
Canadian Solar Signs Solar PPA with Oil & Gas Major ‘Energy Transfer’ Updated On Wed, Jun 5th, 2019 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy has signed a PPA with oil and gas pipeline company, Energy Transfer. Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Dallas-based oil and gas pipeline company, Energy Transfer. Representing the oil […] 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
