EDF Renewables Signs Two 20-Yr PPA For Solar+Storage Proj in California Updated On Tue, Nov 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Project is slated to achieve commercial operation by the end of 2021. The agreement is for generation and storage of solar energy. EDF Renewables North America signed two 20-years Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Silicon Valley Clean Energy (SVCE) purchasing 55 percent of the output, and Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP) getting the remaining […] Read more
Largest Solar Power Study to Date Discovers 25% Power Loss Updated On Mon, Nov 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield have undertaken the largest study to date into the effectiveness of solar panels across the UK and discovered that parts of the country are suffering an overall power loss of up to 25% because of the issue of regional ‘hot spots’. Hot spots were also found to be more […] Read more
Tata Power inaugurates Ajmer’s first ‘All-women’ Customer Relations Centre Updated On Thu, Nov 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company, has always worked towards empowering women. With a vision to strengthen economic diversification for the company, influencing the employability and empowerment of the local women, it conceptualized India’s first ‘All-women’ Customer Relations Centre (CRC) for power utility customers this year by inaugurating its First Customer Relations centre in […] Read more
Low-ceiling tariff by SECI gets auction postponed again for 1200 MW Hybrid Tender Updated On Mon, Oct 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The main reason was poor response from developers, who claimed to have stayed away mainly because SECI had set a tariff ceiling for the auction at Rs 2.60 per unit, which developers felt was too low. The auction, which was to be held on October 26, is now set for November 14. SECI has postponed its […] Read more
Reliable Raw Material: strengthening the back bone of pv module! Updated On Fri, Oct 26th, 2018 by Saurenergy Identifying reliable raw material for any product is a crucial to ensure that the product lives for its lifetime. With the competitive market condition along with requirement of being cost competent selecting correct raw material to strive a perfect balance between commercial and technical terms in the product is a challenge. The scenario in case […] Read more
Trina’s 400W+ Solar Modules May Prove to be Boon for Cities with Lesser Space Updated On Thu, Oct 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy These 400W+ solar modules, based on half-cut multi-busbar technology, will be helpful in significantly increasing the power density as compared existing technologies. In today’s scenario where many hi-tech cities across the world are dealing with scarcity of land, Chinese solar giant Trina Solar’s R&D team is currently working on developing a 400 watt-plus (400W+) modules […] Read more
ScorpiusTrackers Analysis of 1 Year’s: Generation of 1.1 mwp scorpius tracker plant in karnataka Updated On Thu, Oct 25th, 2018 by Saurenergy SYNOPSIS OF PLANT 1. Canadian Solar Panels 2. ABB PV800 1MW AC Central inverter 3. BLOCK Design of 268.8 KWpx2, 282.24 KWpx2 4. Inter ROW pitch at 5.5 metres, 3.5m clear path between rows for cleaning 5. Loading of 10% on DC 6. Grid downtime of 8.8% across the year 7. PVSyst indicated a generation […] Read more
What Happens When Low Quality, Unproven Materials are Used in Solar Panels? Updated On Tue, Oct 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Revealing the Results of over 4 million solar panels inspected in 275 installations across the world INTRODUCTION The quality of PV modules and the materials used in them can be best assessed by evaluating their performance in the field. Challenging climatic conditions, like those in India, cause severe environmental stresses for PV materials in the […] Read more
GCL Strengthens Solar Projects Within ‘Belt and Road’ Countries Updated On Tue, Oct 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy At the 2018 International Forum on Energy Transitions (the “Forum”) in Suzhou, China, Mr. Zhu Gongshan, Chairman of GCL Group (the “Group”), and Mr. Luo Xin, President of GCL System Integration Technology Co., LTD. (SZ: 002506) (“GCL-SI”), the world’s leading one-stop solutions provider for solar projects, offered an update on the Group’s growth and expansion in […] Read more