40% on Modules & 25% on Cells, MNRE to Impose BCD From April 1, 2022 Updated On Thu, Mar 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has finally finalised the new Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on solar PV cells and modules. As per an office memorandum, the Ministry is going to impose a 25 percent BCD on solar PV cells and 40 percent duty on solar modules without grandfathering of bid-out projects. However, […] Read more
Longi Solar Top Module Supplier to India In 2020, Says Report Updated On Tue, Mar 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy China’s LONGi Solar, a global leader in high-efficiency mono-crystalline solar cells and modules, has been named India’s market leader based on module shipments in 2020, according to a recent study by Gurugram-based research firm JMK Research. For LONGi, the numbers will be gratifying, as it has taken the firm just over 2 years to make […] Read more
Report Tries to Predict Hurdles That may Arise in Achieving Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 Updated On Tue, Mar 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new report has built a 2050 energy model with almost net zero emissions, and then looked back at the hurdles which may arise along the way. The world will move from today’s global electricity generation of 24,219 TWh to a little over double this figure at 53,153 TWh per annum by 2050, with the […] Read more
The Indian Connection at HuntPerovskite, No 1 Perovskite Linked Patents Firm Updated On Wed, Mar 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy US based Hunt Perovskite Technologies (HPT) announced yesterday that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted HPT two additional patents related to its ongoing work in the development of printed metal halide perovskite photovoltaic (PV) devices. While the first patent (US10,907,050) relates to HPT’s invention of an ink to print nickel oxide […] Read more
Sungrow Makes a Resolution to Aatmanirbhar Bharat with 10 GW Expansion Plan Updated On Thu, Feb 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sungrow has reiterated its commitment to the Indian market by announcing the expansion of local manufacturing capacity to 10 GW per annum Sungrow, a leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, has reiterated its long-term commitment to the Indian market by announcing the expansion of local manufacturing capacity to 10 GW per annum, making it the […] Read more
JinkoSolar to Partner With Tongwei, Secures Solar Glass From Flat Glass Updated On Tue, Feb 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar, one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, has announced that the Company intends to sign a “strategic cooperation agreement” with Tongwei to jointly invest in a high-purity crystalline silicon project with annual capacity of 45,000 metric tons and a silicon wafer project with an annual production capacity of […] Read more
Solar Cleaning Start-up Solavio Labs Gets Funding from Canadian Province Updated On Fri, Feb 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy Solavio Labs, an Indian clean tech start-up innovating in the solar panel cleaning technology space has announced the completion of funding from Canadian Province – New Brunswick for Rs 40,60,000 taking their total fund raised to Rs 2 crores. This marks Solavio Labs as the only Indian start-up in the clean tech space to receive […] Read more
Inox Wind Reports Increased Losses Despite Higher Revenue in December Quarter Updated On Mon, Feb 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Inox Wind has reported higher revenue in the December quarter, but the firms’ net loss has also widened to Rs 51.97 crore Inox Wind has issued its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, reporting a higher revenue from the previous quarter and from the same quarter in 2019, however, the firms’ net […] Read more
Perovskites Poised to Disrupt Solar Supply Chains Everywhere: Rethink Tech Updated On Wed, Feb 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy Perovskite seems to have been with us for a decade and so far it has not changed anyone’s life, changed the price of solar, or eaten into any company’s profit. And according to a new report, it’s about to. The report finds that Perovskite solar will invade conventional solar in 3 distinct ways, beginning in […] Read more
