Specialists Warn of Dubious, Less Durable Solar Products Updated On Sat, Jun 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The awareness programme was launched to explore the opportunity that needs to be tapped in the backdrop of the Central Government fixing solar power target to one lakh MW by 2022. As the country is going through a transformation from the conventional source of energy to clean energy there are various dubious or less durable […] Read more
Price Cut in Per Unit Solar Power a Discouraging Factor Updated On Mon, Jun 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy “Coal and hydroelectricity have come cheaper, and it has become more viable for Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cesc) to buy power from neighboring states than getting it from households,” Sales manager of Evervolt Solar Private Ltd Karunakaran A said. After a steep decline in the prices offered for per unit of solar power generated by households and […] Read more
Unirac Buys SolarHooks Assets Updated On Fri, Apr 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy With this addition, the company now offers a comprehensive product line to the residential market which is a large and growing segment of the solar PV industry. US-based solar PV mounting systems maker Unirac has expanded its solutions offering by acquiring certain assets of SolarHooks, California-headquartered manufacturer of residential solar roof attachments. With this addition, […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Vineet Mittal, Director | Navitas Solar Updated On Tue, Apr 3rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Please introduce us to Navitas Solar and also share with us some of the recent past achievements in India? A. Navitas Solar is a dynamic solar energy company based out of India whose business is manufacturing Solar PV Modules, providing turnkey EPC services to Solar PV projects and various solar energy technology applications and […] Read more
Jinkosolar to Supply 2,750 MW Solar Modules to Nextera Energy Updated On Sat, Mar 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy Once fully operational, JinkoSolar’s Jacksonville factory is expected to have the capacity to build 400 megawatts of solar modules annually – more than 1 million solar panels a year. China-based JinkoSolar and US-based NextEra Energy has announced one of the largest solar panel supply deals in history. NextEra Energy is the counterparty to a major supply […] Read more
AECC Signs PPA to Buy 100 MW of Solar Power from RES Updated On Fri, Mar 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The 100MW project, consisting of over 362,000 solar panels, will create as many as 175 jobs during the peak of construction, with up to three permanent jobs once construction is completed. In a significant development, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) has signed a power purchase agreement with Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES) to supply 100 […] Read more
Ayala Acquires Majority Stake in US Solar Tech Firm Updated On Tue, Feb 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy Merlin is highly complementary to various Ayala businesses, such as the renewable energy generation under AC Energy, says Jaime Augusto. Conglomerate Ayala Corporation has expanded its footprint in the solar energy by acquiring controlling stake in the Silicon Valley-based Merlin Solar Technologies Inc. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Ayala said, the transaction […] Read more
SCCL to Set up First Solar Power Plant in Telangana Updated On Thu, Feb 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy The SCCL authorities have decided to coordinate with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to set up the solar power panels and start generating electricity. State-owned coal miner the Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) is planning to set up its first solar power plant of 50 MW capacity in Ramagundam-3 division of the Godavarikhani […] Read more
Budget 2018: Reactions From the Solar Industry Updated On Thu, Feb 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy Jaitley in his budget 2018 speech proposed that the duty on solar tempered glass or solar tempered [anti-reflective coated] glass for the manufacture of solar cells, panels, modules be reduced from 5 percent to zero. The Budget 2018 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has proposed to eliminate the import duty on components that […] Read more
