French Energy Giant EDF Enters China’s Rooftop Solar Market Updated On Mon, Feb 19th, 2018 by Saurenergy According to a joint statement, the two partners will benefit from ACC’s local footprint in distributed solar energy and from EDF Energies Nouvelles’ international distributed solar energy and self-consumption expertise solutions for industries. EDF Energies Nouvelles, the renewable energy arm of French state-controlled utility giant EDF, is to establish a joint venture with clean energy […] Read more
Trina Solar Announces New Efficiency Record for IBC Cell Updated On Thu, Feb 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy According to Trina Solar, the 6-inch solar cell reached a total-area efficiency of 25.04% as independently measured by JET in Japan. Trina Solar announced the achievement of 25.04% total-area efficiency for the IBC cell, at its State Key Laboratory (SKL) of PV Science and Technology (PVST) in China. The IBC solar cell is the most […] Read more
LONGi Solar to Set up 1GW Mono Module Manufacturing Facility in India Updated On Tue, Feb 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy LONGi will invest $309 million, including about $240 million in construction investment and roughly $68 million in working capital, to double the capacity of its cell and module factory in Andhra Pradesh from 500MW to 1GW respectively. LONGi Solar, the world’s leading manufacturer of mono cells and modules, has announced plans to expand its solar […] Read more
Heraeus Photovoltaics Helps Another Customer in Just Four Months to Set PERC World Record Updated On Mon, Feb 5th, 2018 by Saurenergy In 2017, Heraeus pastes enabled two separate customers in four different instances to also achieve world records in PERC efficiency for their cells, as verified by accredited third-party testing organisations. For the fifth time in four months, Heraeus Photovoltaics, the worldwide leading supplier of metallization solutions to the PV industry, helped a customer achieve a […] Read more
Hanergy Breaks Another Solar Efficiency World Record for CIGS Modules Updated On Fri, Feb 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Hanergy Solibro CIGS technology can be applied across a variety of areas, with distributed power generation currently the main market. Hanergy Thin Film Power Group Limited, Chinese multinational renewable energy company has announced that TÜV Rheinland, a German testing laboratory, has rated Hanergy’s Germany-based subsidiary Solibro’s double glass copper indium gallium selenium (CIGS) solar […] Read more
Longi Solar Approves 1 GW Indian Manufacturing Facility Updated On Tue, Jan 30th, 2018 by Saurenergy Longi Solar has confirmed to become the first Chinese company to set up a solar equipment manufacturing facility in India. The news comes just a month after the company said it would invest $300 million in a 5 GW module facility in China. Longi Solar is working to set up a 1 GW solar PV […] Read more
Is Trump’s Tariff a Big Deal For Solar Industry ? Updated On Sat, Jan 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy The safeguard tariff on imported solar modules and cells issued by US administration begins at 30 percent in the first year, declines to 25 percent in the second, 20 percent in the third and ends at 15 percent in the fourth. Since US President Donald Trump made the announcement to impose 30 percent tariffs on […] Read more
BACKSHEETS Selecting the Right Materials for Solar Modules & EVA Updated On Sat, Jan 27th, 2018 by Saurenergy From cells to glass to encapsulant to backsheets, each component of a solar panel is relevant to performance and plays an important role in a PV panel. By definition, Backsheet is a film that protects the solar cell from severe environmental conditions. A solar backsheet is the last layer at the bottom of the solar […] Read more
West Texas To Have Largest Solar Plant Build By California Company Updated On Tue, Jan 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The new undertaking could control more than 36,000 Texas homes amid top use in the late spring. 174 Power Global Corp. has a 25-year contract to offer the energy generated by the Midway Solar plant to Austin’s city-possessed utility Austin Energy. California based solar company is wanting to manufacture and work a 182-megawatt solar office […] Read more