China is Building a Solar Power Highway That Can Charge Electric Cars Updated On Fri, Dec 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar power highway is expected to produce 280 MWh of electricity a year – enough to power the village’s street lights. China is building a 2 km stretch of solar highway that will be able to generate electricity from sunlight. The two-kilometre-long highway located in Jinan could charge electric cars as they are travelling […] Read more
Astronergy to Supply 80MW Solar Modules for Atlas Renewable Energy Project in Brazil Updated On Thu, Dec 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar modules supplied to Atlas Renewable Energy will be used in 80MW Sol do Futuro solar power plant located in in Aquiraz, Ceará, Brazil, and will be delivered by the second quarter of 2018. Chint Sola, also known as Astronergy signed an 80MW solar modules supply contract with Atlas Renewable Energy, which is developing […] Read more
India Plans Rs 11,000 Crore Aid To Support Domestic Solar Cell Manufacturing Updated On Mon, Dec 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released a concept note of a proposal that aims to provide a 30 percent subsidy for setting up new solar plants and expanding the existing ones. India plans to boost solar module manufacturing by providing Rs 11,000 crore direct support along with concessions to cut reliance […] Read more
China’s Longi Plans Solar Equipment Manufacturing Facility in India Updated On Thu, Dec 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy The plan to set up a factory in India by LONGi, the world’s largest monocrystalline solar wafer maker, comes in backdrop to Union government’s proposal to make it mandatory for firms to have local manufacturing capability to bid for the world’s largest solar tender of 20 gigawatts (GW). LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. Ltd is […] Read more
INDIA Marches Ahead Updated On Wed, Dec 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy As 2017 comes to an end, it is worth taking a holistic look at the Indian solar market to analyze key trends, challenges and outlook. By many accounts, the Indian solar power industry is on a roll. According to a report released by consulting firm Bridge to India, India is expected to reach an installed […] Read more
The Output Power of 60-Cell PV Modules Assembled by Mono-Si PERC Cells Has Exceeded 325W Announced JA Solar Holdings Updated On Wed, Dec 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy JA Solar also holds the intellectual property rights for bifacial PERC cells with a Chinese patent. One of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd., announced the output power of its 60-cell PV modules assembled by mono-Si PERC cells has exceeded 325W. The actual output power of 326.67 W measured and certified by TUV […] Read more
Petitioners Attended the Anti-Dumping Petition Hearing by DGAD Updated On Wed, Dec 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy An anti-dumping duty may be described as a protectionist tariff imposed by the domestic government. All the petitioners of the anti-dumping duty matter on solar cells and modules were present at the hearing by the Directorate General of Anti- Dumping and Allied Duties (DGAD) on December 12, 2017. The Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) as […] Read more
HEEDING the Call for CYBER SECURITY in Renewable Energy Updated On Mon, Dec 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy This is a challenge, but even more so, it is an opportunity to advance the collective technologies towards the attainment of solar cyber security worldwide. In 2012, a computer virus, dubbed Stuxnet, disabled 1000 of Iran’s 5000 centrifuges, detailing a joint US-Israel cyber security attack on Iran that undermined its nuclear enrichment facilities. In 2014, Unit […] Read more
China Starts World’s Biggest Floating Solar Project Updated On Mon, Dec 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy The one billion yuan floating solar power project in Anhui province, developed by the Three Gorges Group, is to be constructed in May next year. China’s Three Gorges Group is building a 150-megawatt floating solar plant in the eastern part of country, the largest of its kind in the world, official Xinhua news agency reported. […] Read more
