Duke Energy Renewables enters New Mexico with a 25-MW Caprock Solar Power Project Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2016 by Saurenergy Duke Energy Renewables has announced that the construction of 25-megawatt (MW) Caprock Solar Power Project near Tucumcari in Quay County, New Mexico has started. The project is expected to complete later this year, once completed it will generate enough energy to power about 5,000 average homes. Power from the project will be sold to Western […] Read more
SELF AUTONOMY – THE HOLY GRAIL OF SOLAR STREETLIGHTS Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy INTRODUCTION: Solar street lighting is a wireless solution with the potential to be the global technology of choice for all the outdoor lighting requirements. One of the key requirements in these streetlights is the need for autonomy or light functionality on cloudy days. The most prevalent solution which also comes with inherent limitations is based […] Read more
SunPower to deliver 11.4 MW of solar power systems to power County of Santa Clara in California Updated On Wed, May 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy SunPower has announced that construction has started on 11.4 megawatts (DC) of solar power systems that will power public facility operated by the County of Santa Clara in California. SunPower will construct a total of six systems at County facilities which are expected to be operational by the end of 2016.The County will own the […] Read more
Neurosurgeon in Brownsville wins solar panel patent Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Brownsville neurosurgeon Dr. Madhavan Pisharodi has won patent for improved solar panel, which is capable to trap much of the wasted sunlight that reflects off conventional solar panels. Patent office describes Pisharodi’s solar panel patent as “photovoltaic systems with intermittent and continuous and intermittent recycling of light.” The patented panel reprocesses sunlight within the panel […] Read more
ABB India, Welspun Energy reach 700MW of installed solar PV in India Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Supplier of solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters ABB and developer Welspun Energy today announced that together they have installed about 700 MW of solar photovoltaic projects across several states in India. It includes a key project of 52 MW on PPP (pubic-private partnership) for Maharashtra State Generation Company at Baramati. “By setting up large scale solar […] Read more
Analog Devices introduces ADSP-CM41x series of mixed-signal control processors to lower solar energy cost Updated On Mon, Apr 4th, 2016 by Saurenergy Analog Devices has introduced ADSP-CM41x series of mixed-signal control processors. The ADSP-CM41x series is designed to simplify system design, lower cost, and improve efficiency and safety in solar, energy storage, and electric vehicle infrastructure said the company in a statement. Price of solar panels and battery systems has dropped in recent years, creating the need […] Read more
TU Graz researchers developing solar cell + battery hybrid Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2016 by Saurenergy The SolaBat project backed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), is entering into almost new research territory. A research team, led by Illie Hanzu from TU Graz’s Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Materials, is making battery and solar cell hybrid out of two single systems which will not only be able to convert […] Read more
Xerox working on digital printing process for mass production of solar photovoltaic systems Updated On Sat, Mar 26th, 2016 by Saurenergy Xerox’s R&D-focused subsidiary PARC is developing a new digital printing process for mass-production of cheaper concentrated photovoltaic systems. These systems are expected to increase efficiency of solar cells by using lens, which can distillate sunlight on small cells. Price of solar module has already dropped sharply in the past, but increase in efficiency may cut […] Read more
Here is how you can calculate the annual solar energy output of a photovoltaic system Updated On Fri, Mar 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy A photovoltaic system is designed to supply usable solar power by means of photovoltaics. It entails arrangement of several components including solar panels which absorb and convert sunlight into electricity, a solar inverter which changes the electric current from DC to AC and other electric accessories like cable to set up a working system. With […] Read more
