Imec Reports 23.9 Percent Conversion Efficiency on a 4cm2 Perovskite/ Silicon Solar Module Updated On Wed, Aug 9th, 2017 by Saurenergy In 2016, Imec presented for the first time a semi-transparent perovskite module, developed in collaboration with Solliance, stacked on top of an interdigitated back-contact (IBC) crystalline silicon solar cell in a four-terminal tandem configuration, thereby achieving an overall power conversion efficiency of 20.2 percent on an aperture area of 4cm2 Imec has announced an improvement […] Read more
NISE organizing 6th Workshop on Prospects for Start-ups in Solar Energy Technologies Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy The target audience for the workshop is existing and prospective Solar Entrepreneurs, EPC contractors, Graduate Engineers, MNRE channel partners, Energy department officials of Govt of India, Officers from state nodal Agencies and individuals business men interested in solar field notes NISE In line with the Startup India Initiative by the Government of India, NISE is […] Read more
Ingeteam Bags 170 MW Inverter Order for Three Solar Power Plants in Morocco Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy For this project Ingeteam is supplying 35 inverter stations fitted with all the necessary equipment to inject medium voltage power: dual photovoltaic inverters, LV/MV transformer, medium voltage switchgear, auxiliary services transformer and low voltage switchgear. Ingeteam has announced that it has started supplying its equipment to three solar power plants in Morocco, totaling 170 MW […] Read more
India-China Tension at border to not affect Solar Sector: Industry Updated On Tue, Aug 8th, 2017 by Saurenergy Reports of the border stand-off between India and China continue to hog headlines, one of the concerns raised is whether this would have a bearing on the solar sector in India because local project developers are dependent on solar cells and modules imported from China. As reports of the border stand-off between India and China […] Read more
The Gospel of Distributed Energy Storage Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy A target of 175 GW by 2022 is not just challenging but brings a commodity to bring swift innovations to peg this clean mission. Falling energy storage costs and steadily increasing solar capacity stand to catalyze a paradigm shift from net metering to distributed energy storage. Implementing a system composed of a web of distributed […] Read more
Scientists have developed new ‘smart’ sunglasses that can generate electric power Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy Scientists have designed new ‘smart’ solar glasses incorporated with coloured, semi-transparent organic solar cells that can generate electric power Scientists have designed new ‘smart’ solar glasses incorporated with coloured, semi-transparent organic solar cells that can generate electric power enough to operate devices such as hearing aids or step counters. Organic solar cells are flexible, transparent, […] Read more
ContourGlobal Adds 20MW of Operating Solar Plants in Italy to European Solar Business Updated On Thu, Aug 3rd, 2017 by Saurenergy The acquisition further expands ContourGlobal’s Italian power business and leverages the company’s existing Italian thermal and renewable operating platform consisting of high efficiency QuadGeneration facilities. ContourGlobal has signed an agreement for the acquisition of a group of companies owning 20MW of operational solar photovoltaic (“PV”) plants in Italy from ErgyCapital S.p.A. The plants, located in […] Read more
EnSync Energy, Hawai’i Pacific University to build a 310 kW solar PV system on the rooftop of Aloha Tower Marketplace Updated On Wed, Aug 2nd, 2017 by Saurenergy EnSync Energy will build a solar installation at HPU’s Aloha Tower Marketplace, a mixed-use space featuring university student residences, community spaces, restaurants and shops. EnSync Energy has announced a 20-year PPA with Hawai’i Pacific University (HPU) to build a 310-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system on the rooftop of the Aloha Tower Marketplace in downtown Honolulu. Under […] Read more
Waaree Energies Ties Up with American Company GTAT for Merlin Technology Updated On Tue, Aug 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy American company’s GT Advanced Technologies ‘Merlin’ technology is said to result in reduction in cost of modules by 10 per cent. India’s premier multi-diverse technology group having forte in multifarious verticals such as Solar Energy, Waaree Energies has entered into a tie-up with US-based Merlin Solar for incorporating the American company’s GT Advanced Technologies ‘Merlin’ […] Read more
