Solar Leads as RE Investment Skyrocket Past $2.5 Trillion Updated On Fri, Sep 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy In the last ten years, the investments in the renewable energy sector have crossed the threshold of 2.5 Trillion dollars with solar at the top. The decade of investment (2010‐2019) quadruples renewables capacity from 414 GW to about 1,650 GW Solar capacity alone will have risen to more than 26 times the 2009 level — […] Read more
MNRE Lists Guidelines for Series Approval of Solar PV Inverters for Testing Updated On Tue, Aug 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE has issued the guidelines for the series approval of solar inverters for conducting testing for the implementation of the quality control order The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued the guidelines for the series approval of solar PV inverters for conducting testing in test labs for the implementation of Quality Control […] Read more
Ultrathin Solar Cells Reach a Record of Nearly 20% Efficiency Updated On Wed, Aug 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy C2N has succeeded in trapping sunlight with 20 percent efficiency in a solar cell with an ultrathin absorbing layer of GaAs on nanostructured back mirror Researchers at the Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies (C2N), in collaboration in particular with researchers at the German Fraunhofer ISE, have succeeded to trap sunlight efficiently in a solar cell thanks […] Read more
Hanergy SHJ technology Sets New World Record With 24.85% Conversion Rate Updated On Wed, Aug 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy Hanergy has jointly announced that the ISFH has certified its SHJ technology as the world’s most efficient. Hanergy Thin Film Power Group has jointly announced with Chengdu Zhufeng Yongming Technology company that the Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH), the German testing body has certified its silicon heterojunction thin-film battery technology (SHJ technology) […] Read more
Canadian Solar Begins Operation of Largest Solar Plant in Argentina Updated On Tue, Aug 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar has announced that its 100.1 MW Cafayate solar power project in Argentina started commercial operation last month Canadian Solar, one of the world’s largest solar power companies, has announced that its 100.1 MW Cafayate solar power project in Argentina started commercial operation. Located in the Province of Salta, the solar project is powered by over 289,000 high-efficiency […] Read more
EnBW Launches Green Bonds Worth €1 bn to Fund Clean Energy Projects Updated On Thu, Aug 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy EnBW has launched its first two green hybrid bonds on the capital markets with a total issue size of €1 billion Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), a publicly-traded electric utility company headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany, has launched its first two green hybrid bonds on the capital markets with a total issue size of €1 billion. Making […] Read more
Low-Cost, Eco-friendly Solar Cells Made Possible Using Kumkum Dye Updated On Mon, Jul 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy A team of researchers has developed low-cost, environment-friendly solar cells by employing an off-the-shelf dye used to make kumkum in India. A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT-H) have developed low-cost, environment-friendly solar cells by employing an off-the-shelf dye used to make kumkum or vermilion in India. According to the research published […] Read more
MiaSolé Acheives Flexible Substrate Solar Cell Efficiency of 20.56% Updated On Mon, Jul 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy MiaSolé has announced that the U.S. DOE’s NREL has independently confirmed a 20.56 percent cell efficiency for a flexible thin-film solar cell MiaSolé, the US-based subsidiary of Hanergy, has announced that the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has independently confirmed a 20.56 percent cell efficiency for a flexible thin-film device (0.86cm2) deposited […] Read more
5X Increase in Renewable Jobs in 5 Years- Skills Council Report Updated On Wed, Jul 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s renewable energy workforce has grown five-fold in the past five years. In 2019, nearly 100,000 workers are employed in the solar and wind industry, up from 19,800 workers in 2014. Of these, 12,400 new workers were employed in FY19 and 30,000 new workers were employed in FY18 by utility-scale solar, rooftop solar, and wind […] Read more
