EC Approves $ 6.7 billion Scheme in France for Rooftop Solar Updated On Tue, Aug 31st, 2021 by Saurenergy Rooftop solar development in France is set to get a big fillip with the European Commission approving a $6.7bn (€5.7bn) scheme to support renewable power generation from small solar installations located on buildings. France is also a founding member of the International Solar Association. Approved under European Union (EU) state aid rules, the scheme will […] Read more
US Battery Storage Facilities Set Capacity Records: IHS Markit Updated On Fri, Aug 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Utilities in the US are poised to leapfrog each other in the race to have the largest installation in the country and the world, as a California facility was expanded this month, but a Florida utility will soon finish an even bigger project, writes Kevin Adler, Editor, Climate & Sustainability Group, IHS Markit, in a timely […] Read more
World’s Module Capacity to Grow in ’21; Southeast Asia 2nd Top Supplier Updated On Thu, Aug 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Up to 400 GW of nameplate solar module manufacturing capacity and nearly 325 GW of nameplate cell capacity could be online by the end of 2021, says a new report. Southeast Asia is the second top production location for cell and module suppliers, following China and Taiwan, which are at the top. Clean Energy Associates […] Read more
NSEFI Welcomes APTEL Judgement Outlawing PPA Curtailment Updated On Thu, Aug 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy The National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has welcomed the judgement of Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) in the matter of “deemed generation” filed by the NSEFI on the behalf of its members against the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (TNERC) order passed in March 2019, denying the said deemed generation. NSEFI is a […] Read more
Corporates Almost Match Utilities As Solar Installs Hit New High In the US Updated On Tue, Aug 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy A report by the American Clean Power Association (ACPA) highlights the key role played by corporate demand in solar power, with the 2020 numbers as reference. Residential rooftop continues to provide a strong support to the market on the back of state subsidies. In 2020, the amount of solar installed in the US was 4000% […] Read more
Power Minister Highlights Steps Taken to Push 4000 MW Rooftop By 2022 Updated On Wed, Jul 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy Responding to a query in the Rajya Sabha, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing Rooftop Solar Programme Phase II wherein grid connected RTS capacity aggregating 4000 MW by 2022 is targeted for installation in residential sector with provision of subsidy. For individual households, subsidy upto 40% of the benchmark cost is provided […] Read more
Norway Firm REC Silicon Reports $35.6 M Revenue in Q2 FY21 Updated On Fri, Jul 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy REC Silicon is exploring opportunities created by President Biden’s renewable energy agenda to utilize its proven FBR technology to provide low-cost, low-carbon polysilicon for the solar value chain, said Tore Torvund, CEO of the Norway-based silicon materials producer. The company recently reported second quarter 2021 revenues of USD 35.6 million versus USD 28.0 million in the […] Read more
Sungrow Supplies Inverters to 120 MW C&I Rooftop PV Plant in China Updated On Thu, Jul 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Sungrow supplied its inverter solutions to the largest commercial & industrial rooftop PV plant in Shandong. China’s global inverter solution supplier for renewables, Sungrow has announced that it has supplied inverter solutions to the largest commercial & industrial rooftop PV plant, endowing a capacity of 120 MW, in Jining, China’s Shandong province. Located in the […] Read more
GUVNL Revokes Subsidy to 4,000 Solar Projects of Around 2500 MWs Updated On Thu, Jul 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy A wholly-owned state electricity regulation board in the state of Gujarat, Gujarat Ujrja Vikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL) has withdrawn subsidies to small-scale distributed solar projects, hitting about 4,000 projects with an aggregate capacity of around 2500 MW contracted capacity. The purchase price of power produced was fixed at Rs 2.83 per unit which was already […] Read more