Sono Motors signs up new Finland partner for solar car Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Germany’s Sono Motors has signed up a new partner for its partly solar-powered cars and is sticking to its goal of commercial production in 2023, after abandoning talks with the electric carmaking arm of indebted Chinese property developer Evergrande. Sono said on Tuesday it would produce its first vehicles in Finland with supplier Valmet Automotive, […] Read more
Solar Cell Imports Close to Double in First 9 Months of 2021-22: R.K Singh Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy New & Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh informed Parliament that the imports of solar cells in the April-January 2021-22 period were of $3,447 million which is a huge growth from the corresponding period of the last fiscal and most imports were from China. In terms of rupees the imports will come to around Rs 26,000 […] Read more
CSIR-CMERI and their record-breaking solar trees need a pause Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Earlier this month on March 14th, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI) unveiled the world’s largest solar tree, officially certified by the Guinness World Records (GWR), which has been installed at its Centre of Excellence for Farm Machinery in Ludhiana, Punjab. Rated for a capacity of 53.6 kW, […] Read more
Jinko Solar Announces Q4 and 2021 Financial Results Updated On Fri, Mar 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Chinese solar module major Jinko Solar announced has its quarterly and annual financial results. The company has posted revenue of $2.57 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021. This time, the revenue of Jinko Solar has increased by more than 79 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020 when it received revenue of […] Read more
‘Grandfathering’ Of Solar Projects Bid Out Before March 9, 2021 Back on Agenda Updated On Thu, Mar 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy The thorny issue of protecting projects that were bid out before March 9, 2021 subsequent to which the Power and MNRE Minister R.K. Singh announced plans to impose high customs duties on Solar module and cell imports, moved a step closer to a resolution it seems. Mr Singh has confirmed that the MNRE ministry has […] Read more
AISIA Warns of Stockpiling of Solar Equipment, Seeks Safeguards Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Industry body AISIA, or the All India Solar Manufacturers Association, has warned yet again of the dangers facing India’s domestic manufacturers. In a letter to the MNRE minister, the AISIA states that domestic manufacturers have been operating at 30% capacity, and the situation places at risk thousands of jobs in India. Almost 125 manufacturing units […] Read more
CSIR- CMERI Inaugurate World’s Largest Solar Tree in Ludhiana Updated On Mon, Mar 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a bid to promote the usage of solar energy, the Council For Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) has developed world’s ‘largest solar tree’ which was inaugurated today S. Balkar Singh Sandhu, Mayor of Ludhiana Municipal Corporation. The solar tree has been installed at ‘CSIR-CMERI-Centre of Excellence for Farm […] Read more
Sungrow Inaugurates 10 GW Solar Inverter Manufacturing Facility in India Updated On Thu, Mar 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading solar inverter maker Sungrow held a formal ceremony in New Delhi to inaugurate the expanded 10 GW annual manufacturing capacity of its plant in India. The company claims that the inauguration is a response to “Make in India” Initiative of Government of India and demonstrates Sungrow’s commitment to “Atmanirbhar Bharat”. The company believes that […] Read more
PV Wafer and Cell Prices Continue to rise, as Chinese suppliers continue hikes Updated On Wed, Mar 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading integrated Chinese manufacturer LONGi solar has increased wafer prices for the third time since January, taking wafer prices to fresh highs. That means large cell manufacturers like Tongwei solar have followed with price hikes across cells, especially in the new, more widely used 182 mm and 210 mm sizes. These price hikes, come at […] Read more
