LONGi Solar Wins Order For Ukraine’s Second Largest Solar Plant Updated On Tue, Apr 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy LONGi Solar will deliver 63.8 MW monocrystalline PERC modules and provide technical support during project implementation. In Ukraine, the second-largest solar power plant in Panovtsy, Kamianets-Podilskyi, in the Khmelnytskyi district, has been put into operation. The solar power plant is a joint venture of ICU, an independent asset manager, private equity, and investment advisory firm […] Read more
India and Chile Should Jointly Promote Solar Energy Globally : President Updated On Tue, Apr 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Kovind said that India looks forward to working with Chile to promote solar energy worldwide and enhance global action to combat climate change. President Ram Nath Kovind recently discussed wide-ranging issues of mutual interest with his Chilean counterpart Sebastian Pinera as the two sides signed three MoUs in the fields of mining, culture and disability. Kovind, who arrived after visiting […] Read more
India Levies Anti-Dumping Duty on EVA Sheet for Solar Module Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The anti-dumping duty imposed shall be effective for a period of five years. The Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance has imposed an anti-dumping duty on the import of ‘Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)’ sheet used in the manufacture of solar cells and modules from China, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand. In a notification, […] Read more
The Renewable Energy Storage Conundrum has a New Solution: Proton Conducting Fuel Cell Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy Two research teams have worked out a way for a better performance by the new proton conducting fuel cells, that can make fuel and reconvert it to electricity using just one set of catalyst, increasing the energy efficiency in these cells and in turn standing out as a viable solution for the renewable energy storage […] Read more
$130 Mn Grant For Early-Stage Solar Research Project Updated On Sat, Mar 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $130 million for new research to advance early-stage solar technologies. These projects will help to achieve affordable and reliable energy to enhance America’s economic growth and energy security. “Solar is an integral part of the Administration’s ‘all-of-the-above’ energy strategy,” said U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. “This cutting-edge, […] Read more
Kochi Metro Plans to Double its Solar Power Usage to 40 Percent Updated On Sat, Mar 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy The panels will be installed at four hectares of the marshy land at the Muttom Yard, adjacent to the Muttom Station on the KMRL metro line. The second phase powering of Kochi Metro with solar power will soon be inaugurated with the installation of panels at Muttom yard. The latest capacity additions are expected to bump the metro rail corps solar […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Commissions Lakshmi Machine Work’s 10 MW Solar Plant Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Clean energy solutions provider Siemens Gamesa has commissioned 10 MW solar power project for Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) in Tamil Nadu. As part of the contract, Siemens Gamesa provided an EPC (engineering procurement and construction) solution that included engineering and design of the solar farm, procurement, erection and commissioning of the 10 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar farm near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, […] Read more
Okaya Launches All-in-One Solar Power Generation System Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Okaya Power Pvt Ltd launches an all-in-one Solar Power Generation System to meet the demand for clean, renewable energy. A leader in the Indian battery and Inverter segment, Okaya Power has launched a new comprehensive range of Solar Power Generation System (SPGS) with an aim to meet the fast emerging demand from its esteemed […] Read more
Interview with Rajendra Kumar Parakh, CFO, Vikram Solar Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Availability of Domestic Finance at Viable Cost is Still a Distant Dream The only challenge that we can foresee is in terms of availability of finance and cost of finance available for renewable energy sector. Sources of finance for both solar manufacturing industry and solar deployment industry are scarce, a large part of funding comes […] Read more