LONGi Flaunts HBC Solar Cells With Efficiencies Upto 27.3% Updated On Mon, May 12th, 2025 by Saurenergy Global solar giant LONGi recently launched its EcoLife series, the world’s first commercially available photovoltaic solar module based on heterojunction back contact (HBC) technology, at the Intersolar Europe trade fair in Munich. The EcoLife module achieves a record cell efficiency of 27.3% and module efficiency of up to 25%, marking a significant milestone in commercial […] Read more
Fraunhofer ISE Research Cuts Silver Use In Solar Cells by 90% Updated On Tue, Apr 29th, 2025 by Saurenergy Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have developed silicon heterojunction (SHJ) solar cells with silver consumption of just 1.4 milligrams per watt peak — about one-tenth (which is 90%) of the current industrial standard. The breakthrough comes as global demand for photovoltaics rises, with a shift to a climate-neutral energy system […] Read more
Danish Transparent Solar Cells Achieve 12.3% Efficiency Updated On Mon, Mar 24th, 2025 by Saurenergy Researchers from the EU-funded CitySolar project have developed a new technology that can turn ordinary windows into power-generating units without losing their transparency. It offers an efficiency of 12.3% and a transparency of 30%, the team claims to have set a world record for transparent solar cell modules. These solar cells work like the leaves […] Read more
MNRE: Solar Cells Made With ‘Blue Wafers’ Won’t Qualify As DCR Updated On Tue, Mar 11th, 2025 by Saurenergy Read more
MNRE: Solar Cells Made With ‘Blue Wafers’ Won’t Qualify As DCR Updated On Tue, Mar 11th, 2025 by Saurenergy In a latest move, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) clarified that domestically manufactured solar cells which are produced using ‘blue wafers’ would not qualify under Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) norms. The ministry issued a formal notification today in this regard. Blue Wafers refer to diffused wafers, usually imported in India from other […] Read more
ES Foundry to Supply 300MW of US-Made Solar Cells to Bila Solar Updated On Tue, Feb 25th, 2025 by Saurenergy ES Foundry, an American company advancing U.S. solar by onshoring crystalline solar cell production, today announced a multi-year agreement to supply 300 megawatts (MWs) of high-performance, U.S.-made solar cells to Bila Solar, a domestic solar module manufacturer. The solar cells will be made in Greenwood, South Carolina. This strategic partnership between ES Foundry and Bila […] Read more
BUDGET: FM Proposes Amending Duties For Solar Cells, Modules Updated On Sat, Feb 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2025. Although the minister did not explicitly use the word ‘renewable’ in her speech or announce any scheme or support for the sector exclusively, the finer details of the budget document revealed some changes. The budget documents revealed that the government has decided to amend […] Read more
Premier Energies Subsidiaries Get Solar Cells, Module Orders From Two IPPs Updated On Wed, Jan 15th, 2025 by Saurenergy Read more
Premier Energies Subsidiaries Get Solar Cells, Module Orders From Two IPPs Updated On Wed, Jan 15th, 2025 by Saurenergy Subsidiaries of Telangana-based Premier Energies have secured multiple solar cells and module supply orders. The company got the order totaling Rs.1460 crore from two large Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and others. Sharing the estimated timeline for the order, the company noted, “The supply of these modules is scheduled to commence in May 2025.” The subsidiaries […] Read more
