West Bengal Government is reportedly planning to generate 180MW of solar power in next two years Updated On Wed, Dec 14th, 2016 by Saurenergy West Bengal government is reportedly planning to generate 180MW of solar power in next couple of years. The state has been able to produce seven megawatt so far . The state government has identified 1,300 government buildings, schools and hospitals for setting up solar panels and planning to invest over Rs 1,000 crore on the […] Read more
PG&E reaches 2.4GW Private Rooftop Solar Milestone Updated On Mon, Dec 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has announced that the company will soon reach a milestone of 2,409 megawatts of installed private rooftop solar capacity on the energy grid, representing more than 275,000 solar customers in Northern and Central California. PG&E expects to reach this state-mandated limit for its current rooftop solar program this month. […] Read more
New Energy Solar Acquires Two large-scale solar projects of SunPower in California Updated On Mon, Dec 12th, 2016 by Saurenergy New Energy Solar has announced that it has acquired a substantial majority interest in two large-scale solar projects of SunPower in California, totaling over 134 megawatts (MW). SunPower will retain an ownership interest in the projects, which each having a capacity of 67.4 MWs, and provide ongoing operation and maintenance services. Stanford University has a […] Read more
Kendriya Vidyalayas to tap solar power Updated On Sat, Dec 10th, 2016 by Saurenergy Kendriya Vidyalayas to go green with installation of rooftop solar power systems. Kendriya Vidyalayas Sangathan (KVS) announced that it has decided to launch a pilot project to generate clean electricity through Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System in its schools in the NCR and the North East region. KVS has already conducted detailed survey of KVS schools […] Read more
NextEra Energy Resources and First Solar celebrate commissioning of Silver State South Solar Energy Center Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy NextEra Energy Resources, the largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and the sun, and First Solar celebrated the commissioning of Silver State South, a 250 megawatt (MW)ac solar energy center capable of generating enough clean energy to power approximately 80,000 homes. “Nevada has plentiful sunshine, and with the Silver State South Solar Energy […] Read more
Introducing JinkoSolar’s Brand New Eagle PERC Product Series Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2016 by Saurenergy Jinko Solar’s 20% efficiency mc-Si solar cell is based on two major technologies, RIE texturing on DW wafer and PERC. RIE texturing leads to very low surface reflectance, resulting in more incident light absorbed by silicon wafers. This will contribute significant gain on current. Moreover, since the size of pyramids formed by RIE texturing is […] Read more
Solar Imports in India Grew by 47 % In the First Half of FY 2016-17: Mercom Capital Updated On Thu, Dec 8th, 2016 by Saurenergy Mercom Capital in its latest report has revealed that Indian solar sector registered import and export activity worth over $1 billion (~Rs.67 billion) in the first half of financial year (FY) 2016-17, compared to $700 million (~Rs.44.5 billion) during the same period in 2015. The research firm notes that during the six-month period, India exported […] Read more
Scatec Solar secures 150MW of solar project in Brazil Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy Scatec Solar has signed an agreement with the Brazilian company Kroma Energia Ltda. and its partners (“Kroma”), securing four PV plants totaling 150 MW (DC) co-loated in the state of Ceará in Brazil. The projects were bid and won by Kroma in the auction process held by ANEEL, the Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency, in November […] Read more
NEXTracker Launches NX Fusion Plus Industry’s first Solar Tracker Plus Storage Solution Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2016 by Saurenergy NEXTracker has launched an innovative solar plus energy-storage solution ‘NX Fusion Plus’ for U.S. and international markets. NX Fusion Plus integrates solar tracker, battery, inverter, and software to deliver better return on investment to owners of solar power plants. By incorporating battery storage technology into its product, NEXTracker is further increasing the energy output and […] Read more
