US Utility Solar Capacity Crosses 100 GW Updated On Wed, May 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy The American Clean Power Association (ACP), in its quarterly report for the US states that 2024 has begun on a strong note with Q1 seeing U.S. utility-scale solar, wind, and storage sectors adding a combined 5,585 megawatts (MW) of new capacity.This is an increase of 28% compared to installations in the same period a year […] Read more
US Slaps 50% tariffs On Chinese Solar Cells Updated On Wed, May 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy In its continuing efforts to build, and protect existing US solar manufacturers from Chinese imports, US President Joe Biden has announced a series of tariffs directed towards Chinese goods, including solar cells. Under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, solar cells – whether assembled or not into modules – tariffs will increase from […] Read more
Amplus Commissions 73.4 MWp Open Access Solar Plant In Jhansi Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy Amplus, has announced the successful commissioning of its 73.4 MWp Project Lakshmi, an intra-state open-access solar plant in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Project Lakshmi marks Amplus’s third solar open-access plant in Uttar Pradesh, following the success of Project Mirza and Project Deoria. This latest milestone elevates Amplus’s operational open-access capacity in Uttar Pradesh to over 200 […] Read more
EU To Withdraw From Probe Into Chinese Solar Park Construction Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy Earlier this year, the United States (US) and European Union (EU) Commission announced launching an inquiry into Chinese suppliers of wind turbines under the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation. This announcement came as Chinese wind turbine manufacturers pushed hard and won some orders in Europe. The Chinese suppliers offered cheap turbines and generous finance which distorts […] Read more
US-Based Flexible Solar Firm Active Surfaces Secures $5.6M Funding Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy US-based Active Surfaces, a flexible solar panel startup spun out from MIT, raised $5.6 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Safar Partners, a deep-tech venture capital fund. Additional participants—include QVT, Lendlease, Type One Ventures, Umami Capital, Sabanci Climate Ventures, New Climate Ventures, SeaX Ventures, and others—reflect a diverse support […] Read more
Grew Energy To Set Up 3.2 GW Solar Module Manufacturing Facility In J&K Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Grew Energy Pvt Ltd – a flagship venture of the Chiripal Group – is all set to establish a three-stage fully backward integrated solar module manufacturing unit in Jammu & Kashmir. With a commitment to invest 4500 Cr, upon completion, this ultra-modern facility will have an annual capacity of producing 3.2GW high-efficiency solar modules and […] Read more
Low Module Prices Weigh On Q1 Earnings For China’s Solar Champions Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Over the past 10 days, as numbers have continued to pour out from the listed players from China’s formidable solar sector, the impact of the low solar module prices seen over the past two quarters and more is clearly visible on their earnings as well. Even as volumes have grown in many cases, revenues have […] Read more
GoodWe Unveils State-of-the-Art Solar Service Centre in Bangalore Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy GoodWe, a leading Smart Energy Innovator and key solar inverter player in the Indian market, has announced a Solar Service Centre in Bangalore, India. The service centre underlines the expanding reach of GoodWe in the Indian market as well as its growing customer base in the country, where GoodWe is focused on ensuring excellent standards […] Read more
Top 5 States Spearheading Rooftop Solar in India Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy India has made strides in new solar capacity addition in the last few years. However, a considerable gap exists between rooftop solar (RTS) and utility-scale solar installations. Despite existing national and state-level schemes promoting rooftop solar, including the National Rooftop Scheme and state government subsidies, participation rates remained low. This is mostly because of the […] Read more
