Module Supply: ReNew, Emmvee, Vikram Solar Win NTPC’s Khavda Tender Updated On Sat, May 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy NTPC REL (Renewable Energy Limited) has awarded the contracts of supply of solar modules for its 1,255 MW solar project to three solar module manufacturers. Three companies-Emmvee, ReNew and Vikram Solar emerged as the winners of the NTPC REL’s tender. The tender was floated in September 2023. The solar project is scheduled to come up […] 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
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
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
The Renewable Energy Developers Whose Plans Will Shape India’s Solar Targets Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy India reached a notable milestone in renewable energy by adding a record-breaking 18.48 GW in 2023-24, a 21 per cent increase from the previous year. As of March 31, 2024, India’s installed renewable energy capacity stood at 143.64 GW, excluding large hydropower projects. The country needs an annual addition of at least 50 GW for […] Read more
LONGi Sets New Record In Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. announced that the company has broken another world record for silicon solar cell efficiency only four months after it last set a world record in this area on May 7. As certified by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), the new silicon heterojunction back-contact (HBC) solar cells designed […] Read more
L&T Bags Orders For Two Floating Solar Project Worth 150 MWac, 120 MW Ground Mounted Project Updated On Wed, May 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) power transmission and distribution (PT&D) business has won multiple orders in India and abroad. The business has bagged orders to establish two floating solar plants in India. The orders secured by L&T comprise a cumulative floating solar capacity of more than 150 MWac, in addition to a ground-mounted solar PV of […] Read more
‘100% European Materials’ Promised At 250 MW Bulgarian Module Plant Updated On Mon, May 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy Europe’s ongoing efforts to preserve solar manufacturing within the continent got a small boost with the installation of a 250 MW automated production plant in Bulgaria. Set up by Italian solar manufacturing machinery producer Ecoprogetti, the plant is owned by Bulgarian company Solar Panel Eood and will produce solar modules in an automated process with […] Read more
A Record Breaking 2024 Awaits First Solar, As It Starts Q1 With Production Record Updated On Fri, May 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy US Based First Solar, the world’s largest Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film module manufacturer has just announced its forst quarter results. The firm, which became the first foreign form to be a part of the approved list of module manufacturers (ALMM) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in India (MNRE) produced 3.6GW of modules […] Read more
