China’s Module Market Grows Despite Slowdown in Domestic Solar Industry Updated On Tue, Dec 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy The decline in annual installations of solar in China did not seem to have had an impact on its module manufacturing industry, a new analysis has revealed The decline in annual installations of solar photovoltaics (PV) in China does not seem to have had an impact on the country’s solar module manufacturing industry. The country’s […] Read more
Co-Located Solar Plus Storage Expected to Dramatically Increase: Study Updated On Mon, Dec 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy In conjunction with the Nevada Commission’s approval of the solar plus storage proposal, a new study examines the market for solar-plus-storage resources. In a regulatory order issued on December 4, 2019, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada approved three “solar-plus-storage” purchase power agreements (PPAs), including one that will be the world’s largest battery project with a capacity of 380 MW/1,416 […] Read more
Railways to Source 1GW Solar, 100MW Wind By 2021-22: Piyush Goyal Updated On Sat, Dec 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy In a bid to go green, Indian Railways has planned to source about 1 GW (1,000 MW) of solar energy and approx. 200 MW of wind energy progressively by 2021-22, said Piyush Goyal. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, this information was provided by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce […] Read more
India Working on a Rooftop Solar Scheme with KfW: Gadkari Updated On Wed, Dec 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Centre is working with KfW to bring a rooftop solar scheme that will bring down the cost of the power generated to Rs 2.5 per unit, Nitin Gadkari has said The Centre is working with German financing institution KfW to bring a rooftop solar scheme that will bring down the cost of the power […] Read more
US Solar Tariffs Cost 62,000 Jobs and 10.5 GW in Solar Capacity Updated On Wed, Dec 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy Tariffs on imported solar cells and modules have led to the loss of more than 62,000 US jobs and USD 19 billion in new private sector investment Tariffs on imported solar cells and modules have led to the loss of more than 62,000 US jobs and USD 19 billion in new private sector investment, according […] Read more
Odisha Launches Solar Power & Other projects Worth Rs 8939 cr Updated On Mon, Dec 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Odisha has launched 27 industrial projects, involving a total investment of Rs 8,939 crore. The projects involve solar plants, amongst many others. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched 27 industrial projects, involving a total investment of around Rs 8,939 crore. The projects being initiated involve solar power plants, cement plants amongst many others. Patnaik inaugurated five projects […] Read more
Could Solar Energy power Indian homes for free? Updated On Sat, Nov 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy Imagine running all your electricity-hungry home appliances and devices at home as much as you want and paying zero or near-zero electricity bill. This is already an accepted way of life for many people in Germany, a handful of American states, and a few other countries around the world where electricity tariffs have not just […] Read more
India and Germany to Collaborate on Development of Solar Projects Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy India and Germany will collaborate on solar energy projects amongst other projects as part of bilateral cooperation in energy and urban development sectors India and Germany will collaborate on Mumbai Metro and solar energy projects as part of bilateral cooperation in energy and urban development sectors, a senior official with Germany’s Ministry of Economic Cooperation has said. Talking to […] Read more
Will the ban on ‘Blue Wafer Cell’ help in boosting the domestic solar manufacturing? Updated On Sat, Nov 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Recently, government had imposed restrictions on the use of imported ‘blue wafer/ diffused silicon wafer’ for the manufacturing of solar PV cells, as such PV cells will not qualify under the category of domestically manufactured solar cells under various government schemes. Here’re some views and voices from the solar industry on its impact: Manish Aggarwal, […] Read more
