US probe into solar imports threatens almost 2/3 of planned capacity additions in 2022: Rystad Energy Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy As much as 17.5 gigawatts (GWac) of planned US solar capacity installations in 2022 are in doubt after the Department of Commerce (DOC) opened an investigation into panel imports from southeast Asia, Norway-based Rystad Energy research shows. The US was expected to install 27 GWac of solar energy capacity in the utility, residential, and commercial […] Read more
Borosil Renewables Plans To Become Largest Non Chinese Solar Glass Manufacturer Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar panel glass manufacturer Borosil Renewables has announced that it will invest Rs 1,500 crore over the next two years to expand its capacity by nearly 2.5 times and supply glass for 15 GW of solar modules by FY25. As of March 2022, India has around 15 GW of solar module manufacturing capacity. Due to stiff […] Read more
South Western Railway installs 4600 KWp rooftop solar Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Railways has made some of the most ambitious pledges to decarbonise, starting with the promise to be 100% electric by 2024 and net zero by 2030. While those ambitions are still some way off, progress continues to be steady on the ground. As of January this year, with plans to install solar at […] Read more
California revisits proposal on reforming rooftop solar policy Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy California is asking solar companies, utilities and others to weigh in yet again in a long-standing process to reform the state’s key rooftop solar power incentive, the state’s public utilities regulator said in a document filed on Monday. The California Public Utilities Commission is seeking additional input into a proposal issued last year that was […] Read more
Fast Company Recognizes Accela and NREL’s SolarAPP+ as a ‘World Changing Idea’ Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Cloud solutions provider Accela has announced that the online solar permitting platform launched in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) SolarAPP+ was selected by Fast Company for its World Changing Ideas Award 2022. SolarAPP+ implies ‘Solar Automated Permit Processing Plus.’ The Fast Company World Changing Idea Awards honors […] Read more
AIIB gives $200 million loan to Bangladesh to develop renewable energy Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bangladesh has got a long term credit facility of $200 million from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to develop a range of infrastructure projects top of which stands renewable energy expansion in the country. The renewable energy and electricity infrastructure improvement is to ensure optimal power supplies throughout Bangladesh. The official statement from the […] Read more
SECI signs MoU with Min of Home Affairs to set up solar panels Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in order to harness the potential of solar energy on the available rooftop areas in the campuses of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and National Security Guard (NSG), an official press release states. […] Read more
In Relief For Developers, TNERC Revises Order On Solar Tariff By Changing Accounting Norms Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a relief to the developers involved, Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has revised solar tariff for FY 2017-18 on an Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) remand matter filed by National Solar Energy Federation of India Limited (NSEFI), the latter has reported. In its latest order, TNERC has revised tariff from Rs 5.10 to 5.68/kWh, […] Read more
FIMER to showcase Its PV and EV solutions at Intersolar Europe 2022 Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy FIMER, a household name in solar inverters and electric mobility systems, is geared up to showcase its pathbreaking technologies for Solar and EV markets at Intersolar Europe 2022 from 11 to 13 May in Munich, including the recently launched ‘best-in-class’ power platform for residential applications and the new powerful multi-MPPT PVS-350 string inverter for utility scale. […] Read more