JA Solar Will Set Up First US Solar Module Facility in Arizona of 2 GW Updated On Mon, Jan 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy International solar cell and module manufacturing maker JA Solar has announced that it has leased space for its first manufacturing facility in the US in Phoenix of Arizona. JA Solar said that the new facility will produce high-performance photovoltaic (PV) products, and is expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2023. Attracting an […] Read more
First Solar To Supply 2.4 GW Solar Modules To Intersect Power Updated On Mon, Aug 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy US-headquartered First Solar, has announced entering into an agreement to supply 2.4 GW of thin film solar PV modules to Intersect Power. The modules are scheduled to be delivered from 2024 to 2026. According to Intersect Power, the modules will be deployed in its solar, storage, and green hydrogen projects coming online across the USA […] Read more
European Modules Emit 40% Less CO2 Than Chinese Ones, finds Study Updated On Tue, Sep 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a new study, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have calculated that silicon photovoltaic modules manufactured in the European Union produce 40 percent less CO2 than modules manufactured in China. Using a life cycle analysis (LCA), the research team compared the CO2 footprint of monocrystalline solar modules manufactured in Germany, […] Read more
Govt. Confirms Solar Imports Down To $571 million in 2020-21 Updated On Fri, Aug 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Yesterday, the Union Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister Raj Kumar Singh while addressing the Lok Sabha announced that India’s solar cells and modules imports fell to $571.65 million in the last financial year (FY20-21) from $2.16 billion and $1.68 billion in FY18-19 and FY19-20, respectively. Till July end, India had imposed tariff and […] Read more
Tata Power Solar Doubles PV Manufacturing Capacity to 1.1 GW Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata Power Solar has announced an expansion of its manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, taking the total production capacity of cells and modules to 1.1 GW Tata Power Solar Systems Limited, one of India’s largest integrated solar companies and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power, has announced a significant expansion of its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in […] Read more
DGTR Initiates Anti-Dumping Investigation on Fluoro Backsheets for PV Modules Updated On Thu, Apr 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy DGTR has initiated an anti-dumping investigation on Fluoro Backsheets used in the manufacturing of solar modules exported from China The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has notified that upon successful application by Renewsys India, it has initiated an investigation to determine the existence, degree and effect of any alleged dumping of Fluoro Backsheets used […] Read more
40% on Modules & 25% on Cells, MNRE to Impose BCD From April 1, 2022 Updated On Thu, Mar 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has finally finalised the new Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on solar PV cells and modules. As per an office memorandum, the Ministry is going to impose a 25 percent BCD on solar PV cells and 40 percent duty on solar modules without grandfathering of bid-out projects. However, […] Read more
JinkoSolar to Partner With Tongwei, Secures Solar Glass From Flat Glass Updated On Tue, Feb 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy JinkoSolar, one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, has announced that the Company intends to sign a “strategic cooperation agreement” with Tongwei to jointly invest in a high-purity crystalline silicon project with annual capacity of 45,000 metric tons and a silicon wafer project with an annual production capacity of […] Read more
Premier Energies to set up new Rs 483 Cr Solar Manufacturing Facility in Hyd Updated On Thu, Feb 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Premier Energies is setting up a new state-of-the-art solar cells and modules manufacturing facility at the cost of Rs 483 crore in Hyderabad Premier Energies, a leading domestic solar PV cells and modules manufacturing company has announced that it is setting up a new state-of-the-art facility at E-City Hyderabad. A Greenfield Project, the new plant […] Read more
