Vietnam’s VinFast looks to open EV battery plant in Tamil Nadu Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy VinFast, a leading Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer, has identified Thoothukudi as the location for its upcoming battery manufacturing plant. The company is poised to make a significant investment, amounting to hundreds of millions of US dollars, in a spacious 400-acre area. Moreover, this will be VinFast’s inaugural investment venture in India. Originally, VinFast was looking […] Read more
Tripura To Connect 9,250 Remote Houses With Solar Micro Grids Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy As the Central Government continues its infrastructure blitz in the North East, it has now allocated Rs 81 crore to the state of Tripura for the establishment of 274 solar microgrids in remote areas of the state. The solar based microgrid would illuminate more than 9,000 households and the initiative is part of the Ministry […] Read more
Four Areas Where Solar Power Can, Is, and Ought To Make a Bigger Impact Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy “The real wealth of a nation is its people. The purpose of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long, healthy and creative lives,” said noted economist and Noble Prize winner Mahbub-ul-Haq. I was reminded of this profound universal concept that underpins today’s ‘Human Development Index,’ which serves as the defining […] Read more
ChakraPaani: A ‘Solar Hand Pump’ Designed to End Rural India’s Water Woes Updated On Fri, Jun 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy The MSME sector is proving its worth in the age of innovation and creativity. One such firm in Kanpur, Shri Ram Rashmi Industries has come up with a new solar hand pump called ChakraPaani which it claims needs just a third of solar energy electricity compared to other solar pumps. When the radiation is low, […] Read more
Total Eren, Others Collaborate for Indonesian Wind Plus Storage Project Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy Indonesian power utility PLN (Persero) has collaborated with Total Eren SA in the construction of a 70 MW wind power plant project in Tanah Laut, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. This is also the first renewable project in Indonesia equipped with a 10 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) technology. Adaro Power and Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Investasi […] Read more
Renewable Energy: Looking Beyond Gujarat In 2023 Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian story of renewable energy is actually a story of paradoxes. Thus, even as the country has made remarkable progress in adding renewable capacity, it still fell comfortably short of the 175 GW target for 2022 Nationally, the country today has achieved 168 GW of renewable energy including large hydro power but the travesty […] Read more
Microwaves Can Advance Solar Cell Production, Recycling: Macquarie University Updated On Fri, Apr 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy A microwave technology invented at Australia’s Macquarie University has proved that solar cell recycling can be made easier and so do manufacturing of new solar cells. During the fabrication of solar panels, silicon goes through several high-temperature processes known as annealing. Currently the cells are cooked in an oven. A paper now published in the […] Read more
Huasun To Supply 1.5 GW HJT Modules To European Developer Inercom Updated On Tue, Apr 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Chinese manufacturer Anhui Huasun Energy Co. Ltd has announced that the company has once again reached a cooperation with Inercom Ltd and signed a framework agreement for supplying HJT modules. Inercom is a well-known European EPC company. By the end of 2025, Huasun will provide at least 1.5GW Himalaya series ultra-high-efficient HJT modules for large-scale […] Read more
Europe Slips Up, Again, On Meeting Climate Goals Updated On Thu, Apr 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Two contrasting reports have dominated the renewable energy landscape of Europe this week: One, the European Union policymakers have agreed to double the renewable use by 2030 through massive RE installations. Two, a WindEurope report finds that Europe has invested lowest in offshore wind since 2009 in 2022, a mere EUR 17 billion in new […] Read more