South Africa Moves A Step Closer to 540 MW Solar and 1.1 GW Storage With Scatec PPA Signing Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Oslo, Norway headquartered, Scatec ASA has signed a power purchase agreement for three co-located solar and storage projects under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) alongside the South African government. The PPA will run for 20 years. This agreement also included 540MW of solar power capacity. With this, South Africa is one […] Read more
Rising Polysilicon Prices cast A Shadow On PV Cost Trends For Rest Of 2022 Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Polysilicon prices have been steadily rising since the beginning of January 2022. Even after steady growth in the first half of 2022, prices were predicted to rise more in June, according to a report. The report by Onfolink-Group says that when looking at the statistics for the last five weeks, there is still a steady […] Read more
Despite Positive Results, Renewable Energy In Australia Faces Local Challenges Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Community protests are delaying Australia’s efforts to rebuild its overburdened electricity infrastructure, potentially delaying investments in wind and solar farms (Renewable Energy) that would be needed to replace retiring coal-fired power generation over the next 25 years. The continent sized country has long been blamed for going too slow on renewable additions, besides its high […] Read more
540 MW Boralex Solar Farms & 77 MW of Storage To Add To New York Renewable Power Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Quebec, Canada based Boralex Inc. has announced five solar farms totaling 540 MW of generation and 77 MW of storage have been selected by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as part of its 2021 request for utility-scale renewable energy certificates. Once constructed, the solar farms will generate more than 1 […] Read more
Battery Boom Could Redraw Geopolitical Order Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accelerated a shift to investment in renewables and storage batteries as a way to reduce dependence on imports of fossil fuels a large part of which comes from OPEC and Russia. Dependent on Russia for supply of gas everyday, Europe and USA are desperately trying to break free and access […] Read more
As Europe Changes Solar Manufacturing, Overcapacity Risks Loom Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) has welcomed the forthcoming EU strategy for solar energy as the framework for building long-term competitiveness and critical mass of PV manufacturing capacities in Europe. This is crucial for reducing strategic dependencies, ensuring energy security and boosting the economic growth of the EU, states the council. As the European-wide […] Read more
Sungrow Signs 500 MWac Contract For PV Inverter Solutions in Brazil Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Sungrow continues to build on its leadership in the Brazilian market. In a year marred by the impact of Covid the Free Energy Market (PL 1917/15) that is in final approval stage has ensured a positive outlook for solar power in Brazil. Sungrow recently closed a 500 MWac PV inverter solution supply contract with Mercury […] Read more
Lightrock Power to Build 400 MW Solar Projects in UK Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy After ‘farming friendly’, animal friendly solar is also getting here. Bristol based solar power developer Lightrock Power has announced that the company plans to develop a number of solar projects in the United Kingdom that will be ‘wildlife-friendly.’ The combined capacity of the solar projects will be 400 MW. As per Lightrock Power, these upcoming […] Read more
South Korea Counts On Floating Solar To Overcome Land Scarcity Updated On Tue, Mar 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Towards last year’s end, South Korean solar developer Scotra completed the construction of a 41 MW floating solar installation on a reservoir on the Hapcheon Dam. The land-scarce country has set a target of installing 2.1 GW of floating solar by 2030 and of becoming carbon-natural by 2050. Floating solar farms employ solar panels that are attached […] Read more
