India’s Hopes to Replace Diesel with Renewable Energy in Farms Rides on Solar, Mostly Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Headlines have been announcing India’s plans to shift from diesel to renewable energy for its farming sector. The headlines have taken off from a statement by Power and MNRE minister R.K. Singh during a meeting with officials on Friday. What the headlines do not indicate is how heavily this hope depends on two critical factors. […] Read more
Torrent Power Bags 25 MW Solar Portfolio in Gujarat Updated On Fri, Feb 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a recent announcement, Torrent Power said that the company has entered into a share purchase agreement with Blue Daimond Properties and Balrampur Chini Mills for the acquisition of 100 per cent equity share capital of Visual Percept Solar Project, which operates a solar plant of 25 MW capacity in Gujarat. Subject to closing price […] Read more
TotalEnergies to Acquire Commercial & Industrial Solar Business of SunPower Updated On Fri, Feb 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy TotalEnergies has announced that the company has signed a contract with SunPower Corp.’s to purchase latter’s Commercial & Industrial Solutions (CIS) business for $250 million. The amount includes $60 million of earn-out. TotalEnergies is the majority shareholder of SunPower, a leading solar technology and energy services provider. Both the companies have approved the acquisition following a thorough process involving […] Read more
Australian Renewables Spree Meets Farmers’ Resistance Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Australian farmers are battling the ongoing renewable power expansion projects of the country as they say that the projects are ill-conceived and could upend their livelihood and also the ecology. The cultivators in the key farm states like Victoria and New South Wales are wary about the factors of production – linked to their farms […] Read more
Fraunhofer Institute creates proficient solar cell ‘recycling’ process Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy For what could be a major breakthrough for the PV recycling industry, the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP in Germany has developed a solution to recycle PV modules on an industrial scale and reuse the silicon to produce new PERC solar cells. The institution has developed this in close cooperation with Fraunhofer Institute for […] Read more
SJVN to Develop 10,000 MW Solar Projects in Rajasthan Updated On Wed, Feb 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a major development in the renewable sector, mini-ratna SJVN will soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rajasthan Government to develop 10,000 MW solar power projects in the next 5 years in Rajasthan. A formal proposal was submitted by SJVN for the said project to the Rajasthan government. It was accepted and […] Read more
Croatia to Launch Renewable Auctions by Q3 2022 Updated On Tue, Feb 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Croatia’s Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development is considering announcing auctions for large wind farms and solar power plants by the third quarter of 2022. About a year back, the Ministry had announced preparations for auctions for premiums for large power plants using renewable energy sources, which were then postponed to the autumn season. According […] Read more
Borosil Renewables’ Net Profit Jumps by 323% YoY basis Updated On Tue, Feb 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Financial results of the third quarter ending December 31 have been announced by Borosil Renewables. The company has declared that the net profit surged 332.23% to Rs 45.73 crore in the quarter ended December 2021 as against Rs 10.58 crore during the quarter that ended December 2020. The total sales of Borosil Renewables rose by […] Read more
Polysilicon Woes in Solar PV Markets to End Within 18 Months: Rethink Updated On Tue, Feb 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The solar squeeze of 2021 will be ended by a surge of new polysilicon production capacity coming online in the next two years, according to new research from Rethink Energy. In the paper, Polysilicon Manufacturing forecast to 2030, the research firm outlines how fears that we may have passed the trough of solar costs during […] Read more
