TotalEnergies Acquires Core Solar; Raises RE Portfolio by 4GW in USA Updated On Thu, Apr 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy French energy major TotalEnergies has announced that it has acquired Austin, US based Core Solar whose portfolio includes more than 4 GW of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. These projects are at various stages of development across several U.S. states and power markets. According to TotalEnergies official statement, Core Solar CEO Greg Nelson and […] Read more
First Solar to Supply 1GW Solar Module to Leeward Renewable Energy Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Renewable energy players First Solar and Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) have signed an agreement under which First Solar will supply 1 GW of advanced, ultra-low carbon and thin-film PV solar modules to Leeward. The official statement of the companies says that LRE will deploy these modules across its 20GW solar development and construction pipeline in […] Read more
India, Germany Look To Raise Renewable Energy to 500 GW by 2030 Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Government officials met Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary of the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany, in New Delhi and held talks to find ways to deepen the collaboration between India and Germany in the realm of renewable energy development and climate neutrality. Jochen Flasbarth, who arrived in India for a two-day state […] Read more
LONGi Creates Solar Industry’s First Tailor Made Metro Train on World Earth Day Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy LONGi Green Energy Technology has created solar industry’s first tailor-made metro train in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. LONGi’s headquarters are also situated here. The LONGi sponsored concept was developed to mark World Earth Day. The specific day was established 53 years ago with the objective of raising global awareness of the importance […] Read more
Global Renewable Capacity Addition in numbers For 2021 from IRENA Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy “At the end of 2021, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3064 GW. Hydropower accounted for the largest share of the global total, with a capacity of 1230 GW,” finds a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar and wind energy accounted for equal shares of the remainder, with capacities of 849 […] Read more
GESCOM invites bids for 3 MWp rooftop solar systems in Karnataka Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) has invited bids for the empanelment of vendors for the development of 3MWp rooftop solar plants in residential buildings under Phase-II Scheme of MNRE in Karnataka. Key dates of the tender are as below: Last date for submission of queries : 02.05.2022 @ 11.00 Hrs. Pre-Bid meeting : 04.05.2022 […] Read more
Chandigarh jail goes green with 350 kWp rooftop solar plant Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy To commemorate World Earth Day, the current year’s theme being “Invest in our Planet”, another green energy initiative has been undertaken by the department of science and technology and renewable energy, Chandigarh. A 350 kWp Rooftop SPV Power Plant at Model Jail Complex, Sector 51, Chandigarh was inaugurated by UT adviser Dharam Pal in the […] Read more
Solar Powered Refrigerator Built by Kanpur Student to Safeguard Covid Vaccines Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Samarjit Singh, a third year B.Tech student of Kanpur’s Axis College, has created a refrigerator that runs on solar power and can host Covid-19 vaccines and other life-saving drugs eliminating chances of wastage. Uttar Pradesh still has issues of electricity shortages and frequent power cuts. The solar run refrigerator by Samarjit Singh is expected to […] Read more
Torrent Power Secures 50 MW Solar Power Plant from SkyPower Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading Ahmedabad based power player Torrent Power Limited has said that the company has acquired a 50 MW Solar Power Project from SkyPower Group. Torrent informed that the enterprise value for this acquisition is somewhere about Rs 417 crore subject to closing price adjustments, in case there are any and the acquisition is further subject […] Read more