US-Based Flexible Solar Firm Active Surfaces Secures $5.6M Funding Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy US-based Active Surfaces, a flexible solar panel startup spun out from MIT, raised $5.6 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Safar Partners, a deep-tech venture capital fund. Additional participants—include QVT, Lendlease, Type One Ventures, Umami Capital, Sabanci Climate Ventures, New Climate Ventures, SeaX Ventures, and others—reflect a diverse support […] Read more
Tesla Gets Approval For Shanghai Megapack Energy Storage Battery Plant Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy Tesla will be building a Megapack energy storage battery plant in China. The EV maker battery plant will come up near its electric vehicle gigafactory in Shanghai. According to a report, Tesla will invest around CNY1.5 billion (USD200 million) in the new megafactory. The factory will cover an area of about 20 hectares in the […] Read more
Relux Electric Secures 250 Cr For EV Charging Expansion in South India Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Relux Electric, the EV charging infrastructure provider, has secured Rs. 250 crores of cumulative project funding from a group of private real estate and infrastructure investors exclusively to expand its network of hypercharging stations on the highways of South India. The company will utilize the fund to create 20 new hypercharging stations within the next […] Read more
EU’s Wind, Solar Generation Rose By 14%, Fossil Fell To 25% Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy EMBER, a clean energy think tank recently reported a decline in EU fossil generation to below 25% in a month for the first time ever. The study reported a major milestone for EU in its electricity transition in April 2024. The electricity generation reportedly increased by 0.4% year-on-year over January-April 2023. Meanwhile, wind and solar […] Read more
China Dominates Wind Installations in 2023, As 120.7 GW Is Added Globally Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest report from Global Wind energy Council (GWEC) for 2024 found a total of 30 wind turbine manufacturers installed a record 120.7 GW of new capacity in 2023. In a year marked by continuing supply chain challenges and other issues, this was a huge achievement. Incidentally, 122 GW is the expected total wind capacity […] Read more
Low Module Prices Weigh On Q1 Earnings For China’s Solar Champions Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Over the past 10 days, as numbers have continued to pour out from the listed players from China’s formidable solar sector, the impact of the low solar module prices seen over the past two quarters and more is clearly visible on their earnings as well. Even as volumes have grown in many cases, revenues have […] Read more
Clean Energy Investments Driving Global Job Creation, Finds Study Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy Investment in the manufacturing of clean energy technologies, especially solar PV and batteries is expediting the process of creating new jobs and employment opportunities, according to a new report published by International Energy Agency. The agency said that investments related to clean energy technologies have become a powerful economic driver globally. The global investment in […] Read more
EU Rooftop Solar Standard Can Provide Power To 56 Mn Homes Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy The European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive recently entered into force with the publication of the rule in the official journal of the European Union (EU). Its implementation could provide solar power equivalent of 56 million European homes. A preliminary analysis conducted by SolarPower Europe suggests that the EPBD could drive the installation of 150 […] Read more
German, French Investment Groups Form JV for 500MW Projects in Germany Updated On Wed, May 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy The German renewables investor and asset manager Aream Group and Eiffel Investment Group, represented by the Eiffel Transition Infrastructure Fund have formed a joint venture with an aim to develop clean energy projects in Germany. The joint venture will develop numerous projects in the fields of photovoltaics and batteries in the coming years. Eiffel will […] Read more
