Meyer Burger to Build 400MW Solar Module Mfg Facility in U.S. Updated On Tue, Dec 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy Switzerland-based Meyer Burger Technology has announced that it will build a production facility for high-performance solar modules in Goodyear, Arizona. The establishment of production in Arizona offers Meyer Burger customers in the growing North American market faster and direct access to solar modules and makes them less dependent on imports, says the firm. The Arizona […] Read more
2021 Best Year in History for Solar in the EU: Report Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The 27 member states of the European Union saw around 25.9 GW of new solar PV capacity connected to their grids in 2021, an increase of 34% over the 19.3 GW installed the year before, a report by SolarPower Europe has found this month. This growth makes 2021 not only another record year for solar […] Read more
Amp Energy Commissions 13.5MW Solar Power Project in Maharashtra Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy New Delhi-based Amp Energy India has recently commissioned a 13.5 MW solar power project for cement manufacturer Orient Cement. The 13.5 MW project will supply solar power to Orient Cement’s manufacturing facility in Maharashtra from Amp’s open access facility in Gurgaon village, district Osmanabad in the state. Orient Cement has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) […] Read more
US Air Force Paves the Way for Space-based Solar Power Updated On Thu, Dec 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Northrop Grumman have successfully conducted the first end-to-end demonstration of key hardware for the Arachne flight experiment. As part of the ground demonstration, novel components for the “sandwich tile” were used to successfully convert solar energy to radio frequency (RF), a development that seeks to pave the way […] Read more
APTEL Leans With Rajasthan Solar Park Developer On Jurisdiction Issue Updated On Wed, Dec 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy In an interesting judgement on the rights and powers of Solar Park Developers in states, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in an order yesterday, has laid down the operating rules for such situations. The tribunal was acting on a plea by the Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited, which runs the Bhadla Solar park, […] Read more
AES Acquires Community Solar, Adds 10 GW Renewable Pipeline Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy US energy firm AES Corporation has announced the acquisition of leading US solar developer, Community Energy Solar, LLC (Community Energy). AES has signed PPAs to deliver 4 GW of renewables in the US this year and the acquisition of Community Energy will further bolster the Company’s future expansion efforts with a strong pipeline and skilled […] Read more
German Dev Bank to Partly Fund Surat Metro; Depots to be Solar-powered Updated On Mon, Dec 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Government of India and the German Development Bank – KFW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) – have signed a Euro 442.26 million loan for the Surat Metro Rail project, according to a recent official statement released by the Ministry of Finance. The project aims to harness solar energy at both depots of the Surat Metro in […] Read more
Koch Invests $150 million in GameChange Solar Updated On Fri, Dec 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy GameChange Solar Holdings Corp. (GameChange), a leading US provider of racking and tracker systems for utility scale solar power plants, announced today that Koch Strategic Platforms (“KSP”), a subsidiary of Koch Investments Group, has made a $150 million investment in GameChange to support the company’s strategic development goals. In India, GameChange has its office in […] Read more
Sentient Labs Offers India’s First “Made in India” Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Updated On Thu, Dec 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sentient Labs, an R&D innovation lab, building on technologies incubated by KPIT Technologies Ltd, demonstrated India’s first truly indigenously developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus. The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology has been developed in collaboration with CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research)-NCL (National Chemical Laboratory) and CSIR-CECRI (Central Electrochemical Research Institute). Sentient Labs’ has been […] Read more
