As Inverters Become ‘Smart’ Customers Follow Suit Updated On Mon, Mar 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar inverters, with a share of 3-7% of project cost typically, have always played a far more critical role than the share of costs would imply. As the ‘brains’ behind the plant, the role of the inverter in converting power generated with the highest possible efficiency, in the safest way possible, has been critical for […] Read more
Getting Your Solar System Spring Ready-Guidelines Updated On Tue, Feb 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Is your PV system ready for spring? With winter on its way out or gone, it’s time to ensure your solar system is ready to capitalise on its most productive period of the year possibly. Solis Inverter proposes these guidelines to ensure you get just that, and peace of mind to boot. Q1: Why is […] Read more
Newcastle Airport Strives for 100% Renewable Energy Through PPA with Flow Power Updated On Mon, Feb 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Newcastle Airport, which is located in New South Wales, has set its sights on achieving sustainability. Towards this goal, it has entered into an agreement for 100% renewable energy with energy retailer Flow Power. “Newcastle Airport is expanding to deliver growth to the Hunter region, and sustainability is key to everything we do,” maintained Newcastle […] Read more
Germany’s BayWa r.e. Builds Central Europe’s Largest Floating Solar Plant Updated On Wed, Feb 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy ECOwind, a subsidiary of German developer, BayWa r.e., together with Austrian energy supplier EVN, has built central Europe’s largest floating PV array in Austria. The 24.5 MWp capacity plant in Grafenwörth in the state of Lower Austria covers an area of 14 hectares on two artificial lakes of a former sand and gravel pit. It […] Read more
DNV Acquires Solar Data Specialist Solcast Updated On Fri, Feb 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy In a move towards strengthening its solar forecasting services, Norwegian energy risk management company and assurance provider DNV has acquired Australian solar data specialist Solcast. Six-year-old Solcast was founded by metrologists James Luffman and Dr Nick Engerer, providing historical, live as well as forecast data on solar irradiance, wrapped in a modern application user interface […] Read more
Can Giant Floating Solar On Oceans Work? Updated On Fri, Jan 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy A lot has been said and done about floating solar plants – an emerging technology in which a customised solar photovoltaic (PV) system is placed directly on top of a body of water. Over the past half a decade, floating solar farms have gained popularity, particularly in countries with high population density and competing uses […] Read more
Solar Blinds / Shades: Don’t Block The View, Just The Sun Updated On Wed, Dec 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The newest technology that increases the chances of going greener by converting solar energy into electricity is solar blinds, or more specifically, solar panel blinds. These solar blinds are solar panels that have been converted into window sunscreens. As a result, solar blinds have all the benefits of solar panels and even more. Solar blinds […] Read more
Solar Trackers Surge; Poised To Reach 37,196.86 MW Globally by 2031 Updated On Wed, Dec 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy As per a recent report by a US based market research firm, Transparency Market Research (TMR), the global solar trackers market is likely to reach an installed capacity worth 37,196.86 MW in another nine years. In 2020, the annual installed capacity of solar trackers stood at 6998.8 MW. By 2031, the annual installed capacity will peak […] Read more
Canadian Solar to Mass Produce TOPCon Modules in 2023 Updated On Fri, Dec 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Global solar conglomerate Canadian Solar has announced that its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co. Ltd. will start mass production of high efficiency N-type TOPCon (Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact) solar modules in the first quarter of 2023. The move comes even as other industry majors like Jinko Solar and Trina Solar have indicated that n-type modules […] Read more