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
China-Based Growatt Unveils Inverter Series, Power Solns at Intersolar Expo, Ahmedabad Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy China-based leading inverter brand Growatt unveiled its new series of inverters, technologies, sustainable EV charging and portable power solution for Indian customers at Intersolar India Expo 2022 held at Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad. Aside from its flagship residential inverters covering 1-15kW of power, the company also exhibited C&I inverters ranging from 20kW to 125kW. Among which, the […] Read more
NREL Confirms Spike In Solar and Storage Costs In US Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the premier government entity tasked with tracking and projecting impact of technology changes in the renewables space, has come out with its annual benchmarking report on prices. And the findings are no surprise, to those who have been in the market. Using 2021 prices, NREL estimates that utility-scale PV […] Read more
MPUVNL Invites RFP for 15 MW of Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Plant Updated On Fri, Oct 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL) has invited a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 15 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar plants. These 15 MW rooftop solar PV systems under the RESCO Model would be installed at various locations in Madhya Pradesh. This MPUVNL 35 MW solar tender includes the scope of work in design, […] Read more
