South Korea Counts On Floating Solar To Overcome Land Scarcity Updated On Tue, Mar 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Towards last year’s end, South Korean solar developer Scotra completed the construction of a 41 MW floating solar installation on a reservoir on the Hapcheon Dam. The land-scarce country has set a target of installing 2.1 GW of floating solar by 2030 and of becoming carbon-natural by 2050. Floating solar farms employ solar panels that are attached […] Read more
US solar real estate invt fund closes on $100 mn solar lease securitization Updated On Mon, Mar 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy SolaREIT, a US solar real estate investment fund, has closed on a $100 million securitization of solar leases with Nuveen. The expansion will significantly increase access to low-cost capital in the commercial and mid-sized solar development sector, including community solar, its official statement said. SolaREIT’s land financing options, including the “Pre-Paid Solar Land Lease”, allow […] Read more
Eolus to Buy 16 Wind Turbines from Siemens Gamesa for Sweden Projects Updated On Fri, Mar 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Eolus, the leading wind power developer in the Nordic region, has signed an agreement with Siemens Gamesa, according to which the latter will deliver 16 wind turbines for upcoming wind projects in Skallberget-Utterberget and Tjarnas, Sweden. The first project, which is based in the Avesta Municipality in Skallberget-Utterberget, will be supplied with twelve SG 6.6-170 […] Read more
Avaada Energy to deliver Bihar’s first floating solar power plant Updated On Fri, Feb 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy With a high population density and low land availability, Bihar is now using its water bodies to generate clean energy. The Bihar Government has commissioned a 2 megawatt (MW) floating solar power unit in Darbhanga district to Avaada Energy over a six acre water body and the project is about to be commissioned. The project […] Read more
Sify to power its data centre business with wind and solar energy Updated On Thu, Feb 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sify Technologies Ltd, an information and communications technology company, has signed a new deal with Singapore-based Vibrant Energy Holdings to procure 231 MW of electricity from solar and wind farms to supply the power needs of its hyper-scale data centres. It was announced by the two companies that the Indian firm inked power purchase agreements […] Read more
ACEN Powers Up Philippines 1st Hybrid Solar-Storage Plant Updated On Thu, Feb 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy ACEN, the listed energy platform of the Ayala Group, has switched on the first hybrid solar and energy storage project of the Philippines. The pilot 40 MW energy storage project located in Alaminos, Laguna, will allow the company to evaluate opportunities to store energy more effectively across the portfolio of ACEN, with the aim to […] Read more
Oriano to Set Up 70 MWp Phase I of Chhattisgarh Solar Project Updated On Thu, Feb 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Indian utility scale solar power development & EPC company Oriano has announced an order win for a major captive solar project under C&I segment in Chhattisgarh. The total project capacity accumulates to 168 MWp and the first phase of 70 MWp will be commissioned by mid-April 2022 to be evacuated at 132 kV. Balance capacity […] Read more
Jinko’s new Tiger Neo 605 panel targets both utility and commercial projects Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Even as 2020 marked a decisive shift to higher output (500 Wplus) modules, JinkoSolar’s Tiger Neo, with an efficiency up to 22.3%, and a promise to have 15-20W more wattage than the conventional p-PERC panel of the same size is set to be a frontrunner. Unlike other panels whose higher power comes from enlarged sizes, […] Read more
India’s Hopes to Replace Diesel with Renewable Energy in Farms Rides on Solar, Mostly Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Headlines have been announcing India’s plans to shift from diesel to renewable energy for its farming sector. The headlines have taken off from a statement by Power and MNRE minister R.K. Singh during a meeting with officials on Friday. What the headlines do not indicate is how heavily this hope depends on two critical factors. […] Read more
