Floating Solar On A Growth Path Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy In Solar’s rise to pre-eminence from a fringe renewable energy option just a decade back, it’s time to consider the rise of floating solar (also called floatovoltaics in many cases). To think that it did not even exist at any scale till 2013. The earliest patent on floating solar was taken out only in 2008. […] Read more
Asia Held 92% Share in Global PV Module Production in 2020: Report Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy The recently published Photovoltaics Report, produced under Dr. Simon Philipps (Fraunhofer ISE) and Werner Warmuth (PSE Projects GmbH), explores key details about the photovoltaics manufacturing sector at the end of 2020 in Germany, the European Union and worldwide, including Asia. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, supported by PSE Projects GmbH, has been […] Read more
With Safeguard Duty Expiry A Day Away, Solar Bodies in a Huddle For Way Forward Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy With the Safeguard Duty (SGD) on solar modules expiring tomorrow, there is predictable anxiety among Indian module manufacturers on the future after the duty expires. Currently, there is an ongoing investigation by the Directorate General of Trade Remedies against alleged Chinese dumping of modules, which has got delayed due to a court intervention. Thus, a […] Read more
Mango, Letin For the World, The Cheapest Electric Car In The World Updated On Wed, Jul 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy China tops the list of electric vehicle (EV) developers and electric mobility promoters. With close to 500 automakers EV manufacturers, the competition is intense. On company is going back to the original Chinese premise for success. Build them cheap. Levdeo, one of the EV makers in the country, headquartered in Shandong, China, is aiming to […] Read more
John Cockerill to Supply Thermal Receivers to Redstone CSP Plant in SA Updated On Tue, Jul 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy John Cockerill, a Belgium-based engineering company, has revealed that it will supply molten salt solar thermal receivers to Redstone’s 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant (CSP) in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Developed by Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power and constructed by EPC SepcoIII, the Redstone CSP plant is expected to supply 2,00,000 households […] Read more
Arctic Green Energy and GIC to Jointly Decarbonsise Building Sector Updated On Tue, Jul 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Arctic Green Energy, an Iceland-based renewable firm, and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, are partnering to drive the uptake of zero carbon district heating in Europe and Asia. Under the agreement, GIC will become an equity partner in Arctic Green Energy and commit a new injection of $240 million to support the expansion of the […] Read more
SECI Kick Starts Storage Push With Notice for 2 GWh Tender Updated On Mon, Jul 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a surprising move, the Solar Energy Corporation of India has issued a notice intimating its plans for a 2000MWh storage tender. The notice mentions that the final tender would be out by august 31, 2021. This seems to be the first ever storage only tender from the government agency, and follows NTPC’s expression of […] Read more
NASA Solar Array Technology Now Powering Communications Satellites Updated On Fri, Jul 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy US space exploration agency NASA has said that its innovations meant to help humans inhabit other planets, such as Mars, also make life better here on Earth. Consider the Compact Telescoping Array (CTA), a technology developed at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, to provide solar energy to satellites in space. CTA is now […] Read more
US Moves Back to World Energy Council, Ahead of 2022 summit Updated On Fri, Jul 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy The US has rejoined the World Energy Council. The World Energy Council (WEC), the world’s leading independent member-based international energy network has announced that the United States has rejoined it. A new US WEC Member Committee will be hosted by Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), an independent, nonprofit energy research and development (R&D) organization. The […] Read more
