TrinaTracker Agile 1P Gains IEC Certification, Compatible With 600W+ Modules Updated On Thu, May 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Trina Solar, the world-leading PV and smart energy total solutions provider, has obtained IEC certification for its dual-row one in portrait (1P) tracker, Agile 1P, from the Certification Entity for Renewable Energies (CERE), a leading independent testing, simulation, certification and inspection organization in Europe. The IEC certification further underlines the industry’s high regard for TrinaTracker’s […] Read more
UK Researchers Use Compressed Air for Cooling and Cleaning PV panels Updated On Tue, May 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a paper entitled ‘Study on the Cleaning and Cooling of Solar Photovoltaic Panels Using Compressed Airflow’, published in the journal Solar Energy in June 2021, U.K. researchers from the University of Warwick made a case for using the airflow produced from compressed air for cleaning and cooling solar panels simultaneously. The authors of the […] Read more
ReNew Power Goes with Gujarat For Solar Component Manufacturing Plant Updated On Tue, May 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Leading renewable energy firm ReNew Power has announced that it will be going to Gujarat for the development of a solar cell and module manufacturing plant. The manufacturing plans had been announced by ReNew Power last year, and it has picked the Dholera Special Industrial Region (DSIR), about 100 km away from Ahmedabad . Gujarat, […] Read more
CERC Judgement on SB Energy’s 300 MW Bhadla Project Compensation Updated On Tue, May 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy A plea by SB Energy at the CERC, with SECI and Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam as respondents, was disposed off by the commission with a now predictable template on most of the contentions. In doing so, the CERC has served to iterate what seems to be well established rules for such situations. The final order […] Read more
SkySpecs Acquires Wind Energy Tech Companies Fincovi and Vertikal AI Updated On Mon, May 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Michigan-headquartered wind energy technology company SkySpecs announced today that it has acquired two of Europe’s premier wind energy companies: Fincovi, a leader in financial asset management, and Vertikal AI, a pioneer in predictive maintenance for wind energy. The combined entity brings together world-class data insight and automation to help wind farm owners and operators to […] Read more
Swedish Company Exeger Raises USD 38 Million in Debt Financing Updated On Wed, May 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sweden’s Exeger announced today that it has secured USD 20 million in debt financing from Swedbank and Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK). The company, which produces Powerfoyle, a unique solar cell technology that transforms all forms of light into clean, endless energy, has also secured USD 18 million through a directed share issue to Ilija Batljan […] Read more
Azure Power’s Petition for GST Compensation Dismissed by MERC Updated On Wed, May 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) recently heard a petition filed by Azure Power Thirty Four Private Limited (APTFPL), which sought INR 22,52,61,708 in compensation for “increase in costs” due to a change in the rate of Goods & Services Tax (GST) following a notification issued by the Ministry of Finance in December 2018. APTFPL tried […] Read more
Vikram Solar Completes 85 MW Solar Plant for NTPC in Uttar Pradesh Updated On Wed, May 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Haryana-headquartered solar energy solutions provider Vikram Solar announced today the completion of an 85 MW solar plant project commissioned for National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) at Bilhaur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. It forms part of the largest solar project in a single location in the state of Uttar Pradesh- with 225 MW capacity- of which […] Read more
Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC Acquires Solar Project Totaling 80 MWac Updated On Thu, May 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (“GREC”) announced today that, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, it purchased an 80 MWac pre-operational solar project from Broad Reach Power (“BRP”). The project, MTSun Solar LLC, is currently under development in Yellowstone County, Montana, with an expected commercial operation date of July 2022. It has a long-term Power Purchase Agreement […] Read more