Blown: How India Lost The Solar Rooftop Battle Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Back in 2015, when India declared its renewable energy target of 175GW for 2022, with 100 GW as the share of solar power, the euphoria over the sheer ambition papered over a lot of questions. For not only was this target truly ambitious, but to many, it finally declared the government’s resolve to break away […] Read more
Can ATUM Bridge The Rooftop Solar Gap for India? Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy For Hyderabad based Visaka Industries, an established firm (Rs 1057 crore revenues in 2019-20) in the construction sector with multiple product lines ranging from corrugated cement sheets, fibre cement boards, and manmade yarn, the move into Hybrid solar roofs might be the most transformational yet. Not only does the new venture mark its entry into […] Read more
Saving Your Rooftop PV Plant From a Lighting Strike Updated On Sat, Jan 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Background Residential PV systems are generally installed on the rooftop of residential buildings, with a large metal surface area, higher distance from the ground and exposed location. That makes these PV systems a possible target for lightning during thunderstorms. Thus, having good lightning protection and grounding becomes key to avoid any incidents that could cause […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh’s 6400 MW Solar Bid Challenged By Tata Power Updated On Fri, Jan 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata Power Renewable Energy has managed to get a stay from the Andhra Pradesh High Court on the massive 6,400 MW ultra mega solar project. The project was being projected by the state government as a clear sign of its recovery from the disputes it created with developers and its ability to draw investor interest […] Read more
“BIS Certification Should Be a Must For All Government Tenders”, Brijesh Prajapati Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Brijesh Prajapati, Managing Director, SofarSolar, a leading inverter firm from China, is gung ho about the prospects for his firm in India. The 7 year old SofarSolar is a young firm like many others in the sector, but has moved quickly to grab emerging opportunities in solar, especially in Hybrid Inverters linked with storage. Recently […] Read more
Enphase Energy and Sunnova Expand Partnership to Include Battery Storage Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy management technology company and the world’s leading supplier of microinverter-based solar-plus-storage systems, today announced the expansion of the Company’s long-term relationship with Sunnova Energy International Inc. (NYSE: NOVA) to include Enphase Encharge™ storage systems. As a power service provider, Sunnova will empower its network of solar dealers in the U.S. to […] Read more
1 Mn E-2W Sales Target by March 2022 Under FAME-II ‘Nowhere in Sight’: SMEV Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy The ambitious target of generating a sale of 1 million E-2W by March 2022 under FAME-II is nowhere in sight, the SMEV has said. With just 25,735 units of high-speed electric two-wheelers (E-2W) sold in 2020, the ambitious target of generating a sale of 1 million such vehicles by March 2022 under FAME-II is nowhere […] Read more
PURE EV Brings ‘BaTRics Faraday’ System, AI to Detect Issues in Li-Ion Batteries Updated On Tue, Jan 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy A Hyderabad based electric vehicle (EV) startup PURE EV has come with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system named ‘BaTRics Faraday’ that can detect and repair issues in the Lithium-Ion battery of its Electric Two-Wheelers (E2Ws). Interestingly, these E2Ws do not need to be taken to the customer service center and the issue can get resolved […] Read more
EDF to Work on Augwind’s AirBattery Energy Storage System in Israel Updated On Wed, Dec 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Augwind and EDF Renewables Israel will work together on a 5 MW solar plant integrated with a 20 MWh Augwind’s storage system – AirBattery. Augwind has announced that it has signed an MOU with EDF Renewables Israel, a subsidiary of the global EDF conglomerate, for the two firms to work together on building and operating […] Read more
