As Solar Spreads Out, Marketing Makes an Entrance Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Just over 30 months ago, SaurEnergy did a feature on rooftop solar, “Residential Solar. Market Yes, But Marketing?” That story, in our April 2020 issue talked about the potential in the rooftop solar category, albeit, residential. But there was almost complete lack of formal marketing tactics from firms to attract customers. The few firms with […] Read more
Solar Is Changing Fast, Here Are 5 Ways It Already Has Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy When the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched back in January 2010, India had a total installed solar capacity of around 160 MW. The mission itself had a target of 20 GW by 2022. However, changes on the ground in terms of technology, availability and fresh climate realities meant a wholesale upgrade on those […] Read more
Motovolt Mobility Raises Rs 160 Mn Pre-Series Funding Led by Wami Capital & Others Updated On Thu, Nov 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Kolkata-based e-mobility company, Motovolt Mobility recently announced that it has raised INR 160 Mn in pre-series A round. PPAP Automotive, Vikrampati Singhania of JK Family, Ankur Agarwal of Crystal Crop, Wami Capital, a single family office based in Dubai, and other family offices participated in this round as strategic investors. The founder of the […] Read more
5 Reasons Why Rooftop Solar Is Set To Boom in India Updated On Tue, Oct 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy India missed the solar target of 2022 and rooftop solar is of the biggest reason for that. But there is reason to be optimistic about the future . We list down 5 reasons why reasons why rooftop solar is going to boom in India. At the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in 2021, […] Read more
China’s Solar Dominance: How Key Consumer Markets Are Adapting Updated On Mon, Oct 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Governments across the globe are increasingly investing in various sources of new and renewable energy to reach their targets of either achieving carbon neutrality or reducing emissions considerably to help realise the goal of the Paris agreement – limiting the rise in global temperature below 2-degree celsius from pre-industrial levels. Solar power is one of […] Read more
Rayzon Was The Second Largest DCR Module Supplier in Residential Rooftop Solar in Gujarat Updated On Thu, Sep 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy While solar has incubated many startups, manufacturing startups are relatively rare in the sector, as manufacturing remains the toughest part of the chain. Rayzon Solar, the Gujarat based startup that started in 2017 with a 40 MW capacity has expanded to 1.5 GW since then, with plans to go all the way to 5 GW […] Read more
The Bridge to 280 GW Of Solar. Corporate India Steps Up Updated On Thu, Sep 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy They have the money, resilience, and execution ability that can leave an indelible impact on India’s economy; but can the country’s corporates (C&I sector) open up a new growth engine for India’s solar movement? The time, it seems, has arrived. As always in India, among the stakeholders, there will be many who will want to […] Read more
India Added 1.9GW Of RE Open Access Capacity In FY22 Updated On Thu, Aug 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy The falling costs of renewable energy and the decarbonisation goals of commercial and industrial consumers are driving the uptake of renewable energy open access power. The renewable energy open access (OA) market, which has been expanding in almost all key renewables-rich states in recent years, will continue to overcome policy hurdles to grow organically in […] Read more
Govt & Firms Join Hands For 50 GWh Capacity Battery Storage Under PLI Scheme Updated On Mon, Aug 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Reliance New Energy Limited, Ola Electric Mobility Private Limited and Rajesh Exports Limited have signed the Programme Agreement under the PLI scheme (Production Linked Incentive) for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) battery storage, the Ministry of Heavy Industries has announced. Earlier in the year, Reliance New Energy Solar, Hyundai Global Motors, Ola Electric Mobility, Rajesh Exports […] Read more