RK Singh Promises More Stringent ALMM Norms For PV Module Makers Updated On Fri, Oct 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh today claimed that the Ministry would soon make the provisions of the Approved List of Module Manufacturers (ALMM) more stringent to boost the Make in India initiative. He also said that the likely move could boost the efficiency of the solar modules, too. He was speaking […] Read more
India and US Are Major Drivers Of Utility-Scale Solar Power: ISA Updated On Fri, Oct 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA) recently released a report titled ‘World Solar Market Report’. It talks about the overall global scenario in the solar energy sector. The report placed India as one of the new undisputed leaders in global solar energy deployment. The report mentions that the global solar PV deployment had been primarily driven […] Read more
Cosmos Innovation Bags $19.7mn For Perovskite Silicon Tandem Fab Platform Updated On Fri, Oct 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Singapore based Cosmos Innovation, an AI-first company building next-generation perovskite silicon tandem (PST) solar cell technology, today announced raising $19.7 million in total funding. Founded by Vijay Chandrasekhar and Joel Li, the firm raised its Series A round with participation from Xora Innovation, an early-stage, deep-tech investment platform of Temasek, headquartered in Singapore. Other investors joining […] Read more
Volvo Signs Up 1 GW Offshore Wind Project to Power Ops in Sweden Updated On Wed, Oct 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Sweden-based renewable energy developer Eolus Vind AB has entered into an agreement with Volvo Car AB, under which, Eolus will supply energy to the carmaker from its 1 GW Vastvind offshore wind project. The plant, located off the coast of Gothenburg, will power Volvo’s Torslanda factory in western Sweden. The said project includes a battery […] Read more
MNRE Takes Aim At Violators Of Domestic Content Requirement Norms Updated On Wed, Oct 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has found it necessary to iterate several measures that indirectly seek to give domestic solar manufacturing impetus. The Production-Linked Subsidy (PLI) Scheme and the ALMM (Approved List of Module Manufacturers) are significant measures in this direction. It also mandates the idea of DCR (Domestic Content Requirement) that […] Read more
PERC Researchers Win Prestigious Engineering Prize Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been an occasion to celebrate four solar pioneers, who developed the widely used PERC technology that improved solar efficiency and supported a steep drop in costs over the past two decades. The four awardees– Professor Martin Green of UNSW, Professor Andrew Blakers of ANU, and Dr Aihua […] Read more
GERC Allows Compensation To Juniper Energy For ‘Change Of Law’ Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), in its latest judgement, allowed Juniper Green Sigma Pvt Ltd compensation for ‘change of law’ events. Juniper Green Sigma is a subsidiary of Juniper Green Energy. It has developed a 120-megawatt (MW) grid-connected solar plant in Gujarat to supply Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL). Juniper, in its petition before the […] Read more
SOFAR Storage Solutions Seeks To Repeat Success In European C&I Market Updated On Thu, Oct 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy SOFAR, a global leading provider of all-scenario PV & ESS solutions, marked presence at the BNEF London Summit. Together with Nelson Nsitem, energy storage analyst from BNEF, both parties jointly held the roundtable “Exploring Possibilities and Overcoming Barriers: C&I Energy Storage in Europe” where industry experts exchange perspectives on C&I energy storage in Europe. SOFAR, […] Read more
India’s RE sector offers scale of economies to foreign investors: Dhananjay Singh, ENGIE Updated On Tue, Oct 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Please tell us about your installed capacities in India. Globally, we have got about 38 Gigawatts of renewable capacity and out of that in India, we have got over a gigawatt in operations and close to 1 gigawatt in construction. And then we want to grow bigger in India and probably we want to be […] Read more