Solar Panel Cleaning Startup Ecoppia Raises $13 Million Updated On Tue, Dec 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy The company’s founder Moshe and CEO Eran Meller started Ecoppia in 2013, has evolved with a distinct technology for cleaning solar panels. Harel Insurance investments and financial services Ltd. has recently invested in the Israeli startup Ecoppia with $13 Million. This was the third financing round the startup has secured funding. The current investors including […] Read more
HEEDING the Call for CYBER SECURITY in Renewable Energy Updated On Mon, Dec 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy This is a challenge, but even more so, it is an opportunity to advance the collective technologies towards the attainment of solar cyber security worldwide. In 2012, a computer virus, dubbed Stuxnet, disabled 1000 of Iran’s 5000 centrifuges, detailing a joint US-Israel cyber security attack on Iran that undermined its nuclear enrichment facilities. In 2014, Unit […] Read more
Goa’s New Solar Power Policy Sets Target to Generate 150 MW of Power by 2021 Updated On Thu, Dec 7th, 2017 by Saurenergy The policy includes a unit of capacity of up to 100KV of power and is divided into three categories said the chief minister. Goa Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar approved the much needed solar power policy according to which the state will target to generate 150MW of energy by 2021. Parrikar also announced the policy to […] Read more
Sustainable Solvent Platform for Photon Upconversion Increases Solar Utilization Efficiency Updated On Thu, Dec 7th, 2017 by Saurenergy In an effort to obtain a solution to this problem and make solar energy conversion more efficient, the process of converting photons with lower energies into ones with higher energies, called photon upconversion, was developed. The conversion of solar energy into electricity is currently restricted by a concept known as the Shockley-Quesser limit. This limitation […] Read more
Solar Business: Greenlight Planet Raises $60 Million led by Apis Partners Updated On Wed, Dec 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy Greenlight Planet will use the new debt and equity capital to expand its solar-energy product lines, distribution networks, and financing capabilities in Africa and Asia Renewable energy firm Greenlight Planet Inc has raised $60 million in a funding round led by London-based private equity fund manager Apis Partners. The debt and equity round, which was […] Read more
Jaguar Overseas to Complete First Tariff Based Solar Power Plant in Afghanistan Updated On Wed, Dec 6th, 2017 by Saurenergy EPC Company has announced its progress in construction of its 10MW Afghanistan solar power project which is also the country’s first tariff based solar power plant. Jaguar Overseas, a New Delhi headquartered, Global Project Engineering-Procurement-Construction (EPC) Company has announced its progress in construction of its 10MW Afghanistan solar power project which is also the country’s […] Read more
The first Ever Commissioning of a Solar Power Plant By Voltalia SA Announced in Brazil Updated On Tue, Dec 5th, 2017 by Saurenergy The power plant has joined the 2MW thermal unit which is operational since December 2015. The first ever commissioning of a solar power plant by French renewable power plants operator Voltalia SA (EPA:VLTSA) announced in Brazil. The Oiapoque based power plant having a capacity of 4MW was gradually commissioned in October 2017, announced Volatalia in […] Read more
Solarhome Installs 1000 Solar Energy Systems In Rural Myanmar Updated On Mon, Dec 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy Singapore-based SolarHome installs integrated solar energy and appliance units in customers’ homes. Singapore-headquartered Off-grid PV provider SolarHome has installed 1000 Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) solar energy systems in rural Myanmar. According to the company statement, the firm is growing rapidly having recently closed a pre-Series A round of equity funding led by Uberis Capital and debt funding […] Read more
International Solar Alliance to Become a Legal Entity on December 6 Means a Lot: ISA Chief Updated On Mon, Dec 4th, 2017 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA), the India-headquartered grouping of 121 nations for promotion of solar energy means a lot for all member countries. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is all set to become a legal body on December 6 and it means a lot for all member countries, the interim director general Upendra Tripathy said. […] Read more