Greenvolt Wins 100 MW of Germany’s First Highly Competitive Solar Auction of 2023 Updated On Tue, Apr 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Germany recently put out the first arge-scale solar capacity auction for the year 2023. Renewable energy firm Greenvolt Group, through its subsidiary MaxSolar, won 5% of the capacity put up for bidding. It will now be looking at the development of close to 100 MW in large-scale solar projects in the country. The Federal Grid […] Read more
Green Genius, Eiffel Form JV For 500 MW Solar Projects In Italy Updated On Tue, Apr 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Renewable energy conglomerate Green Genius and newly established fund Eiffel Transition Infrastructure, managed by Eiffel Investment Group, has announced to have set up a joint venture (JV) to develop and build together 500 MW solar park portfolio in Italy. Through this joint-venture, Eiffel will invest initially up to EUR 15 million to support the development […] Read more
Solar Curtailment By Czech, Israeli Authorities Places Focus on Storage For Grid Updated On Mon, Apr 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy In the past week, two interesting incidents have showcased the strong need to prepare grids for solar power as it increases its share from barely 5% currently. Taken along with Wind, this share is supposed to hit 40% plus by 2040. What we are seeing instead is issues with grid integration, be it Australia, Israel […] Read more
SunPower Secures $450 Million To Meet High Solar Loan Demand In US Updated On Fri, Apr 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy North American solar power giant SunPower has secured financing commitments of more than $450 million for its residential solar and storage loan program in the US from HASI and from Crédit Agricole CIB. The vehicle will acquire loans made to SunPower customers and is non-recourse to SunPower. Through this transaction, SunPower Financial will continue to […] Read more
Robotic Cleaning Represents Only 1-2% Of overall Capex, But Can Be Decisive: Amit Singla, Ecoppia India Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Israeli firm Ecoppia offers AI, data-driven robotic solar panel cleaning solutions. It claims to have deployed 3,900 MW of projects, over 10.5 mn autonomous cleaning sessions and cleaned over 9.24 bn solar panels. The firm, which has a global presence, is expanding operations in India. Some of the firm’s clients from India include NTPC, Azure […] Read more
Canadian Solar Announces Big Capacity Expansion Plans Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Canada based global solar equipment conglomerate Canadian Solar Inc. has announced the massive capacity expansion plans of CSI Solar Company Ltd. by the year of 2024. CSI Solar is majority-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar. “Namely, by the end of Q1 2024, CSI Solar intends to add 30 GW of ingot, 15 GW of wafer, 10 […] Read more
Neogen to Acquire Electrolytes Manufacturing Technology from Japanese Firm Updated On Tue, Apr 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Neogen Chemicals has today signed an agreement with MU Ionic Solutions Corporation, Japan to step up its manufacturing capabilities. Neogen claims to be one of India’s leading manufacturers of Bromine-based and Lithium-based specialty chemicals. As per the terms of the agreement, Neogen will obtain the license from MUIS for proprietary and confidential manufacturing technology for […] Read more
In E3W segment, customer base may be new to credit or lack strong credit score: Sameer Aggarwal, Revfin Updated On Mon, Apr 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy EV finance firm Revfin claims that it has financed over 17,118 electric vehicles in the last 51 months (as of March 2023). This translates to financing 11 electric vehicles everydayin the last 1530 days. The vehicles are plying in over 200 cities across 16 states of India. Revfin also underwrites financially excluded and underserved segments […] Read more
China’s Solar Supply Chain Humming With Orders As Local Manufacturers Race To Meet Demand Updated On Wed, Apr 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy China’s dominance of the solar supply chain has lifted firms across the sector, from polysilicon to modules. For now, it is firms focused on solar wafers that are grabbing attention, as cell manufacturers have run up against stronger than expected demand. Firms in Jiangsu province, a key hub for solar manufacturing have been reporting record […] Read more