Wish List for The Final 2019 Budget Updated On Fri, Feb 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy In a year when the country heads for general elections, the renewable sector has reason to look forward to a good final budget, from whoever comes to power. This is because the renewables sector has been an undisputed success story for India, and no government should be doing anything to slow it down. For the […] Read more
Solar Panels That Could Revolutionise Clean Energy Updated On Mon, Feb 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy High temperatures are no longer required to coat things with a photovoltaic layer, thanks to Olga’s Inkjet Processing Method. A novel inkjet processing method for perovskites (a new generation of cheaper solar cells) developed by a Polish Physicist and Businesswoman, Olga Malinkiewicz, makes it possible to now producing solar panels even under lower temperatures, drastically […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director | India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) Updated On Mon, Jan 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy High Time for Policymakers to take Decisive Action If we really want to tap into the country’s estimated 300GWh of storage opportunity in the next four years for domestic manufacturing, this is high time for policymakers to take decisive action, believes Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), a membership driven alliance […] Read more
EBRD Issues 600 Mn Euro Green Bonds Updated On Fri, Jan 4th, 2019 by Saurenergy The proceeds of EBRD’s bonds are earmarked to support a specific portfolio of environmentally and socially sustainable projects. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued a five-year 600 million euro ($685 million) green bond, the bank said in a statement. This transaction represents EBRD’s inaugural benchmark Green Bond in the EUR market, […] Read more
Midsummer Secures $7 Mn Order Thin-Film Solar Panel Updated On Fri, Dec 28th, 2018 by Saurenergy Production will begin in 2019 at the factory of Midsummer in Järfälla, outside of Stockholm, the delivery will be made later in 2019. Midsummer, a Swedish solar energy company has received an order from Sunflare for the production of thin-film solar cells worth over $7 million. The solar films will be fitted at a newly […] Read more
Instruments to Accelerate the Advent of Energy Storage in India Updated On Tue, Nov 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy With all the buzz going around energy storage these days, very often than not it is claimed to be the holy grail of renewable energy. Owing to the intermittency and unpredictability in solar and wind generation, high degree of flexibility in Loads and Sources is needed by the electricity grid for absorbing renewable energy beyond […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Vikas Jain, Director | Insolation Energy Pvt Ltd Updated On Thu, Nov 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. Please tell us something about Insolation Energy’s efforts towards – ‘Make in India’ initiative. To manufacture Solar PV Modules with high quality, long lasting, reliable and with prudent practices under “Make in India” campaign, we strive & leverage the solar energy technology for greener, sustainable and better future. We, at Insolation Energy, aim to […] Read more
Soltage Closes First Round of Investment in 100-MW Solar Portfolio Updated On Fri, Nov 2nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Project to power 18,000 homes and offset 300 million pounds of CO2 each year Independent renewable energy provider, Soltage LLC, today announced that it closed a first round of investment in a 38 project, 100-megawatt (MW) solar project portfolio located in five states across the East Coast and the Southeast. The portfolio includes a large asset […] Read more
Smart Meters in Rural India a Win-Win Soln for All: ADB Updated On Mon, Oct 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy ADB decided to support a USD 200 million loan for Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to implement various demand-side energy efficiency projects in India. International development finance institution Asian Development Bank (ADB) is mulling to scale up satellite communication technology based smart meters projects as it finds it to be a win-win solution for various stakeholders, including […] Read more