Ready, Set, Go: India’s Solar Manufacturing Ambitions Are Flying Updated On Mon, Jul 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy For India’s solar sector and its many entrepreneurs, all signals are finally green. Or so it would seem. Be it progress on manufacturing plans, including the all important backward integration, exports, and of course, a strong domestic market for their output. Everything has come together for the many firms and entrepreneurs who will hope for […] Read more
Water-Scarce Rajasthan Poses New Challenges For Solar Pumps Updated On Thu, Jul 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Parul Kulshrestha As temperatures rose in June this year, Jaman Singh Saini, a 69-year-old farmer from Badangarh village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, was irrigating his 31-acre farmland of millets, using an electric pump which came with its own challenges – erratic electricity supply, voltage fluctuation and associated costs. About 10 years ago, in 2013, […] Read more
US Coalition of Green Orgs Call For Solartop On Canals Updated On Mon, Jul 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy A recent vision document was released by the coalition of environmental justice and conservation organizations in the USA. The document suggested placing solar panels over canals to generate power and to reduce evaporation. This, it claims would deliver reduce the loss in evaporation from drought caused by climate change. In addition to this, they launched […] Read more
MeyerBurger Snaps Up €200 Million From EU Innovation Fund For 3.5 GW Solar Manufacturing Updated On Tue, Jul 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Meyer Burger Technology AG, through its group company Meyer Burger (Industries) GmbH, submitted a funding application for EUR 200 million in the EU-wide selection process of the European Innovation Fund in March 2023. The project “HOPE” (High-efficiency Onshore PV module production in Europe) submitted by Meyer Burger has prevailed as eligible for funding, the EU […] Read more
Five Reasons That Make Agrisolar Significant To The World Updated On Mon, Jul 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Agrivoltaics refers to the simultaneous use of land for agriculture and photovoltaic (PV) power generation. It is great idea for a country like India, where over 60% of land is employed for agriculture, and the scarcity of land is a persistent problem thanks to an expanding population and urbanisation. Agrivoltaics offer a promising prospect in […] Read more
NTPC Floats Tender for EPC Package of 2×100 MW Solar Projects at GSECL Solar Park Updated On Thu, Jul 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy Energy conglomerate Epc Package For Development Of 2x100mw Grid Connected Solar PV Projects At GSECL Solar Park (Stage 1), Khavda. The last day to submit the bid August 8, 2023. Bid opens on August 8, 2023. The EMD cost is INR 100000000. The tender cost is INR 22500. The scope of work entails design, engineering, […] Read more
Amplus Solar Signs $3.2 Million Deal with AirTouch for Robotic Cleaning Updated On Mon, Jul 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Amplus Solar, a distributed energy firm that provides low-carbon clean energy solutions to commercial and industrial customers, has entered into an agreement with AirTouch Solar. The deal is valued at $3.2 million. AirTouch Solar is an Israel-based firm that offers water-free, robotic cleaning system for solar panels. The agreement will pave the way for AirTouch […] Read more
1 Terawatt and Beyond: Solar Energy’s Unstoppable Rise and What Lies Ahead Updated On Mon, Jul 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar has come a long way in the last few years, from over 100,000 megawatts in 2012 to one terawatt now (1 terawatt is 1 million megawatts). So, what spurred this development? What were the factors that facilitated the achievement of this feat? We’ll be going over humanity’s journey to 1 TW of installed capacity […] Read more
Spinkraft Ventures & Roofsol Join Hands for 60 MW Solar Inverter Contract with Wattpower Updated On Fri, Jul 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy Spinkraft Ventures Private Limited and Roofsol Energy Pvt Ltd have joined hands for a supply contract with a capacity of 60 MW. The agreement has been forged with Wattpower Systems Pvt. Ltd. The contract will pave the path for the delivery of inverters and components that convert solar panel-generated direct current (DC) into alternating current […] Read more