COVER STORY: Increased Govt Thrust Set To Give Rooftop Solar Financing A Fillip Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Days after the announcement of PM Suryodaya Yojana on January 22, its impact was felt in different parts of the country. Several states, ministries, energy regulators and companies seem to be in a race to enable faster adoption of rooftop solar. Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy already announced increasing subsidies for residential rooftop […] Read more
Top 5 Challenges for Solar Financing in India Updated On Mon, Feb 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy While the tide has clearly turned in favour of more and better financing for solar, it’s instructive to understand just why it was not happening till now. We listed down all the top reason cited by financiers, to build this list of top 5. Understanding Solar. A key issue is the limited understanding of solar […] Read more
The Pushback Against China’s Dominance In Solar Manufacturing Updated On Thu, Feb 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy Close on the heels of the European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC) virtually putting up its hands on the future of solar manufacturers in the continent comes news of US senators urging the Biden Administration to take action against ‘cheap” Chinese imports as well. The same Chinese imports have actually made solar more accessible and viable […] Read more
TPREL Makes A Solar Debut at Asia’s Largest Tea Estate Updated On Fri, Feb 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy Recently, Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power Company Limited, successfully commissioned a 1040 kW Bifacial Solar System project with Chengmari Tea Estate, said to be Asia’s largest tea estate in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. This marks the first-ever installation of on-ground bifacial modules in eastern India. The project involved the installation […] Read more
COVER STORY: Rooftop Solar Enters Mission Mode In India Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy The signs were already there. In the first week of 2024, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) created ripples in the Indian solar market when it announced a 23 percent increase in subsidies for residential rooftop solar. As per the government notification, the ministry increased subsidies from Rs 14,588/kWh to Rs 18,000/kWh for […] Read more
₹650 cr Morbe Dam Solar Project Tender To Be Issued Soon by NMMC Updated On Thu, Jan 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) will be issuing tender for a 100 MW solar PV project at the Morbe Dam that lies in Raigad, Maharashtra. The solar power project was initially conceived in 2012 but didn’t fructify due to several reasons. It is now finally progressing after a 12-year delay. NMMC also has plans […] Read more
Solar Power Europe Revises Battery Regulation For PV Manufacturers Updated On Wed, Jan 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy ‘Solar Power Europe‘, a European industry body for solar, released a report, ‘Solar Power Europe End-Of Life Guidelines”. The report shared an outlook to modernize the EU legislative framework for batteries and accumulators. This ‘Battery Regulation’ is estimated to repeal ‘Battery Directive’, which was proposed for discussion and published for consultation in December 2020. It […] Read more
What Is BIPV That Generates Solar Power Without Solar Panels? Updated On Mon, Jan 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy Building-integrated photovoltaics, also known as BIPV, is the required material that takes the panel off the roof and, puts it inside the roof itself. According to Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), an office of the US Department of Energy, BIPV is a set of emerging solar energy applications that replace usual building […] Read more
Ciel & Terre Starts Constructing 11 MW Floating Solar Project In France Updated On Wed, Jan 17th, 2024 by Saurenergy Floating solar company Ciel & Terre has begun the construction of 11 MW floating solar project in Saint-Savin, south-east of Lyon, France. The project is being built using aiR Optim technology. The floating solar project at Saint-Savin is company’s first power plant in France that is built using this technology. The Saint-Savin floating solar project […] Read more