Exeter Study Claims Solar ‘Tipping Point’, Challenges To Solar Growth Updated On Wed, Oct 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Research from a team at the UK- based University of Exeter has come out with some provocative findings. The research claims that the world may have crossed a “tipping point” that will inevitably make solar power our main source of energy. The study, led by the University of Exeter and University College London, is part […] Read more
Advertising, Brand Ambassadors, And Celebrities Emerge As the ABC Of Solar Marketing Updated On Wed, Oct 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Advertising, Brand Ambassadors, And Celebrities Emerge As the ABC Of Solar Marketing As India’s domestic solar manufacturing ramps up from an estimated 38 GW currently to over 100 GW by 2026, firms have realised the limits of doing business as usual. Counting on large government-backed projects, with exports as the icing on the cake when […] Read more
“Electric Motorcycles Need Higher Localisation, Time To Market”-Dinesh Arjun, Raptee Updated On Tue, Oct 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Dinesh Arjun, Co-Founder, Raptee, speaks to SaurEnergy about the firms plans. Congratulations on the funding. Can you give us a sense of the cap structure at the firm now? Last valuation? We’re proud of the fact that we’ve gotten so far without raising much external capital. Many of the industry experts including our investors […] Read more
35 PV+Battery Hybrid Plants Achieved Commercial Operations in US in 2022: Berkeley Lab Updated On Tue, Oct 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Berkeley Lab has released a report on “Utility-Scale Solar, 2023′ presenting an analysis of empirical plant-level data from the U.S. fleet of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV), PV+battery, and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants. The report shares details on the capacities exceeding 5 MWAC or of 5 MWAC or less, which also includes residential rooftop systems. Trends […] Read more
Clean Energy Investments Have Surged In India: IEA Report Updated On Wed, Sep 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA) has recently released a document on the roadmap for the Net Zero plans. The report indicates the role of government policies in bringing improvement in solar PV. The report emphasizes that the clean energy investment today is dominated by the advanced economies and China. As per the report, large economies such as India […] Read more
US Continues to Break Storage Records, With 5.5 GWh Added In Q2 2023 Updated On Wed, Sep 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy A report from Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association states that the U.S. added 5,597 MWh of energy storage in Q2 2023, a new quarterly record. The storage boom has been fueled by a sharply rising share of renewable energy, as well as incentives at state level as well as now, through the […] Read more
RE+ Las Vegas- Solar Shines Brightest In the US Updated On Tue, Sep 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy At the recently concluded RE+ show in the US, the largest such show for renewable energy, particularly solar in that country, the response was massive. That is understandable, considering the fact that the US is well on its way to having a blockbuster 2023 in terms of new solar capacity additions. 32 GW is set […] Read more
Trina Solar To Set Up US Plant To Hedge Against Tariff Risks Updated On Mon, Sep 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Trina Solar, which has come off a record H1 in revenues and profits, has decided to spend USD200 million on a solar panel plant in Texas, the United States. The move comes even as Chinese firms remain embroiled in tariff related issues for sales in the US, a key export market. Earlier, Trina has also […] Read more
US On Course For Record 32 GW Solar Capacity Additions in 2023 Updated On Fri, Sep 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy A new report from the US solar lobby Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie predicts a record addition of 32 GW of new capacity in 2023, a 52% increase from 2022. The US Solar Market Insight Q3 2023 report paints a positive picture of growth for the sector, especially with the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) […] Read more
