Aurora Solar Raises $250 Million to Digitize Solar Installations Updated On Tue, May 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Funding Round Led by Coatue Signals Market Interest in the Growing Solar Industry Aurora Solar, the industry’s leading software platform for solar sales and design, today announced it has closed a $250 million Series C funding round led by Coatue, with follow-on participation from existing investors ICONIQ Capital, Energize Ventures, and Fifth Wall. In just over two years, Aurora […] Read more
Solar Tracker Maker PVH set to Open First Solar Facility in the Middle East Updated On Wed, May 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy California-headquartered PV Hardware (PVH), a Spanish solar tracker and mounting systems manufacturer, announced yesterday its plans to open a manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. The company’s first factory and branch in the Middle East will manufacture PV structures, solar tracking systems and robotic cleaning devices ‘Made-in-K.S.A.’, in response to the rules for domestic content recently outlined […] Read more
Ciel & Terre Installs India’s Largest Floating Solar Plant in Tamil Nadu Updated On Wed, May 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy Ciel & Terre has successfully completed the engineering, float supply, supervision of a 14.7 MW floating solar plant for SPIC in Tamil Nadu Ciel & Terre India, a subsidiary of Ciel & Terre International, a global leader in floating solar, has successfully completed the plant engineering, float supply, supervision of the 14.7 MWp floating solar […] Read more
Coal India Invites EPC & O&M Contractors For Its Floating Solar Plans Updated On Wed, May 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy Public sector undertaking and the world’s largest coal miner, Coal India Limited, continues to prepare grounds for its ambitious renewable energy plans. In a tender notice on May 17, the PSU has invited expressions of interest from relevant firms to get empaneled with it for its floating solar plans. The Maharatna firm has set a […] Read more
UK Researchers Use Compressed Air for Cooling and Cleaning PV panels Updated On Tue, May 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a paper entitled ‘Study on the Cleaning and Cooling of Solar Photovoltaic Panels Using Compressed Airflow’, published in the journal Solar Energy in June 2021, U.K. researchers from the University of Warwick made a case for using the airflow produced from compressed air for cleaning and cooling solar panels simultaneously. The authors of the […] Read more
Enel Green Power Commissions 15 MW Solar PV Plant in Mallorca Updated On Mon, May 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Rome-headquartered multinational renewable energy corporation Enel Green Power España (EGPE) announced recently that it has commissioned the new Nou Biniatria solar photovoltaic plant in the town of Alcúdia in Mallorca. This facility has an installed capacity of 14.96 MW and an expected output of approximately 24.84 GWh per year. Its parent company, the Enel Group, […] Read more
PLI Scheme for Solar Manufacturing to Benefit Incremental Demand till FY30: Report Updated On Wed, May 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to a new report India’s solar modules manufacturing under production linked incentive (PLI) scheme will benefit incremental panels demand till the financial year 2030 (FY30). Ind-Ra estimates that the allocation of INR 45 billion towards the solar modules manufacturing industry by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) can benefit the sales of […] Read more
Airports A Better Option Than Households for Rooftop Solar- RMIT University Study Updated On Mon, May 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to a recent study by RMIT University (The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) , if Australian government-owned airports had large-scale rooftop solar systems installed, they could produce enough electricity to power 136,000 homes. That makes airports a far more attractive and effective prospects for rooftop solar, than a campaign targeting households. Researchers at RMIT […] Read more
Decentralized Solar Offers Energy Solutions In Climate Vulnerable Regions in India Updated On Mon, May 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy A significant section of rural India lives in areas which are prone/accustomed to climatic adversities. Hence, people living in these regions are greater risk of being underserved, and hence, impoverished. Although there have been significant improvements in India’s rural household electrification, electricity availability for health centers, schools, and rural enterprises is still limited. A new […] Read more
