Qatar’s First Solar Plant to Use 800 MW of LONGi’s Bifacial Modules Updated On Wed, Feb 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Located to the west of Doha over an area of 10 km2, the Al-Kharsaa project is the first solar power plant in Qatar, with a total planned power generation capacity of 800MW. The project will be equipped with Chinese manufacturer LONGi’s Hi-MO 4 bifacial modules and a tracking system. The company claims that this will […] Read more
Portable Solar Tracking Towers Developed by IIT Delhi Updated On Tue, Feb 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi (IIT-Delhi) have developed solar photovoltaic tracking towers that are portable. The new towers are of 3 kW and 5 kW capacity that can save time and the owners can operate them mechanically and also non-mechanically. The premier institution says that the new technology is scalable to higher […] Read more
Icra Predicts Strong Demand for Domestic Solar OEMs with Policy Support Updated On Tue, Feb 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Business prospects of domestic solar original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will remain strong aided by several policy measures over medium-term, rating agency Icra said. As a result, many domestic OEMs have announced sizeable capital expenditure to augment the cell and module capacity, including the capex for integrated facilities under PLI scheme by the winning bidders. However, […] Read more
Global Solar PV Wafer Market To Grow By 73.71 GW By 2026 Updated On Mon, Feb 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Research firm Technavio predicts a strong growth for the global solar wafers market. The firm expects the solar photovoltaic wafer market to grow by 73.71 gigawatts from 2021 to 2026. The growth momentum of the market will accelerate at a CAGR of 14.80% during the forecast period. This is a period when many markets, especially […] Read more
Rooftop Solar Installation Price to Rise Until 2023: GlobalData Updated On Fri, Feb 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy Those striving to improve their carbon footprint by installing rooftop solar panels during the pandemic missed out on what has been over a decade-long annual price drop, according to GlobalData. The data and analytics company found that the price of panel systems dropped every year between 2013 and 2020, after which COVID-19-related supply chain disruption […] Read more
India Signs LoI with Australia for Solar & Hydrogen JV Updated On Thu, Feb 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy At the recently held virtual 4th India-Australia Energy Dialogue, the two countries signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to jointly contribute to the advancement of new and renewable energy technology. The focus of this partnership is planned to be on scaling up manufacture and deployment of ultra low-cost solar and clean hydrogen. “This LoI will pave […] Read more
IIT Bhubaneswar Develops Low-Cost Mobile Solar Pump for Farmers Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Building on a 2017 grant from the state government of Odisha to build a technology driven support for farmers in the state, IIT Bhubaneswar has come up with a state-of-art solar pump that is not just economical, but also with added mobility feature to support farmers in distant locations. SO far, IIT Bhubaneswar has delivered […] Read more
300 MW Solar Projects Planned at Chandrapur CSTPS Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) will develop a whopping 300MW solar power project to offset or mitigate its persisting carbon emission. The super thermal power station has been in the news for a long time for the massive air pollution caused by it. The company has now decided to create three solar power plants […] Read more
Recycling technology firm Nth Cycle Raises Fresh Funding of $12.5 million Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Nth Cycle, the innovative metal processing and recycling technology company, has announced the closing of its $12.5 million Series A financing, co-led by the investment arm of Frankstahl, one of the largest privately held steel distribution companies in Europe, and VoLo Earth, a Colorado-based venture firm focused on climate solutions. Nth Cycle is disrupting the critical mineral supply chain necessary for electric […] Read more