Power Affordability Concern Among African Consumers Despite Accessibility: IEA Updated On Fri, Apr 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy A recent study by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on electricity consumption patterns in African countries showed that affordability trumps accessibility when it comes to consuming electricity in households. The study was conducted with the help of satellite to create a bundle of data to analyse which buildings had proper access to power and which […] Read more
SIDBI Secured $24.5 Mn from Green Climate Fund For Maiden Climate Project Updated On Wed, Mar 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has secured $24.5 Mn from Green Climate Fund (GCF) for its maiden anchored sustainability and climate focussed fund Avaana Sustainability Fund (ASF). The development came during the 38th meeting of the GCF Board in Kigali, Rwanda on March 6, reported the news agency PTI. The Green Climate Fund […] Read more
7 Reasons Why Renewable Energy Can Be A Life Saver In Disasters & Conflicts Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Several coastal Indian states along the Bay of Bengal have often witnessed repeated cyclone episodes. Such devastating extreme weather events have created massive destruction of the power infrastructures like electric poles and grids in the past. On the other side, most of the eastern Indian states lying close to the Himalayas have been earmarked as […] Read more
US Probe Identifies 4 Firms For Avoiding Trade Laws Against China Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy The U.S. Department of Commerce has identified Canadian Solar, BYD Hong Kong, Trina Solar and Vina Solar as firms possibly guilty of trying to evade US trade laws when it comes to import of Chinese origin solar cells and modules to the US. Announcing its preliminary determinations in a recent circumvention case tied to solar cells […] Read more
Industry Reacts: Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2022 Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy As the Electricity Amendment Bill (2022) finds itself drawing the ire of the opposition parties, some farmer organisations, and even employees from the public sector power sector, who are vehemently opposing it, industry leaders speak exclusively to Saur Energy International to offer their views on the Bill that has become synonymous with controversy. What The […] Read more
Centre Gives States A New Green Power Mandate To Encourage RPO Compliance Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Union Government has asked state governments to meet a quarter of their power demand through renewable energy sources in the current year, which can be scaled to 47 % in the following eight years. Although consistent with India’s clean energy commitments, the new trajectory of the Union Government will be difficult for the already […] Read more
New Consortium US-MAC aims to Raise CdTe PV Efficiency to 30% Updated On Tue, Apr 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy A timely response to the global need for clean energy has come from universities and research centres like Colorado State University (CSU), the Wright Center for Photovoltaics at the University of Toledo, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), as well as US-based commercial solar companies working with Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) thin-film solar panel manufacturing, which […] Read more
Hanwha Q CELLS Intends to File PGR to Challenge Validity of Patent in REC Group Lawsuit Updated On Sat, Dec 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Hanwha Q CELLS USA has replied to a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Delaware filed by REC Group (REC), a subsidiary of China National Chemical Corp. Hanwha Q CELLS has claimed that REC’s alleged complaints and the patent are without technical and legal merit. They stated that the technology mentioned […] Read more
REC Files Lawsuit Against Hanwha Q Cells In The US Updated On Tue, Dec 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy REC Group, the Norway headquartered Solar manufacturer with its manufacturing in Singapore, has filed a patent Infringement Lawsuit against Hanwha Q Cells in an American District Court on 30th November 2020. Hanwha Q Cells itself, headquartered in South Korea, is no stranger to patent related lawsuits, having filed one in March 2019 relating to its […] Read more
