With Over 10 GW Solar Power, Rajasthan Tops Capacity Creation: MNRE Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Rajasthan stands on top in the country in developing solar power with more than 10 GW of green energy capacity, a release said on Saturday. According to the data released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Rajasthan has left behind Karnataka and Gujarat by developing more than 10 GW of solar power […] Read more
TotalEnergies to Acquire Commercial & Industrial Solar Business of SunPower Updated On Fri, Feb 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy TotalEnergies has announced that the company has signed a contract with SunPower Corp.’s to purchase latter’s Commercial & Industrial Solutions (CIS) business for $250 million. The amount includes $60 million of earn-out. TotalEnergies is the majority shareholder of SunPower, a leading solar technology and energy services provider. Both the companies have approved the acquisition following a thorough process involving […] Read more
Fraunhofer Institute creates proficient solar cell ‘recycling’ process Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy For what could be a major breakthrough for the PV recycling industry, the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP in Germany has developed a solution to recycle PV modules on an industrial scale and reuse the silicon to produce new PERC solar cells. The institution has developed this in close cooperation with Fraunhofer Institute for […] Read more
Ecoppia to Supply Cleaning Robots to Actis Solar Plant in Andhra Pradesh Updated On Wed, Feb 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Israel-based Ecoppia, which provides robotic cleaning solutions for photovoltaic solar, has announced another project of 150MW with Sprng Energy, a company owned by investment platform Actis. Ecoppia robots will be deployed at Sprng Solar’s Ananthapuram project in Andhra Pradesh in Q2 2022. Actis had initially engaged with Ecoppia back in 2017, installing the fully autonomous robots at 4 different solar […] Read more
Polysilicon Woes in Solar PV Markets to End Within 18 Months: Rethink Updated On Tue, Feb 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The solar squeeze of 2021 will be ended by a surge of new polysilicon production capacity coming online in the next two years, according to new research from Rethink Energy. In the paper, Polysilicon Manufacturing forecast to 2030, the research firm outlines how fears that we may have passed the trough of solar costs during […] Read more
Aquila Capital in Deal for Solar Project Portfolio in Spain Updated On Mon, Feb 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy With an eye of a 500MW solar photovoltaic (PV) portfolio in Spain, Aquila Capital has signed an agreement with Viridi RE and Solar Ambition. Aquila is a German investment and asset development company and Solar Ambition is a subsidiary of Green Enesys Group. The deal has it that Viridi RE and Solar Ambition will work […] Read more
US Tariff Extension on solar products hurts energy goals: China Updated On Mon, Feb 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Biden administration in the U.S. has extended Trump-era tariffs on imported solar products for four years but made changes to exempt many more products from the levies, such as the more modern bifacial panels, which are key for Biden’s climate agenda because they are the most efficient and will be increasingly used in large […] Read more
IIT-D Researchers Develop More Efficient Solar PV Towers Updated On Mon, Feb 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D) have developed highly efficient, shadowless and auto rotating solar PV towers for photovoltaic power generation in a particular area throughout the day. According to the institute, the “non-mechanical” and “mechanical” tracking solar PV towers with reflection concentration are viable for all Indian seasons with high energy density. […] Read more
Ayana, Fortum bag 600 MW Solar Power Auctions for Gadag, Koppal in Karnataka Updated On Mon, Feb 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading solar power companies Project Eight Renewable Power Private Limited (Ayana) and Solar One Energy Private Limited (Fortum) have won 600 MW in Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) solar power auctions. This particular bid was for the Gadag Sub-Station. Talking about individual success of both the players, Ayana has won 300 MW capacity at […] Read more
