Siemens, Desert Technologies form ‘Capton Energy’ to develop solar projects Updated On Wed, Feb 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy To provide a major boost to the ongoing energy transition, Saudi Arabia based solar power company Desert Technologies and Siemens have launched a joint venture (JV) called Capton Energy. The announcement has revealed that the novel joint venture will be jointly owned by financing arm of Siemens called Siemens Financial Services (SFS) and the Saudi Arabian company. […] Read more
Azure Power refinances its 600 MW solar project Updated On Wed, Feb 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Azure Power Global Limited has said that it has refinanced its 600 MW solar power project – which is based in the state of Rajasthan – at the lowest rate of interest in its portfolio up to the present time. The company statement says that it has successfully refinanced its existing project finance facility of […] Read more
Motive Energy to Soon Offer Solar Solutions, ESS and EV Charging Updated On Wed, Feb 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Motive Energy, a US-based forklift battery and charger supplier, has announced the expansion of its offerings to include Solar, Energy Storage Systems (ESS), and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging. Motive Energy is restructuring into two divisions: Power Solutions and Energy Solutions. The firm’s existing material handling offerings will form its Power Solutions division while it is […] Read more
LG Electronics to Exit Global Solar Panel Business Updated On Wed, Feb 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy LG Electronics Inc. is exiting the global solar panel business. The decision, approved Feb. 22 by the LG board of directors in South Korea, follows a comprehensive review of the impact of increasing material and logistics costs, as well as severe supply constraints, on the solar business, the company has said in a statement. Although […] Read more
Virescent to acquire Godawari Green Energy’s 50 MW solar thermal plant Updated On Wed, Feb 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Godawari Power and Ispat Limited (GPIL) is on the verge of selling its 50-megawatt (MW) solar based thermal power plant to new entrant Virescent Infrastructure Investment Manager in the coming days. The senior leadership has held that the size of the total deal is about Rs 665 crore. The key reason forwarded by the company […] Read more
Enfinity Global adds to portfolio in Japan 250 MW solar portfolio worth $1 billion Updated On Mon, Feb 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Enfinity Global Inc., a leading renewable energy and sustainability services company, has announced the acquisition of a 250 MW solar photovoltaic portfolio in Japan with an enterprise value of $1 billion. This acquisition consolidates Enfinity Global’s platform in Japan and positions the company for further expansion in the country. The acquisition includes three operational large-scale solar power plants and […] 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
Huawei Picked For 390 MWp Solar Project in Poland Updated On Mon, Feb 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Huawei was recently selected by R.Power Group, one of the largest players in the Polish PV market, to supply 390 MWp of its world-leading smart string inverters for numerous solar projects in Poland. The contract provides for three types of Huawei inverters – SUN2000 215KTL-H0, SUN2000 185KTL-H1 and SUN2000 105KTL-H1 – to be used to […] Read more
MNRE Minister confirms fresh bids to be called for expanded Solar PLI Scheme Updated On Sun, Feb 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Union minister for Power and Renewable Energy RK Singh has said that the fresh bids will be invited for the setting up of 40,000 MW production capacity for solar modules and cells under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had made an additional outlay of Rs 19,500 crore for the PLI scheme […] Read more