Portugal receives bids from 12 firms for floating solar auction Updated On Tue, Mar 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The auction for the installation and operation of photovoltaic plants on seven dams in Portugal received 12 competing projects, environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes has told Jornal de Negócios. The deadline for submitting applications ended last Wednesday at 23:59, with the period for receiving proposals having run since January 29. Portugal was among the […] Read more
South Korea Counts On Floating Solar To Overcome Land Scarcity Updated On Tue, Mar 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Towards last year’s end, South Korean solar developer Scotra completed the construction of a 41 MW floating solar installation on a reservoir on the Hapcheon Dam. The land-scarce country has set a target of installing 2.1 GW of floating solar by 2030 and of becoming carbon-natural by 2050. Floating solar farms employ solar panels that are attached […] Read more
Tunisia Awards 500 MW Solar Projects Updated On Tue, Mar 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Tunisia has awarded several solar power projects to bidders in a bid to move closer to its international obligations for its domestic renewable share of energy. The combined output of all these solar projects will be 500 MW. The new solar projects will be located in different governorates of Tunisia. The largest of all is […] Read more
Smart Power India, Adani Solar In tie-up to promote Solar in Rural India Updated On Fri, Mar 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a bid to ensure equitable access to last-mile electricity and encourage energy transition in the rural areas of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha states, Smart Power India (SPI), the Indian subsidiary of Rockefeller Foundation has signed a non-financial and non-commercial memorandum of understanding with Adani Solar. The MoU aims to promote the usage […] Read more
IEX update for Feb’22, solar prices at Rs 3.93/ unit In GTAM market Updated On Fri, Mar 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) achieved 8760 MU volume in February’22 comprising 7695 MU in the conventional power market, 453 MU in the green power market and 612 MU (6.12 lac certificates) in the REC Market. Overall, the exchange achieved 29% YoY volume growth across all market segments during the month. According to the power […] Read more
Brazil Crosses 14 GW Solar Capacity Mark Updated On Fri, Mar 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy The installed solar power capacity of Brazil has reached the 14 GW milestone. The announcement of the major achievement was made by ABSOLAR which is a domestic solar power association. Out of the 14 GW solar power presently installed in the South American country, distributed technology installations amount to 9.3 GW. The large-scale solar plants […] Read more
Tirupati Temple, NTPC to sign MoU for solar projects Updated On Thu, Mar 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The world renowned Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) or ‘Tirupati Temple’ situated in Andhra Pradesh will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) to commission solar photovoltaic power projects. These projects are going to come up at Tirumala and Tirupati. The temple administration will purchase solar energy generated from these […] Read more
Saudi Researchers harvest water near solar panels to improve efficiency Updated On Thu, Mar 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia have come up with a novel technology where a solar panel is fitted with an additional system which can harvest water without consuming power from the panels. In the three months long trials, the system used day and night temperature differences and […] Read more
DHL Seeks to Cut Emissions by Deploying Solar Panels on EV Fleet Updated On Fri, Feb 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy DHL Express is installing solar panel units on trucks within its U.S. operations, which include pickup and delivery fleet. As per the company, its trucks will be equipped with the novel TRAILAR solar technology to help DHL cut down carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 1,000 kg per year for each vehicle. The technology is also […] Read more
