New IRA Provision To Increase Access To Clean Vehicle Credits In US Updated On Mon, Oct 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy The US Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance that will lower costs for consumers and help car dealers grow their businesses. They will do so by increased access to Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) credits at the point of sales for new and previously owned clean vehicles, a report says. The IRA […] Read more
PERC Researchers Win Prestigious Engineering Prize Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been an occasion to celebrate four solar pioneers, who developed the widely used PERC technology that improved solar efficiency and supported a steep drop in costs over the past two decades. The four awardees– Professor Martin Green of UNSW, Professor Andrew Blakers of ANU, and Dr Aihua […] Read more
Megawatt Charging For Large EVs Could Keep Out Hydrogen Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The EV transition has picked pace, an area where Hydrogen has been considered viable in the transportation sector is the heavy vehicles space. At issue here is the charging time for the large battery packs heavy transportation vehicles would necessarily have, and the long distances and tight timelines they have to cover. A new report […] Read more
SJVN Subsidiary Wins 100 MW RUVNL Project Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy SJVN, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, SGEL has received a Letter of Award for a solar power project of 100 MW from Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (RUVNL). The project, to be developed in Rajasthan, has been bagged at a tariff of INR 2.62 per unit. To be developed on a B-O-O basis (Build Own and […] Read more
10% PV Installations Will Incorporate Storage Within a Decade: DNV Report Updated On Thu, Oct 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy DNV, an expert in assurance and risk management, has recently released its ‘Energy Transition Outlook, 2023’ report, focusing on the progress of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. The report gives an overall trends stating that, in 2004 the annual solar installations were a modest 1 GW. However, by 2019, this figure skyrocketed to 100 GW despite […] Read more
India Ratings Downgrades SWREL to Default Grade Updated On Wed, Oct 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a move that is likely to shock, if not surprise quite a few in the industry, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has downgraded Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited’s (SWREL) bank facilities’ ratings to ‘IND D’ from ‘IND BB-’ while resolving the Rating Watch with Negative Implications. According to India Ratings, the key […] Read more
35 PV+Battery Hybrid Plants Achieved Commercial Operations in US in 2022: Berkeley Lab Updated On Tue, Oct 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Berkeley Lab has released a report on “Utility-Scale Solar, 2023′ presenting an analysis of empirical plant-level data from the U.S. fleet of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV), PV+battery, and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants. The report shares details on the capacities exceeding 5 MWAC or of 5 MWAC or less, which also includes residential rooftop systems. Trends […] Read more
Confirmware’s Automatic String Repair Machine Reduces Cell Breakages By 0.5% Updated On Tue, Oct 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy In the fast-paced world of solar module manufacturing, the efficiency and reliability of the production process plays a vital role in delivering high-quality solar modules. One of the critical challenges faced by manufacturers is the breakage of cells in lines, which can significantly impact the yield and overall performance of the solar modules. Eliminating challenges […] Read more
Trendspotting at REI 2023 Updated On Mon, Oct 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy The much-awaited three-day Renewable Energy Expo held in October, as always, saw participation from all the major players in the Indian renewable energy sector. SaurEnergy’s roving team of reporters and colleagues fanned out to spot the big trends this year, and we have arrived at the following broad conclusions- Lower Presence of Foreign Firms Year […] Read more
