US-Based Flexible Solar Firm Active Surfaces Secures $5.6M Funding Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy US-based Active Surfaces, a flexible solar panel startup spun out from MIT, raised $5.6 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Safar Partners, a deep-tech venture capital fund. Additional participants—include QVT, Lendlease, Type One Ventures, Umami Capital, Sabanci Climate Ventures, New Climate Ventures, SeaX Ventures, and others—reflect a diverse support […] Read more
Tesla Gets Approval For Shanghai Megapack Energy Storage Battery Plant Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy Tesla will be building a Megapack energy storage battery plant in China. The EV maker battery plant will come up near its electric vehicle gigafactory in Shanghai. According to a report, Tesla will invest around CNY1.5 billion (USD200 million) in the new megafactory. The factory will cover an area of about 20 hectares in the […] Read more
Estimation – Electricals (Solar Manufacturing) Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy RESPONSIBILITIES:- Ensure Preparation cost estimate and its review (Civil, Mechanical , Electrical and services ) as per requirement for BU procurement activities Coordinate with Category management team / Engg/ Project team to get technical details for estimation requirements Support to Business development in providing cost estimates for bidding purpose Explore opportunities for enhancing efficiency in […] Read more
Supplier Quality Assurance – Solar Manufacturing Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy RESPONSIBILITIES:- The key Roles and Responsibilities of team lead are to manage the working teams and… Supplier evaluations as per audit plans lead given by Techno commercial team. Ensure joint inspection at suppliers during initial development of raw material. Supplier onsite pre dispatch inspection for confirming incoming materials as per approved specifications standards. Ensure MDCC […] Read more
GAIL Invites Bids For Grid Tied RT Solar PV Plant Under KG Basin Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) India Limited, the state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company and a Maharatna Indian company, released a tender inviting bids to contract, design, supply, install, testing and commission of grid-tied rooftop solar PV plant. The project included an Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC) with a generation guarantee under Krishna Godavari […] Read more
MNRE Goes Back To the Past To Declare All Rooftop Solar As PM Surya Ghar Achievements Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest documents from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) make for some starling reading for the solar sector. The MNRE in its latest physical achievements report (upto April 2024) claimed that India’s total installed capacity under PM Surya Ghar scheme touched 12 GW. This is barely a few months since the launch […] Read more
EU’s Wind, Solar Generation Rose By 14%, Fossil Fell To 25% Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy EMBER, a clean energy think tank recently reported a decline in EU fossil generation to below 25% in a month for the first time ever. The study reported a major milestone for EU in its electricity transition in April 2024. The electricity generation reportedly increased by 0.4% year-on-year over January-April 2023. Meanwhile, wind and solar […] Read more
SAIL’s Bhilai Steel Plant To Have Chhattisgarh’s First Floating Solar Plant Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), one of the oldest steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) that was started in 1955, has taken the lead with Chhattisgarh’s first 15-megawatt (MW) floating solar project in its Maroda-1 reservoir. The move is one of many efforts being initiated at the steel major to reduce its […] Read more
Low Module Prices Weigh On Q1 Earnings For China’s Solar Champions Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Over the past 10 days, as numbers have continued to pour out from the listed players from China’s formidable solar sector, the impact of the low solar module prices seen over the past two quarters and more is clearly visible on their earnings as well. Even as volumes have grown in many cases, revenues have […] Read more
