Cleantech Solar to Develop C&I Solar PV Projects of 60 MWp Capacity in Tamil Nadu Updated On Wed, Jul 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy Cleantech Solar, which offers renewable energy solutions to corporations in India and Southeast Asia, has entered into long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Commercial & Industrial (C&I) customers in Tamil Nadu. The agreements pave the way for the establishment of 60 MWp of open access solar park in Tirunelveli district in the state. Power supplied […] Read more
DRE Finds A Footing In India, Powered By Solar Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Laxmi Bhuyan is a 58-year-old woman from the Sindiba village in the Gajapati district of Odisha. This tribal village, with swatches of fertile land around the village periphery, bolstered the local farmers to grow different fruits and vegetables around the year. However, the raw fruits often yielded low prices for the producers. On the other […] Read more
US targets Solar For Low Income Households With $7 Billion Grants Competition Updated On Tue, Jul 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy After giving a fillip to utility scale solar and solar manufacturing through the Inflation Reduction Act, the US is now focusing on the one aspect of solar power that has been a challenge. Providing low income families the option to go for solar. Till now, this has been an issue not just in the US […] Read more
5 Millennial and GenZ Heroes Who Vote For Solar Updated On Fri, Jun 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy As a renewable source of energy, solar has been growing for the past decade. Growth rates for solar installs soared as high as 34% in 2022 and the momentum continues in 2023. And why shouldn’t it? Solar energy is clean, sustainable and nigh unlimited. Solar panels don’t require much in the way of maintenance except […] Read more
Chinese Solar Module Prices Hit Record Lows, Developers Hope For A Lasting Opportunity Updated On Fri, Jun 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy Chinese solar module prices have reached their all-time lowest level, as the Chinese Module Marker (CMM) now stands at $0.173 per W. The CMM experienced an unprecedented decline of 11.73 per cent week-on-week over the past week, representing the largest percentage drop in its history. Most of the downtrend has been attributed to firstly, the […] Read more
German Solar Focused Startup 1KOMMA5° Turns Unicorn With €430M Funding Round Updated On Wed, Jun 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy 1KOMMA5° a Hamburg, Germany-based startup that has 1.5°C greenhouse emissions limit integrated in its name has become one of the fastest climate unicorns in Europe. It follows another German startup that raised significant funding recently namely Enpal which completed a round where it secured €430 million commitments.The German startup has raised €430M in a Series […] Read more
10,000 MW Hydro-Solar Project Starts In China’s Sichuan Province Updated On Tue, Jun 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy China saw the world’s largest Hydro+solar power project, the 10,000 MW (1 million-kilowatt hydro-solar power plant) Kela Photovoltaic Power Station Phase 1 connected to the state grid in Kardze prefecture in southwest Sichuan province this week, in a bid to guarantee clean power for to the Sichuan-Chongqing region over the peak summer season. The station […] Read more
Thermax Subsidiary First Energy Commissions 45.80 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Captive Plant Updated On Thu, Jun 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy First Energy Private Limited (FEPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermax Limited, an energy and environment solutions provider has commissioned a 45.80 MW wind-solar hybrid (WSH) captive power plant in the state of Gujarat. The state-of-the-art facility has an installed capacity of 24.3 MW of wind energy and 21.50 MW of solar energy. The plant […] Read more
Polysilicon Prices Continue Slide, Developers Hopeful Of Lower Solar Module Prices Updated On Wed, Jun 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy For all the record capacity additions and installations in solar power, polysilicon prices have continued their downward move, halfway into 2023. Rising polysilicon prices, Prices that had peaked at CNY (Chinese Yuan) 360,000/mt ($39/kg) have dropped to as low as 80,000 CNY/Mt (around $9.5 /kg), helping push down solar panel costs for manufacturers. Even as […] Read more
