Toledo Solar Announces Investment for Manufacturing Expansion in USA Updated On Wed, Sep 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The US-based solar panel and solar glass manufacturer Toledo Solar has announced the company’s domestic manufacturing expansion plans. Toledo said that enhancing manufacturing capacity is part of its strategic initiative to expand the Perrysburg, Ohio, manufacturing facility to reach 2.8 GW of manufacturing capacity by 2027.This is due to surging demand for solar products and […] Read more
Azure Power to Get 600 MW of Solar Modules from First Solar Updated On Tue, Sep 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s RE conglomerate Azure Power has announced that it has entered into an agreement for 600 MWdc of high-performance, advanced thin film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules from the US-based solar modules manufacturer First Solar. Azure Power said that the agreement is the first for production from First Solar’s new manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, which […] Read more
Govt-Owned ITI Invites EoI for 30 MW Solar Tender Updated On Mon, Sep 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bengaluru-based and government-owned firm, Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI Ltd) has invited an Expression of Interest (EoI) to establish off-grid and on-grid solar power plants PAN India with a cumulative capacity of 30 MW. The last date for submitting this EoI for 30 MW of online bid is October 1, 2022, till 05:00 PM, and […] Read more
JinkoSolar Signs Nearly $30B Worth Polysilicon Supply Contracts in a Month Updated On Wed, Sep 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy To secure long-term polysilicon supply, solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar has inked a significant polysilicon supply deal with a value of more than RMB103.3 billion (US$14.9 billion). This comes only weeks after it signed a similar contract with Xinte Energy for RMB102.1 billion (US$14.7 billion). On September 10, JinkoSolar declared that it had entered into a […] Read more
Burail Jail, Chd: India’s First Jail to Run Entirely on Solar Energy Updated On Tue, Sep 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Model Burail Jail in Chandigarh has set its sights on becoming the first prison in India to be 100 per cent solar-powered. Chandigarh Renewal Energy Science and Technology (CREST) awarded the final tender for the addition of a 210-kilowatt solar power plant to the existing 500 kilowatt unit of the Burail Jail. This will bring […] Read more
Spain’s Soltec Power Connects 112.5 MW Solar Project in Brazil Updated On Tue, Sep 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a key development that adds to the renewable energy expansion in South America, Soltec Power Holdings SA has connected the first solar power project built by it in Brazil. The solar power plant has a generation capacity of 112.5 MW. Soltec is a Spain-based solar energy specialist. The solar power project has come up […] Read more
Solar Powered Centralized Off Grid UPS for Lifts in Multi-Storey Buildings Updated On Mon, Sep 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Lift is an invention that has effectively enabled urban development at scale worldwide, come with its own unique challenges. With perhaps the biggest being the issue of dependable power supply. As most people who have been using lifts for a long enough time know, lift power failures are a routine occurrence. From extreme weather conditions […] Read more
Spain’s PV Hardware to Set Up Solar Tracker Facility in USA Updated On Mon, Sep 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Global solar tracker manufacturer PV Hardware (PVH) has announced plans to set up a large manufacturing unit in Texas, United States of America, to localise its products to supply for projects across North America. The company said that the capacity of the new facility will be 6 GW and it will be operational by June […] Read more
Govt OMCs to Run Retail Fuel Stations on Solar by ’24 Updated On Mon, Sep 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Indian Government-owned companies are increasingly employing renewable sources of energy to decarbonise operations and add to the country’s target of achieving the net zero target by 2070. In a fresh announcement, Pankaj Jain, Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has said that state run-oil marketing companies (OMCs) will operate their complete network of petrol […] Read more