Solar Rental Marketplace OTOVO Raises €40mn Funding Updated On Wed, Nov 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy Norwegian solar startup Otovo has secured €40mn from its existing investors including Å Energy, Axel Johnson Group, and Nysnø, the Norwegian government’s Climate Investment Fund. The funding will help the firm expand its rent-to-buy online marketplace for solar panels, as it seeks to ride the strong residential solar market growth across the EU. This latest […] Read more
Berkeley, DOE Produce Database To Map Solar PV Facilities Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Berkeley Lab and USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) produced a publicly available database. The detailed Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB) aims to map ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) facilities with capacity of 1 megawatt. This come alongside US’s DOE (Department of Energy) data, that released an online dataset of […] Read more
Solar Inverter Firm Growatt Pins Hopes On its MAX Series To Boost Growth Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Over the past decade, solar inverter firm Growatt has maintained its strong presence and growth in the Indian solar market. The employment of advanced technology along with localized strategy has made it possible for the Growatt inverters to mark presence in India. India’s installed solar capacity has grown significantly from 1.2 GW in 2012 to […] Read more
Canadian Solar Sets Sights on 5 GW Wafer Unit in Thailand Updated On Fri, Nov 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar manufacturer Canadian Solar is set to introduce a 5 GW solar wafer production unit in Chonburi, Thailand. The manufacturing facility, which will boast N-type wafer, will be operational by next year in March. In 2024, it will supply to the TOPCon cell manufacturing unit in Thailand. Later, by year 2025, the wafers will be […] Read more
EU Solar Market Faces Challenges From China and US: ESIA Report Updated On Wed, Nov 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy The European Union’s (EU) industry association body, the European Solar PV Industry Alliance (ESIA), released a report that evaluates factors that can contribute to the de-risking and scaling up of Europe’s solar PV manufacturing. The alliance evaluates the factors affecting European industries, aiming to achieve the goal of 30 GW of domestic manufacturing capacity by 2025 and the EU’s […] Read more
KOSOL Energie Integrates 1 GW TOPCon Solar Panel Capacity Updated On Tue, Nov 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy A manufacturer of solar products and solar modules based in Gujarat, KOSOL Energie has integrated a 1 GW production line. With this addition, the firm’s solar module capacity has reached 2.25 GW. The new production line, set to commence by the end of this year, will produce 1 GW TOPCon solar modules. The modules, which […] Read more
Ciel & Terre Hands Over 10.765 MWp Floating Solar Project at Jamshedpur Plant To Tata Steel Updated On Mon, Nov 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tata Steel’s giant Jamshedpur works have added a small step towards becoming more sustainable with the completion of 10.75MWp Floating solar plant. Built by Ciel & Terre India, a subsidiary of the French floating solar leader, Ciel & Terre International, the project is India’s first floating solar installation within a steel power plant. According to […] Read more
TotalEnergies Starts 380 MW Utility-Scale Solar Plant with Battery Storage in Texas Updated On Thu, Nov 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy French Energy major TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Myrtle Solar, its utility-scale operated solar farm in the United States. Located south of Houston, Texas, Myrtle has a capacity of 380 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar production and 225 MWh of co-located batteries. With 705,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels installed over an area equivalent to 1,800 American football […] Read more
Will Start Module Manufacturing By Nov: Shivam Gupta, Oswal Solar Structure Updated On Wed, Nov 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Why Oswal Group wants to venture into solar module manufacturing? Oswal Pumps has a legacy of around 20 years in India. We are one of the leading manufacturers of solar pumps in the country. We have supplied more than 1.5 lakh motors till now. In the last few years, we have noticed a rising demand […] Read more