Bigger & Faster – South India’s Renewable Comeback Updated On Wed, Apr 16th, 2025 by Saurenergy South India, which heralded some of the earliest large-scale solar and wind projects in the country, is now further expanding its clean energy footprint. Again, one could say that some of India’s most notable renewable achievements came from the region before 2020. From the then-largest solar plant at Kamuthi in Tamil Nadu with a 648 […] Read more
SOFAR Debuts On Shenzhen Stock Exchange Updated On Tue, Apr 15th, 2025 by Saurenergy SOFAR, a China-based solar and energy storage solution provider, made its debut on the ChiNext Board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock Code: 301658) on April 2. Chairman Xu Tao rang the opening bell in the presence of government officials, partners, and industry stakeholders. The listing marks support the company’s role in China’s “Dual Carbon” […] Read more
Jupiter Secures ₹500cr Investment From ValueQuest SCALE Fund Updated On Mon, Apr 14th, 2025 by Saurenergy Jupiter International Limited, a manufacturer of photovoltaic solar cells and provider of end-to-end solar power solutions, announced today that it has secured a ₹500 crore (approximately $60 million) investment from ValueQuest SCALE Fund and its affiliates. This marks ValueQuest’s second investment in the company. Jupiter currently operates a 1 GW solar cell manufacturing facility in […] Read more
Kosol Energie Secures Module Order For NTPC’s Khavda Project Updated On Wed, Apr 9th, 2025 by Saurenergy Kosol Energie has secured a 400 MW photovoltaic (PV) module supply order through Zetwerk, as part of the larger 1,515 MWp PV module requirement for NTPC’s Khavda Solar Project in Gujarat. The order includes the supply of 550W bifacial modules, which are designed for tracker-mounted installations to improve power generation efficiency. The modules will be […] Read more
Does Europe Need To Subsidise PV Manufacturing? Updated On Mon, Mar 24th, 2025 by Saurenergy The European Commission (EC) has been on an overdrive post Covid, launching multiple partnerships and funding for fostering manufacturing and innovation within the continent. Like the Biden administration in the US, the ostensible reason has been a desire to cut dependence on China in the renewable space, especially in the solar and now, battery space. […] Read more
Korea Firm OCI To Build 2 GW Cell Manufacturing Plant In US Updated On Fri, Mar 21st, 2025 by Saurenergy Korean chemical industries company OCI Holdings will build a 2GW solar cell production facility in Texas. The Korean firm had closed 2024 with revenues of almost $2.5 billion. With a strong presence in photovoltaic polysilicon manufacturing including plants in Malaysia, the firm is hopeful that its own polysilicon supply chain will provide it a competitive […] Read more
Fraunhofer ISE Flags ‘Overstatement’ Of Output Claims By Module Manufacturers Updated On Thu, Mar 13th, 2025 by Saurenergy A research team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has evaluated over 70,000 power measurements on photovoltaic modules that have been carried out in the institute’s calibration laboratory, CalLab PV Modules, since 2012. In the process, the researchers found that since around 2017, the negative discrepancy between the performance data of the […] Read more
Fronius Launches ‘Reserva’, Its Battery Storage System Updated On Fri, Feb 28th, 2025 by Saurenergy Austrian solar energy firm Fronius, known mostly for its solar inverters until now, has launched the Fronius Reserva. The Reserva is Fronius’s own battery to go woth inverters and use in solar systems, for a range between 6.3 and 15.8kWh. “We believe in a future in which renewable energies cover 100 percent of the world’s […] Read more
Bifacial Modules Delivered 32% More Power Than Monofacial: Report Updated On Wed, Feb 19th, 2025 by Saurenergy The latest research report by Enverus found an increase in the average rated power capacity per simulation, which reached 340 MW in Q3 2024. It found that countries like Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Australia, and Brazil recorded the highest average rated power capacity per simulation in 2024, followed by Indonesia, South Africa, Chile, and the US. […] Read more
