We focus on efficiency rather than number of people: Emmvee Photovoltaic Updated On Tue, Apr 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy It was in June last year, when results from PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), an autonomous testing facility catering to the downstream solar industry and affiliated with the Kiwa Group, released its newest PV Module Reliability Scorecard. The 10th edition of the widely awaited annual scorecard of solar module quality featured 53 manufacturers as Top Performers in […] Read more
ALMM: Waaree Remains At Top, Goldi Solar Picks Pace Updated On Tue, Apr 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy The latest Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM), issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), has reported significant changes in various solar companies’ cumulative solar module manufacturing capacities. A comparison of the total capacities of 95 solar module manufacturing units listed under the ALMM revealed that Waaree Energies remained at the top […] Read more
Spain’s Push For Solar Manufacturing With €210 million Funding Updated On Tue, Apr 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy Under the NextGenEU initiative, Spain’s Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded more than €210 million in funding to seven solar PV manufacturing projects. Called the RENOVAL programme, it is being managed by the Institute for Diversification and Energy Saving (IDAE in Spanish). It announced the results last week. The funds will be provided through […] Read more
5 Ways Battery Storage Is Transforming Solar Energy Deployments Updated On Tue, Apr 1st, 2025 by Saurenergy Solar power’s biggest ally, the battery energy storage systems (BESS), has arrived in force in 2024. The pairing of batteries with solar photovoltaic (PV) farms is rapidly reshaping how and when solar energy is used, turning daylight-only generation into flexible, round-the-clock power. BESS has meant the momentum does not flag for solar deployments, even in […] Read more
Waaree Energies Set To Add 3.2 GW Solar Manufacturing in Gujarat Updated On Wed, Mar 26th, 2025 by Saurenergy Waaree Energies recently announced a slew of decisions including its decision to establish an additional 1.6 GW module manufacturing line at its unit situated in Brookshire, Texas in the USA. While sharing this update before a regulatory filing Waaree Energies elaborated that it also plans to set up an additional 3.2 GW module manufacturing line […] Read more
First Solar India’s Disconnect: Big Factory, Small Home Footprint Updated On Mon, Mar 24th, 2025 by Saurenergy First Solar, Inc., a US solar manufacturer, ventured into India manufacturing business with the intention of serving the domestic India market as it inaugurated a fully vertically integrated solar manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu with a capacity of 3.3 GW. The firm also had the distinction of making it to India’s ALMM list as the […] Read more
IIT Bombay’s 4T Silicon-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cell Hits 26% Efficiency Updated On Wed, Mar 19th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B) has conducted one of the first experimental demonstrations of a 4T silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell, achieving over 26% efficiency. A team at the National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE) at IIT Bombay fabricated a semi-transparent perovskite solar cell (PSC), which, when combined with a silicon-based solar […] Read more
News In Brief March 19: US Solar Cell Plant, Tripura Solar Subsidy, Prysmian-Edison Deal, Updated On Wed, Mar 19th, 2025 by Saurenergy Tripura Has Installed 12,800 Solar Plants: Power Minister Tripura has already completed the installation of about 12,800 solar plants, according to state power minister, Ratan Lal Nath. He added that the state will receive a subsidy of up to Rs 85,800 for 3-kilowatt solar plants. Under the scheme, Tripura offers residential electricity consumers will receive […] Read more
BHEL Set To Build 1.2 GW Solar Project At Khavda, Issues Tender Updated On Tue, Mar 18th, 2025 by Saurenergy Gujarat is set to host another project led by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited’s (BHEL) solar division. The project included selecting contractors for developing and commissioning the project, which consists of a 4×300 MW Khavda Solar PV plant. This would take the total capacity for the project to 1.2 GW. The tender also involves setting up […] Read more
