Aptera raises $40 million for solar electric vehicle production Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy San Diego-based Solar Electric Vehicle (SEV) start-up – Aptera – has announced that it has got a fresh funding of $40 million which Aptera will look to employ the money as capital for the production of its solar electric vehicle in the later part of 2022. The official statement of Atera held, “During this historic […] Read more
J&K approves 200 MW rooftop solar project in Jammu city Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Administrative Council (AC) headed by LG Manoj Sinha, has approved the development of 200 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar power plants in Jammu City. These plants hope to take the optimal advantage of the solar irradiance in the high resource region of Jammu and Kashmir. They will come up as part of the ‘Solar […] Read more
GUVNL’s 500 MW Solar Auction Winners Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy ABREL SPV 2 (Aditya Birla Renewable Energy), Hinduja Renewables Energy, and state owned SJVN were declared the winners in Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s (GUVNL) auction for 500 MW capacity of solar projects under Phase XIV. The winners quoted a price of Rs 2.30 per unit, with SJVN quoting Rs 2.31/unit or kW. While ABREL and […] Read more
Solid Power Installs ‘EV Cell Pilot Line’ to Manufacture Solid State Batteries Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Battery developer Solid Power – an all-solid-state battery cells developer for electric vehicles – has said that it has completed installation of its pilot production line called “EV cell pilot line” which is designed to produce EV- scale solid state cells for batteries. As per the official statement of Solid Power, the company intends to […] Read more
Cars And Solar Panel Roofs- Is There A Future Here? Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy To reduce pollution caused due to fossil-fuel-powered ICE vehicles, the techno-world has developed and adopted various technologies to substitute fossil fuel as a source of energy. Electric cars have been one of the biggest bets to achieve zero-emissions mobility. Some of the automotive giants like Volkswagen Group, General Motors, etc., have already begun to sweep […] Read more
O2 Power Commissions First 250 MW Solar Project in Bikaner Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Temasek and Alternative Asset Manager EQT backed O2 Power India has commissioned its first solar project in India, the 250 MW Solar project at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Announced by the firm on its social handle, the project was commissioned over phases in April-May this year. It has 1030 MW of projects under development in Rajasthan, including […] Read more
RE Success Could Have Prevented Frequent Power Cuts In AP Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Andhra Pradesh could have averted the power crisis over the last few months had it met its renewable energy targets. This was the finding of a report from Climate Risks Horizons, a Bengaluru based Thinktank. AP experienced more power cuts than other states in India facing a power crisis. According to the report from Climate […] Read more
First Hybrid Solar And Wind Power Project Comes Up In Kerala By ANERT Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a novel beginning, the Electricity Minister of the Kerala Government, K Krishnankutty, has inaugurated a hybrid solar and wind energy project in the state. The renewable energy project was developed by the Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) as the first of this kind in Kerala at Chooralmala in Wayanad. […] Read more
AfDB, MASEN and RES4africa to impart solar training for Sahel Countries Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy North Africa is the receiver of the highest irradiance on the planet and there is an increased focus on pushing more solar projects in the region. For the same, the African Development Bank (AfDB), MASEN and RES4Africa have agreed to join forces on a dedicated solar energy training programme in 2022. The official statement by […] Read more
