COVER STORY: Rooftop Solar Enters Mission Mode In India Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy The signs were already there. In the first week of 2024, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) created ripples in the Indian solar market when it announced a 23 percent increase in subsidies for residential rooftop solar. As per the government notification, the ministry increased subsidies from Rs 14,588/kWh to Rs 18,000/kWh for […] Read more
Reliance Backed Wafer Manufacturing StartUp NexWafe Plans 6GW US Manufacturing Plant Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy German solar startup NexWafe GmbH, which counts India’s Reliance among its key investors, is considering a major expansion in the US with 6 GW of solar wafer manufacturing capacity there. Towards this end, NexWafe GmbH has established a U.S. subsidiary to evaluate the development of multi-gigawatt-scale solar wafer production in the U.S. with an initial […] Read more
MHI Invites Re-Bidding For 10 GWh ACC Manufacturing Under PLI Updated On Thu, Jan 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) recently released a tender for re-bidding of Production Linked Incentives (PLI) for 10 GWh Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) manufacturing. The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) invited applicants to submit bids to set up a domestic manufacturing facility for ACC. This can help them qualify for incentives under the PLI […] Read more
Rystad Energy Forecasts Solar, Wind Markets To Add More Than 900 Tw-Hr In 2024 Updated On Wed, Jan 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy Rystad Energy, a research company recently shared some key aspects that can shape the energy sector in 2024. Renewable energy capacity expanded rapidly, keeping up with global power demand growth for the first time. It forecasted in 2023, “Solar PV needed to grow by 220 gigawatts (GW) in 2023 to track the 1.6 DG scenario […] Read more
AM Green, Envision Energy Join Hands For Wind, Green H2 Projects Updated On Wed, Jan 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy Envision Energy International, and AM Green, a hydrogen and green ammonia venture wholly owned and controlled by the founders of Greenko Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner in the manufacture of wind turbines for AM Green’s clean energy projects in India and to collaborate on green hydrogen projects. The MOU was signed recently […] Read more
EIT InnoEnergy and Demeter Launched Battery Raw Material Fund Updated On Mon, Jan 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy EIT InnoEnergy, the innovation wing for sustainable energy supported by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), is a body of the European Union (EU), Demeter Investment Managers, a major European private equity and venture capital firm. Recently, they announced the launch of a fund dedicated to the development of a resilient and diverse […] Read more
Amazon’s Portfolio Can Power 7.2 million US Homes Each Year: Report Updated On Mon, Jan 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy Amazon, a corporate company in the United States (US) invested in more than 100 new solar and wind energy projects in 2023, becoming the one of the corporate purchasers of renewable energy for the fourth year in a row. Amazon claims these investments include the company’s first brownfield project—which will repurpose a previously polluted Maryland […] Read more
LONGi Makes Case For Net Zero Manufacturing At WEF Davos Updated On Mon, Jan 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy As one of the newest recipients of the World Economic Forum (WEF) “Lighthouse Factory” recognition, Chinese solar giant LONGi made a strong case for net zero manufacturing powered by clean energy. For LONGi, which will celebrate it’s 25th year of founding in 2025, the journey to be the leading solar player has been truly impressive. […] Read more
Hybrid RE Power Can Cut LCOE Of Green H2 Upto $4.3/kg By 2030: Report Updated On Fri, Jan 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy A latest report from Wood Mackenzie claimed that solar-wind hybrid energy can be used to bring down the cost of production of Green Hydrogen. Wood Mackenzie is a research organization that published reports on energy and related issues. The latest report was specifically talked about the roadmap of India’s renewable sector to achieve net-zero. The Wood […] Read more
