REC Board Approves Incorporation of 7 SPVs for Evacuating Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, Apr 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy The board members of India’s power sector lender REC Ltd have provided their consent for a proposal to incorporate 7 project-specific special purpose vehicles (SPVs). These SPVs will facilitate the evacuation of renewable energy from Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan. REC said that “The board of directors of REC Ltd in its meeting held on March 25, 2020, inter-alia […] Read more
MNRE Extends ALMM Deadline to 6 Months amid Disruptions from COVID-19 Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a series of providing relief to the renewable energy firms which are facing a new range of challenges presented by coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the deadlines for the approved list of models and manufacturers (ALMM) i.e. both List-I for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and List-II for […] Read more
Pandemic to Hit Global EV Growth by 43% in 2020 Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy Research firm Wood Mackenzie has released a report where it predicts a 43 percent contraction in the global EV industry by the end of 2020. For a sector that was just building up some serious momentum, the crisis couldn’t have come at a worse time. The big hope now is that government stimulus plans will […] Read more
India’s Solar Energy Plans Bogged Down With Supply Chain Issues Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy Amid lockdown across the country, which is likely to be extended due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the damage to India’s solar ambitions is given, the only question is how much. In India, around 2.3 GW of solar plants were expected to be commissioned from June to August 2020. However, the delivery of these projects has […] Read more
AIP Invests in Longroad Energy’s 215 MW Solar Assets Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy After investment partnership with AIP, US-based renewable energy developer Longroad Energy has closed the financing for its Little Bear Solar project. Moreover, it has now started the construction of the Little Bear Solar project, which comprised of four separate projects aggregating 215 MW in Fresno County in California. Besides, two Danish pension funds i.e. PKA and PenSam, […] Read more
ReneSola Sells 15 MW Solar Portfolio in Hungary to Obton Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy New York-listed global solar project developer ReneSola Power has entered into a sale agreement with Denmark headquartered Obton for its cumulative 15 MW of solar energy portfolio in Hungary. Obton is an investment and management company specialized in renewable energy projects. This is the second time that Obton has acquired solar assets from ReneSola. The […] Read more
ST Introduces New Devices in Motor Control System Family Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy French-Italian multinational electronics and semiconductor manufacturer STMicroelectronics has introduced four new devices in the STSPIN32F0 motor-control system-in-package family. It simplifies the design of mains-powered home appliances and industrial equipment including corded power tools, drives, pumps, fans, and compressors. The 250V STSPIN32F0251 and STSPIN32F0252, and 600V STSPIN32F0601 and STSPIN32F0602 combine three-phase gate drivers and an STM32F0 […] Read more
Will China’s Massive 500 GW Solar Manufacturing Expansion Happen? Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the toughest tasks for any journalist covering the solar manufacturing sector is sorting reality from mere announcements in the hub of the industry, China. From being an outlier till early 2000’s, China has emerged as the engine of growth for the sector, in more ways than one. For unlike some other sectors, in […] Read more
Perovskite Solar Cells. Bringing The Future Closer Updated On Wed, Apr 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy The solar sector, ever since it managed to get the interest of mainstream researchers, has regularly seen the announcement of new materials and processes, that promise to deliver efficiencies and costs that would take the sector itself mainstream. While, many would argue that we are close to that inflection point today, demands from the tech […] Read more