Norway’s NorSun Eyes Expansion to 5 GW for US Solar Factory with US$8.5 Million Funding Updated On Fri, Aug 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Oslo-based NorSun, which makes solar wafers, has pocketed NOK 90 million (USD 8.7m/EUR 7.9m) in equity financing. The freshly injected capital will aid its capacity expansion plans in Europe and other countries. This also entails the firm’s ambition to establish a 5 GW production facility in the US. The firm has also set sights on […] Read more
US Energy Firm Origis Energy Raises $750 Million For Solar, Storage Plans Updated On Thu, Aug 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Origis Energy, one of America’s leading renewable energy platforms, announced on Aug 16 that it has closed a $750 million construction warehouse funding facility. The facility will fund large scale solar and energy storage project construction totaling approximately 2 gigawatts (GW) across 15 states over the next three years. The move follows the announcement of […] Read more
Modi Government To Stump Up A Share Of Rs 20,000 Cr for 10,000 E Buses Updated On Thu, Aug 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Union government has pushed out a scheme to accelerate adoption of electric buses across 100 key cities in India. These cities, with a minimum population of 3 lac people or more, will cover all capital cities of hill states, North East States and Union Territories. Cities lacking transport infrastructure will be at the front […] Read more
Siemens Announces 800 MW Inverter Manufacturing Capacity In US Updated On Wed, Aug 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy German Power major Siemens has joined the rush of firms seeking to benefit from the $360 billion plus subsidies on offer under the Inflation Reduction Act in the US. Announcing plans to begin manufacturing solar string inverters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Siemens will make Blueplanet inverters at the new site, which it acquired from KACO in […] Read more
Solar Aided In Electrification of 4.1 L Households Under ‘Saubhagya’: Govt Updated On Mon, Aug 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh, in his recent reply before the Lok Sabha, said that around 1.64 percent (4.1 lakh) of the rural and urban household-level electrification works undertaken under the Saubhagya scheme was done with the help of solar energy. “As reported by the States/UTs, a total of 2.86 crore […] Read more
Maharashtra Plans To Use Solar For 50% of Its Agri Power Demand Updated On Mon, Aug 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra government is now planning to use solar energy to cater to 50 percent of the power demand of its agricultural sector in the state. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL), in its latest petition before the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), disclosed this plan. MSEDCL has planned to procure 7,000 MW of solar […] Read more
KORE Power Chosen by Energy Vault for US Battery Production from 2025 Onward Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Swiss energy storage firm, Energy Vault, has chosen KORE Power, a company based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, to supply batteries produced domestically. The anticipated launch of Phase 1 at the KOREPlex facility in Arizona is set for 2025. A Master Supply Agreement was announced earlier this week, outlining an initial delivery capacity of 1.3 GWh […] Read more
EaseMyTrip, Blusmart Partners To Boost Electric Mobility Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Online travel tech platform EaseMyTrip has now announced its partnership with Blusmart for increased electric mobility in the country. As per the mandate, EaseMyTrip will now offer an environment-friendly fleet in an existing lineup of cabs with this partnership. The endeavor aims to provide sustainable travel solutions for all EaseMyTrip customers and move towards the […] Read more
First Solar Continues US Footprint with Announcement of New Factory in Louisiana Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar solutions provider First Solar will be setting up is fifth thin-film solar module factory in the Acadiana Regional Airport in Iberia Parish, Louisiana in the USA. The unit will see an investment worth $1.1bn and aid America with capacity expansion for the production of photovoltaic solar modules domestically. The said investment will chalk out […] Read more