Oxford PV secures £8.1m funding and three key strategic investors Updated On Tue, Dec 6th, 2016 by Saurenergy Oxford Photovoltaics has announced a further equity investment of £8.1million, which adds to the company’s £8.7m first close investment announced on 18 th October 2016. The bulk of this investment comes from three new strategic investors Statoil ASA, Legal & General Capital and a technology-focused, innovative family fund investor who sees the potential of the […] Read more
Perovskite photovoltaic cells hit new world efficiency record Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2016 by Saurenergy Engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, have smashed the world efficiency record for perovskite photovoltaic (PV) cells. The 12.1% efficiency rating was for a 16 cm2 perovskite solar cell, the largest single perovskite photovoltaic cell certified with the highest energy conversion efficiency, and was independently confirmed by the international […] Read more
Operations & Maintenance Best Practices Updated On Mon, Nov 28th, 2016 by Saurenergy Electricity generated through coal plants is becoming expensive day by day. Power cuts are frequent, and increasing dependence on diesel generators is causing a lot of damage to the environment. The demand-supply gap for electricity is rising in the country which makes it imperative for people to start thinking of other ways of realizing their […] Read more
String Inverter Market to grow at CAGR of 8.29% from 2016 to 2021: MarketsandMarkets Updated On Fri, Nov 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy According to a new report from MarketsandMarkets the global string inverter market is expects to grow from an estimated USD 2.61 Billion in 2016 to USD 3.89 Billion by 2021, registering a CAGR of 8.29% from 2016 to 2021. The research firm notes that the global market is witnessing growth due to decrease balance of […] Read more
ACME Cleantech raises Rs500 crore from Piramal Enterprises Ltd: Report Updated On Fri, Nov 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy ACME Cleantech Solutions Pvt. Ltd has reportedly raised Rs500 crore from Piramal Enterprises Ltd. According to Live Mint the investment in ACME was done by Piramal Enterprises’s Structured Finance Group. Speaking to the publication Nikhil Dhingra, group director for finance, ACME said “The funds are being used for funding the working capital requirements of the […] Read more
MNRE & MASDAR in UAE are jointly organizing a conference and exhibition in UAE on RE opportunities in India Updated On Fri, Nov 25th, 2016 by Saurenergy Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) & Abu Dhabi government agency MASDAR in the UAE are jointly organizing a conference and exhibition that focuses on renewable energy opportunities in India. MNRE India delegation will be led by Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of State for Coal, Power, New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. In […] Read more
Accenture and SAP aims to accelerate customer engagement platform for utilities Updated On Thu, Nov 24th, 2016 by Saurenergy Accenture has announced plans with SAP to accelerate the development of solutions, based on a digital customer engagement platform, for utility companies to engage with customers through virtually any channel, improving customer operations efficiency. Alongside simplified customer service and operations, the customer engagement platform will help enable utilities to offer customers non-commodity products and services, […] Read more
Navigant Research Names AutoGrid a Leader in Virtual Power Plant Software Updated On Wed, Nov 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy AutoGrid Systems, the Energy Internet leader, announced that Navigant Research has positioned AutoGrid as a Leader in its Navigant Research Leaderboard Report: Virtual Power Plant Software Vendors. Navigant Research also recently named AutoGrid a Leader in its Navigant Research Leaderboard Report: Demand Response Management Systems, making it the only company with the distinction of being […] Read more
Azure Power Announces Results for Second Fiscal Quarter 2017 Updated On Wed, Nov 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Azure Power Global Limited, one of the leaders in the Indian solar industry, announced its consolidated results under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for the second quarter period ended September 30, 2016. Second Quarter 2017 Period Ended September 30, 2016 Operating Highlights: Operating & Committed Megawatts were at 1,021 MW, as of September […] Read more