Aerosols Key Factor In Declining Solar Irradiance In India- IIT Delhi Researchers Updated On Fri, Sep 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Researchers from the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences Solar at IIT Delhi have come out with a report that looks at multi decade data to evaluate trends in solar irradiance in India. The researchers, Sushovan Ghosh, Alok Kumar, Dilip Ganguly and Sagnik Dey, make the case for seeking reductions in aerosol release into the atmosphere over […] Read more
Tale Of Two Solar Trailblazers-Greenlab Diamonds & Muni Seva Ashram Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Greenlab Diamonds and Muni Seva Ashram are two different entities working in entirely different sectors. While Surat-based Greenlab Diamonds is a company dealing with lab-grown diamonds, Muni Seva Ashram is an institution at Goraj in Vadodara, hosting a hospital, school and social institutions. However, both these Gujarat-based institutions have one thing in common-adoption of green […] Read more
Solar Bids Below Rs 2? BCD Holds Up Solar Tariffs In India Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Even as prices of China-made solar cells and modules continue to slide to unprecedented lows, power consumers are likely to benefit only partially, thanks to the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) of 40 percent that the government has on module imports, besides the 25% on solar cell imports. While the drop in prices is welcome to […] Read more
Amara Raja Batteries Limited Is Now Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Two years ago, Amara Raja Batteries Limited (ARBL), which delves in industrial and automotive battery sector (listed as BSE: 500008 and NSE Code: AMARAJABAT), announced to direct its focus beyond batteries and address the larger energy and mobility space. The firm has now capped off the journey with the official name change to Amara Raja […] Read more
Solar Power for EV Charging? Stop, Says German Bank Updated On Wed, Sep 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Germany’s state owned KfW bank was caught on the wrong foot with the response to a solar subsidy plan for EVs. the plan, which sought to offer subsidies to users who opted to use solar power to charge their EVs, met with an overwhelming response on day 1, with 33,000 applications. That meant the funds […] Read more
Clean Energy Investments Have Surged In India: IEA Report Updated On Wed, Sep 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA) has recently released a document on the roadmap for the Net Zero plans. The report indicates the role of government policies in bringing improvement in solar PV. The report emphasizes that the clean energy investment today is dominated by the advanced economies and China. As per the report, large economies such as India […] Read more
SJVNL To Offer Solar Power At Rs 3.26/unit From Himachal Floating Plant Updated On Wed, Sep 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Shimla-based SJVN Green Energy Limited is now all set to provide solar power at the rate of Rs 3.26 per unit from its 15 MW floating solar power project situated at Nagal Pond, near Neila village in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), in its latest order, has also approved […] Read more
Pexapark Infused with Funding Worth €20m in Series C Round Updated On Tue, Sep 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Pexapark, a Switzerland-based firm that helps make PPAs for renewables, has been injected with funding worth €20m in Series C round. The fresh funding round was led by Telstra Ventures, a global investor in technology. It also saw participation from Swisscom Ventures and the A&G Energy Transition Tech Fund. “This fresh injection of capital takes […] Read more
Solar Power Costs Dipped 87% Globally In Last 10 Years: Study Updated On Tue, Sep 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy A recent report by the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change claimed that the cost of electricity from solar power globally has fallen by 87 percent in the last 10 years. At the same time, the cost of battery storage plummeted by 85 percent during the same period. The recent innovation in […] Read more
