PM KUSUM: Haryana Orders To Forfeit Deposits Of Errant Solar Firms Updated On Fri, Jul 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Haryana New and Renewable Department, in its latest order, has threatened to take stringent action against errant solar companies working under the PM-KUSUM scheme. The order came to the fore after the department received several complaints from farmers against these companies. These complaints were related to delays or no response from these firms when repair […] Read more
Solar Canals Deliver On Promise, Yet Fail To Find Market Updated On Thu, Jul 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Ravleen Kaur A streak of blue cuts across the yellow landscape as one takes a turn while travelling through the Mehsana district of Gujarat. The dry smell of dust alerts one about the arid zone ahead and the heat is an indication of impending summers in this terrain. Soon, the blue line turns grey with […] Read more
5 Millennial and GenZ Heroes Who Vote For Solar Updated On Fri, Jun 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy As a renewable source of energy, solar has been growing for the past decade. Growth rates for solar installs soared as high as 34% in 2022 and the momentum continues in 2023. And why shouldn’t it? Solar energy is clean, sustainable and nigh unlimited. Solar panels don’t require much in the way of maintenance except […] Read more
European Solar Energy Startups Witness 400% Surge in Investment: Report Updated On Wed, Jun 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy A new research report by Avent Abacus reveals that total investment in European solar energy startups is up almost 400 per cent compared to last year. Reportedly, the companies received $6 billion in funding in the first five months of 2023 alone. Key Insights Avent Abacus notes that the total investment in European solar startups […] Read more
Israel’s Big Move- Mandatory Rooftop Solar Panels Updated On Wed, Jun 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy With a lot of sun-hours, yet too little space, Israel faces an obvious challenge to build large utility scale solar. To support the growing population and at the same time meet its goal of using a 30 per cent renewable share in total electricity capacity by 2030, Israel will soon require all new non-residential buildings […] Read more
Ørsted, ESB To Deliver Upto 5 GW Renewable Energy in Ireland Updated On Sun, Jun 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy ESB, Ireland’s energy company and Danish clean energy major Ørsted have signed an agreement to jointly develop an Irish offshore wind portfolio. With the agreement, which marks the most ambitious partnership in Ireland to date, Ørsted becomes a 50/50 partner in a pipeline of offshore wind development projects off the Irish coast. The partnership is […] Read more
India’s Solar O&M Market: A tale of increased domination of new evolving technologies Updated On Tue, May 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy If you track the Indian solar sector or are a regular SaurEnergy reader, you might remember the increasing frequency of news reports on the topic of robotic cleaning of solar panels. Be it Ecoppia, Airtouch (incidentally, both are Israeli firms), or the domestic Skilancer Solar and many more, robotic cleaning has created a disruption in […] Read more
OX2, Dasos Capital Partner to Develop Solar Power in Estonia for 500 MW Estimated Capacity Updated On Mon, May 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Swedish renewable energy company OX2 has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with Dasos Capital for the development of ten solar farms in Estonia in North Europe. Dasos Capital is specialised investment company for sustainable forestry and natural capital; it is an independent Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM). Dasos Capital said that the capacity […] Read more
Iberdrola to Supply 250 GWh of Renewable Energy to Holcim Every Year Updated On Thu, May 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Spanish energy conglomerate Iberdrola and sustainable building solutions provider Holcim have signed a major new clean energy PPA under which Iberdrola will provide Holcim with 250 GWh of renewable energy per year from its Baltic Eagle offshore windfarm in Germany. The two firms have also agreed to work together on a wide range of further […] Read more
