SunPower Granted Approval for Aerial Survey of Solar Power Plants in FAA Controlled Airspace Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2017 by Saurenergy With LAANC approval, SunPower will be able to use drones as part of the SunPower Oasis Power Plant platform to survey potential solar power plant sites for customers. SunPower has announced that it is the first company to receive approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) for automatic access to operate a drone in […] Read more
USAID Announces 6.3 Million Dollars in Awards to Bolster Sub-Saharan Africa’s Off Grid Energy Sector Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2017 by Saurenergy USAID has floated fund to provide capital to companies engaged in household solar-systems and micro-grids to expand operations. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awards 6.3 million dollars to facilitate in advancing off-grid energy solutions in sub-Saharan Africa. USAID has also announced several new awards at the Unlocking Solar Capital: Africa Conference in […] Read more
UK Climate Investments and Lightsource Tie-up for Solar Power Projects in India Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2017 by Saurenergy UK Climate Investments will provide 49 percent equity for the construction of the first project partnership with Lightsource to develop and construct up to 300MW of solar power projects. Lightsource Renewable Energy and UK Climate Investments, part of the Green Investment Group within Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, have entered into a partnership agreement to […] Read more
Scatec Solar Closes Financing for 400MW Solar PV Plant in Egypt Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy The six solar PV projects totaling 400MW involving a total investment of USD 450 million are located in the Benban solar park in Aswan in Upper Egypt. Scatec Solar ASA (SSO) and partners have achieved financial close for six solar PV power plants in Egypt totaling 400 MW. A consortium of international Development Finance Institutions […] Read more
United States Decision on Paris Doesn’t Matter For Renewable Growth: Fitch Ratings Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Fitch Ratings predicts that power generation from renewable resources has nearly quadrupled in the last decade and expanded more than six times to 770GW at the end of last year. The United States plan to withdraw from the multilateral Paris climate agreement doesn’t matter for the pace of growth for renewables globally, as mentioned in […] Read more
Powering the future: WElink to start Solar power project in Europe Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Dublin-headquartered modular home builder and solar power developer WElink Group is to develop a £200million, 220MW solar farm in Portugal. WElink energy has started construction to build largest privately funded farm solar in Portugal. This power plant will contains 221 MW power and will be unsubsidized. As company claimed it will be the Europe’s biggest […] Read more
NREL Inks Technology Agreement for High Efficiency Multijunction Solar Cells Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy The IMM technique licensed by MicroLink Devices enables multijunction III-V solar cells to be grown with both higher efficiencies and lower costs than traditional multijunction solar cells by reversing the order in which individual sub-cells are typically grown. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has entered into a license agreement […] Read more
Scientists Create Most Powerful Micro-Scale Bio-Solar Cell Yet Updated On Wed, Oct 25th, 2017 by Saurenergy A micro fluidic lab-on-a-chip system that generates its own power is essential for stand-alone, independent, self-sustainable point-of-care diagnostic devices to work in limited-resource and remote regions. Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have created a micro-scale biological solar cell that generates a higher power density for longer than any existing cell of […] Read more
Change Market Before It Changes You: Su-Kam Managing Director Kunwer Sachdev at India International Science Festival Updated On Tue, Oct 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Mr. Sachdev also briefed about newly- launched products, grid tie inverter and hybrid grid tie inverter at India International Science Festival. Change the market before it changes you,” said Su-Kam Managing Director Mr. Kunwer Sachdev at India International Science Festival (IISF) held at Anna University. Speaking on the topic ‘Process, Manufacturing and Electrical’ on the […] Read more
