Honeywell to Supply BESS of 124 MWh to US Virgin Islands Updated On Wed, Dec 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy Honeywell will supply VIElectron, its first installation of battery energy storage solutions (BESS) for six solar parks located across the US Virgin Islands. The BESS, which is for a capacity of 124 MWh, will boast an end-to-end battery management system (BMS). The solar array of 140 MWDC and BESS will help the islands meet 30% […] Read more
US Proposes Norms To Counter Chinese Domination In Battery Manufacturing Updated On Mon, Dec 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy The US Department of Treasury and the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) has now proposed guidelines on clean vehicles credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). It is expected to lower costs for consumers, spur growth in the US vehicle manufacturing, and strengthen energy security. The move is also likely to reduce the dependency of the […] Read more
Swift Current’s 197 MW Castle Gap Wind Project Set Into Motion Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Swift Current has announced that it has kickstarted operations of its 197 MW Castle Gap Wind Project established in Central Texas. The project supplies power to retail giant, Target Corporation. Swift Current and Target Corporation have forged a partnership by way of a virtual power purchase agreement. Presently, the wind project is generating enough energy […] Read more
TotalEnergies Starts 380 MW Utility-Scale Solar Plant with Battery Storage in Texas Updated On Thu, Nov 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy French Energy major TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Myrtle Solar, its utility-scale operated solar farm in the United States. Located south of Houston, Texas, Myrtle has a capacity of 380 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar production and 225 MWh of co-located batteries. With 705,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels installed over an area equivalent to 1,800 American football […] Read more
Solar Exports From India to USA Will Keep Rising Till 2025: IEEFA Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy A study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) states that India’s solar photovoltaic (PV) module exports to the United States of America (the U.S.) are likely to keep rising for another couple of years before stagnating from 2025 and declining from 2027. It adds that following the implementation of the Inflation Reduction […] Read more
Qcells America Completes 2 GW Plant Expansion In US Updated On Thu, Oct 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Qcells, the clean energy solutions provider, has announced the successful completion of its Dalton, Georgia, factory expansion. Qcells added 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity to Dalton, bringing the full factory’s output to more than 5.1 GW. The firms claims that the Qcells Dalton factory is the largest manufacturing plant of its kind in the Western […] Read more
Module Exports to India from China Slide from 9.8 GW H1 2022 to 2.3 GW in H1 2023 Updated On Thu, Sep 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy As per think-tank Ember, module exports to India from China have seen noteworthy slide. India is the only country to see a large fall in imports from China. The study finds that module exports to India declined by 76% (-7.5 GW) year-on-year, down from 9.8 GW in the first half of 2022 to 2.3 GW […] Read more
Energy Storage in Focus in US as Multiple Firms Secure Support Updated On Mon, Sep 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy The US is witnessing a boom in solar manufacturing and energy storage projects with the announcement of the Inflation Reduction Act. The past week was also marked by news on key energy storage projects. Project Financing Among these, a major news coming in was of Nevada-based American Battery Technology Co., a battery materials firm, that […] Read more
Largest Procurement Effort for US Community Solar as Nexamp Orders 1.5 GW Solar Modules Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy In what is touted as the largest procurement initiative for community solar in US, Boston’s community solar developer, Nexamp, has placed an order worth 1.5 GW of solar modules from Heliene, a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules in American and Canadian facilities “A solar order of this size is without precedent and comes at a […] Read more
