2021 Best Year in History for Solar in the EU: Report Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The 27 member states of the European Union saw around 25.9 GW of new solar PV capacity connected to their grids in 2021, an increase of 34% over the 19.3 GW installed the year before, a report by SolarPower Europe has found this month. This growth makes 2021 not only another record year for solar […] Read more
Japan selects Mitsubishi Corp-led consortiums for 3 offshore wind projects Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Japan’s industry and land ministries have selected three consortiums, all led by Mitsubishi Corp, as the operators for three offshore wind power projects in Akita, northern Japan, and Chiba, near Tokyo, they said on Friday. The announcement is the second set of results of government auctions for offshore blocks under a new law to promote […] Read more
Could 2022 be Offshore Wind’s Year Of Acceptance and Growth? Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy In our year end specials, we caught up on two key developments in the offshore wind space. ‘Farms’ located over 70 kms from shore, in China and in Europe, supplied their first power, and in the new year, are expected to go online formally. That these are located in two of the world’s key regions […] Read more
Axitec Launches 540W Module For India, Focus on Large Projects Updated On Fri, Dec 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy AXITEC, one of the few German Solar PV brands that has survived the competition from China has an interesting approach to manage operations. With its headquarters and core engineering team in Stuttgart in Germany supporting the manufacturing capacity of 1 GW, which itself is spread across key markets including EU, China, Vietnam, Cambodia and India. […] Read more
REC, German Dev Bank to Finance India’s Power Sector and RE Projects Updated On Thu, Dec 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy REC Limited has entered into an agreement with KfW Development Bank for availing the Official development assistance (ODA) loan of USD 169.5 million under the Indo-German Bilateral Partnership in accordance with the approval granted by the Department of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, the Government of India, an official release said. The proceeds from […] Read more
German Dev Bank to Partly Fund Surat Metro; Depots to be Solar-powered Updated On Mon, Dec 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Government of India and the German Development Bank – KFW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) – have signed a Euro 442.26 million loan for the Surat Metro Rail project, according to a recent official statement released by the Ministry of Finance. The project aims to harness solar energy at both depots of the Surat Metro in […] Read more
Stanford Scientists Create New Material for Thin, Lightweight Solar Panels Updated On Thu, Dec 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy A race is on in solar engineering to create almost impossibly-thin, flexible solar panels. Engineers imagine them used in mobile applications, from self-powered wearable devices and sensors to lightweight aircraft and electric vehicles. Against that backdrop, researchers at Stanford University have achieved record efficiencies in a promising group of photovoltaic materials, writes Andrew Myers in […] Read more
Shell Acquires Solar And Energy Storage Developer Savion Updated On Thu, Dec 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy Shell New Energies US LLC, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell), has signed an agreement to buy 100% of Savion LLC (Savion), a large utility-scale solar and energy storage developer in the United States, from Macquarie’s Green Investment Group. With this acquisition, Shell expects to significantly expand its global solar portfolio. “Savion’s significant asset pipeline, highly […] Read more
MPC Energy Solutions Joins Leclanché For Battery Project In Caribbean Updated On Wed, Dec 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Netherlands based MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) has partnered with Leclanché, the Swiss maker of energy storage solutions to build the previously announced 35.7 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) and 18.2 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project designed with Leclanché Energy Management Software (L-EMS) in St. Kitts’ Basseterre Valley, next to the capital city of Basseterre. The project requires about US$ […] Read more
