China Dominates 80% of Indian Solar Glass Market: Shreevar Kheruka, VC, Borosil Renewable Updated On Wed, Oct 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy How did the anti-dumping import provision waiver affect Borosil Renewable or other Indian solar glass makers? The anti-dumping duty on the import of solar glass from China went away around a year ago. Since then, the dumping of Chinese solar glass has expanded substantially in the country. Chinese players control over 80 percent of the Indian solar […] Read more
Servotech & IIT Roorkee Team Up for Rectifier Units of CCS2 Chargers for EVs Updated On Thu, Oct 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Servotech Power Systems Ltd. (SPSL), an EV charger manufacturer has recently signed two MOUs with IIT Roorkee to develop state-of-the-art rectifier units for CCS2 chargers and onboard EV chargers for two, three and four wheelers. The onboard charger for electric vehicles is compact and lightweight charger designed to be mounted directly on the two, three […] Read more
MNRE Takes Aim At Violators Of Domestic Content Requirement Norms Updated On Wed, Oct 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has found it necessary to iterate several measures that indirectly seek to give domestic solar manufacturing impetus. The Production-Linked Subsidy (PLI) Scheme and the ALMM (Approved List of Module Manufacturers) are significant measures in this direction. It also mandates the idea of DCR (Domestic Content Requirement) that […] Read more
RACE Energy & LOHUM Join Forces for Sustainable EV Battery Recycling Updated On Tue, Oct 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy RACE Energy, a deep-tech electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure company for battery swapping, today announced a strategic partnership with LOHUM, a producer of sustainable energy transition materials via recycling, repurposing, and refining, to tackle EV battery waste and identify second life use applications. Aligning with the mandate under EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) guidelines for responsible battery […] Read more
GameChange Solar Bags 560 MW Project In Egypt Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy GameChange Solar, a global provider of solar rack solutions, has announced that it has signed a contract with CEEC-ZTPC, an engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) company headquartered in China with energy development projects in several countries. GameChange will supply solar tracker systems to support a 560 MW solar project in Egypt. The agreement signed between […] Read more
European Solar Body Wants Life Support Now, from the EU Updated On Thu, Oct 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar Power Europe, the member-led association for the European solar PV sector, with claims to represents over 300 organisations across the entire solar sector in the continent has iterated its demand for direct support from the EU, instead of trade tariffs. Calling trade tariffs no solution, the board of Solar Power Europe said that ” […] Read more
Indian solar module manufacturers have as fair a chance as IT industry in US: Shubhra Mohanka, Gautam Solar Updated On Thu, Oct 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tell us about the recent developments from your firm. So, the recent developments are twofold, one is from a capacity perspective. We are doing two gigawatts of capacity manufacturing that we are expanding to now. And the second is from a product perspective, where we have launched n-type TOPCon glass-to-glass panels at this Expo. How […] Read more
Germany’s 1Komma5° To Set Up 5 GW TOPCon Plant Updated On Tue, Oct 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Hamburg-based energy startup 1Komma5°, which prides itself on making modules using Made in Germany polysilicon, has announced plans for a 5 GW tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) module assembly plant in Germany.\ Founded in 2021, 1Komma5° successfully rolled out the first of its modules at the end of 2022. For its software application, 1Komma5° secured […] Read more
Borosil Renewables Launches Innovative Solar Glass Options Updated On Mon, Oct 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy Borosil Renewables, India’s sole solar glass manufacturer that has been battling the threat of dumping by Chinese manufacturers ever since the government dropped the anti-dumping duty on imports, burnished its credentials as an innovative manufacturer, with a slew of launches at REI 2023. Among the key launches introduced by the firm were: High Transmission Antireflative Coated […] Read more