Four Areas Where Solar Power Can, Is, and Ought To Make a Bigger Impact Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy “The real wealth of a nation is its people. The purpose of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long, healthy and creative lives,” said noted economist and Noble Prize winner Mahbub-ul-Haq. I was reminded of this profound universal concept that underpins today’s ‘Human Development Index,’ which serves as the defining […] Read more
PERC Researchers Win Prestigious Engineering Prize Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been an occasion to celebrate four solar pioneers, who developed the widely used PERC technology that improved solar efficiency and supported a steep drop in costs over the past two decades. The four awardees– Professor Martin Green of UNSW, Professor Andrew Blakers of ANU, and Dr Aihua […] Read more
GERC Allows Compensation To Juniper Energy For ‘Change Of Law’ Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), in its latest judgement, allowed Juniper Green Sigma Pvt Ltd compensation for ‘change of law’ events. Juniper Green Sigma is a subsidiary of Juniper Green Energy. It has developed a 120-megawatt (MW) grid-connected solar plant in Gujarat to supply Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL). Juniper, in its petition before the […] Read more
Megawatt Charging For Large EVs Could Keep Out Hydrogen Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The EV transition has picked pace, an area where Hydrogen has been considered viable in the transportation sector is the heavy vehicles space. At issue here is the charging time for the large battery packs heavy transportation vehicles would necessarily have, and the long distances and tight timelines they have to cover. A new report […] Read more
10% PV Installations Will Incorporate Storage Within a Decade: DNV Report Updated On Thu, Oct 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy DNV, an expert in assurance and risk management, has recently released its ‘Energy Transition Outlook, 2023’ report, focusing on the progress of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. The report gives an overall trends stating that, in 2004 the annual solar installations were a modest 1 GW. However, by 2019, this figure skyrocketed to 100 GW despite […] Read more
TopCon Technology: The Next Big Thing in Solar Module Manufacturing Updated On Wed, Oct 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) says that TopCon solar cells have achieved up to 28% conversion efficiencies, surpassing traditional solar cells’ efficiencies. And we are here to witness the evolution. The solar industry to improve and evolve has been witnessing rapid advancements in technology which is mainly aiming for efficiency […] Read more
Finnish Energy Tech Firm Capalo AI Raises Pre-Seed Funding Worth €500,000 Updated On Wed, Oct 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Finnish energy tech startup Capalo AI has raised €500,000 in pre-seed funding. The funding round was led by Innovestor Tech Fund, with Inventure also participating. Capalo AI will use the funding to further develop its virtual power plant (VPP) and multi-market optimization AI, as well as scale up its team with talented mathematicians and cloud service professionals. With the […] Read more
RE Generators Selling Power At Power Exchanges Can Issue REC: CERC Updated On Wed, Oct 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy In its latest order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) clarified that renewable energy generators are entitled to Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) if they sell their power under the conventional market contracts of power exchanges. The order came to the fore after Indian Energy Exchange Limited (IEX) moved the Commission seeking approval for the changes made […] Read more
Advertising, Brand Ambassadors, And Celebrities Emerge As the ABC Of Solar Marketing Updated On Wed, Oct 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Advertising, Brand Ambassadors, And Celebrities Emerge As the ABC Of Solar Marketing As India’s domestic solar manufacturing ramps up from an estimated 38 GW currently to over 100 GW by 2026, firms have realised the limits of doing business as usual. Counting on large government-backed projects, with exports as the icing on the cake when […] Read more
