AER Report Q1 FY21: Solar Eclipses Gas as Electricity Source in Australia Updated On Fri, May 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) recently published its Quarterly Wholesale Markets Report for the first three months of this year, reporting that large-scale solar generated more electricity than the average amount produced by gas for the first time in Australia. In Q1 FY21, wholesale electricity spot prices were lower than expected, with volume weighted average prices […] Read more
Aurora Solar Raises $250 Million to Digitize Solar Installations Updated On Tue, May 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Funding Round Led by Coatue Signals Market Interest in the Growing Solar Industry Aurora Solar, the industry’s leading software platform for solar sales and design, today announced it has closed a $250 million Series C funding round led by Coatue, with follow-on participation from existing investors ICONIQ Capital, Energize Ventures, and Fifth Wall. In just over two years, Aurora […] Read more
Australia Installs Record-breaking Number of Rooftop Solar Panels: CSIRO Updated On Mon, May 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Australia installed its highest ever number of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in 2020, according to Clean Energy Regulator data analysed by energy efficiency experts from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO. Data from the Clean Energy Regulator analysed by CSIRO shows that in 2020, around Australia, over 362,000 rooftop solar PV installations were issued with […] Read more
Enel Green Power Commissions 15 MW Solar PV Plant in Mallorca Updated On Mon, May 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Rome-headquartered multinational renewable energy corporation Enel Green Power España (EGPE) announced recently that it has commissioned the new Nou Biniatria solar photovoltaic plant in the town of Alcúdia in Mallorca. This facility has an installed capacity of 14.96 MW and an expected output of approximately 24.84 GWh per year. Its parent company, the Enel Group, […] Read more
Swedish Solar Installer SunRoof Raises €4.5 Million Updated On Mon, May 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Sweden based residential solar rooftops installer, SunRoof closed a Euro 4.5 million funding round led by Inovo Venture Partners, a Poland based investor which backs early-stage and post-traction startups. It was the second round of investment of the seed extension round in under six months, taking total funding to Euro 6.5 million. The funding was […] Read more
Indian Army Launches First Solar Plant in North Sikkim Updated On Mon, May 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Seeking to harness renewable energy for the benefit of its troops working in remote conditions, the Indian Army has recently inaugurated the first green solar energy plant in Sikkim. The facility, which uses vanadium-based battery technology, was built at an altitude of 16000 ft. in the northern part of the state and has a capacity of […] Read more
Toledo Uni Scientists Make 6.4% Efficient Antimony Selenide Solar Cell Updated On Fri, Apr 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a paper entitled ‘Influence of Post-selenization Temperature on the Performance of Substrate-Type Sb2Se3 Solar Cells’, published in the peer-reviewed journal ACS Publications (whose parent organisation is American Chemical Society), scientists working at the University of Toledo in the United States have developed a 6.43%-efficient solar cell using antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) films with favourable crystalline properties. […] Read more
Regulatory Over-reach in South Australia’s Switch-off of Household Rooftop Solar Updated On Thu, Apr 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy IEEFA has detailed a ‘worrying’ precedent in South Australia where rooftop solar systems can be remotely switched off without householders’ knowledge. A new briefing note from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) details a ‘worrying’ precedent in South Australia where new measures allow for rooftop solar systems to be remotely switched off […] Read more
Navisun finishes 2 solar plants; starts Pollinator Program in Massachusetts Updated On Tue, Apr 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Solar independent power producer Navisun LLC announced yesterday that it has completed two solar projects in Orange and Sheffield for a total of 3.8 MW of solar power, enough to power 600 homes with renewable energy. These plants are also one of the first solar projects in Massachusetts to be awarded the new pollinator adder through the Massachusetts’ SMART […] Read more
