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
Waaree’s Flexible Solar Offers Hopes For Solarising Transport: Neha Bansal, Dy Manager (R&D) Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy What are the latest products Waaree is offering for solar consumers? We have come up with customized balcony PV systems where we are offering our modules along with micro inverters, AC-DC cables and others so that we can meet the needs of consumers living in apartments or high-rise buildings. They can use it to reduce […] Read more
Growatt Brings ‘NEO 2000M-X’ Microinverter to Market Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Distributed energy solution provider, Growatt has launched its inaugural product in the microinverter category, the NEO 2000M-X. Microinverters are mainly designed for small residential rooftops or balconies and have garnered interest increasingly. With in-house R&D capabilities, Growatt microinverter series, the NEO 2000M-X highlights higher system productivity and yields with 2kW full power output, four MPP […] 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
NTPC REL Calls EPC Developers for 650 MW Solar Projects Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has issued a tender inviting online bids from bidders on single stage two envelope (that is, envelope-I: techno-commercial bid and envelope-II: price bid) basis for EPC package for development of 650 MW (2 X 325 MW) grid connected solar PV projects at Bikaner, Rajasthan. The last date and time […] Read more
Ministry of Coal To Employ Surplus Land For Green Energy Projects Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Coal and the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) have joined hands to work for the promotion of green energy. The decision was arrived at during secretary-level joint meeting between the two ministries. The MNRE will offer technical, policy and capacity building support, technicians and other functionaries through National Institute of […] Read more
The Future of Indian Solar Market: TOPCon Technology Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ankit Singhania, Director & Co-Founder, Navitas Solar The Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (TOPCon) structure got more consideration for development of high-performance solar cells by the introduction of a tunnel oxide layer between the substrate and poly-Si, which is best for attaining interface passivation. When the Si solar cell’s efficiency approaches 23%, most of the recombination […] Read more
SJVN Arm Joins Hands with Norwegian Firm for Pilot Floating PV Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN Limited has joined hands by way of an MoU with Ocean Sun, Norway, which is a specialist in floating solar. The agreement will pave the way for a partnership between the two firms in the field of new technologies in green and clean energy […] Read more
Residential Costs Stayed Flat from 2020 to 2022 & then Declined in 2023: NREL Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released its annual report on ‘U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage Cost Benchmarks.’ The report tracks the solar cost trends to support the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. It aims to accelerate the advancement and deployment of solar technology and gives an account of […] Read more
