COVER STORY: Rooftop Solar Enters Mission Mode In India Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy The signs were already there. In the first week of 2024, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) created ripples in the Indian solar market when it announced a 23 percent increase in subsidies for residential rooftop solar. As per the government notification, the ministry increased subsidies from Rs 14,588/kWh to Rs 18,000/kWh for […] Read more
Hybrid RE Power Can Cut LCOE Of Green H2 Upto $4.3/kg By 2030: Report Updated On Fri, Jan 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy A latest report from Wood Mackenzie claimed that solar-wind hybrid energy can be used to bring down the cost of production of Green Hydrogen. Wood Mackenzie is a research organization that published reports on energy and related issues. The latest report was specifically talked about the roadmap of India’s renewable sector to achieve net-zero. The Wood […] Read more
Battery Usage In Transport, Power Can Abate 60% Energy Needs: Report Updated On Thu, Jan 18th, 2024 by Saurenergy A recent report by Rock Mountain Institute (RMI) found that increase usage of battery in transportation can reduce fossil fuel requirements up to half. The report found, “Demand is growing on an S-curve. Battery sales have been doubling every two to three years, and we are on track for a six to eight times increase […] Read more
5 Ways Lower Storage Costs Will Affect Solar Deployment Updated On Tue, Jan 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy Ever since 2015, when solar started being added at scale every year, all stakeholders have known the biggest challenge it will ultimately face. Intermittency. Or more simply, what to do when the sun goes down. That is why cheap and efficient storage has been considered almost like the golden key that will unlock solar possibilities […] Read more
Harvard Develops Fast Charging Batteries Lasting 6,000 Cycles Updated On Tue, Jan 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy Researchers from Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new lithium metal battery with improved charging speed. This battery can be charged and discharged at least 6,000 times — more than any other pouch battery cell — and can be recharged within minutes. The research, published in Nature Materials, not only describes a […] Read more
ARCI Develops Lead-Free Perovskite Photodetector Updated On Fri, Jan 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy Researchers at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI) in Hyderabad, India, have innovated an organic-inorganic halide perovskite photodetector utilizing magnesium as a partial substitute for lead. The ARCI breakthrough represents a major stride in enhancing the safety of solar energy generation. Lead is a heavy metal that has highly […] Read more
China Ahead Of US, EU In Battery Recycling To Meet Lithium Demand: Report Updated On Tue, Dec 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy A recent report published by a resources conservation and recycling journal shows that, China is ahead of Europe and the US in using battery recycling to meet its needs for Lithium, Cobalt and Nickel for batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). With the increase in the production of batteries for electric vehicles, demand is also rising […] Read more
TOPCOn Makes Inroads In India’s Solar Manufacturing Sector Updated On Fri, Dec 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Around 2019, mono-PERC (Passivated Emitter Rear Contact) was well on its way to dominate the solar market in India, in a market that was ruled by polycrystalline modules until then. Researchers and developers had already estimated its dominance five years ago in 2014, but it took a wholesale shift to mono-PERC by leading Chinese manufacturers […] Read more
Polysilicon Industry Set to Push Out New Entrants In 2024, Predicts Bernreuter Updated On Wed, Nov 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Germany research firm Bernreuter Research predicts an imminent, and third shakeout in the global polysilicon industry in 2024. This would be caused by sustained, low polysilicon prices that will only go lower, before any sort of recovery post 2024. The trigger will be Chinese polysilicon market leader Tongwei that will usher in a phase of […] Read more
