Downing Achieves Planning Approval For 50 MW Solar Farm in UK Updated On Thu, Mar 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy London-based Downing Renewable Developments, a subsidiary of investment manager Downing, has been awarded planning consent for a 49.9 MW solar farm, part of its 6GW pipeline of development projects across the UK. It has received the go-ahead for the Meerdyke Solar Farm near Marshland St James in Norfolk, which will produce enough renewable energy to […] Read more
Midsummer Partners With SopraSolar For Solar Roof Product For Low-Load Bearing Roof Updated On Thu, Mar 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy Swedish thin film solar panels manufacturer Midsummer has entered into a collaboration with France-based SopraSolar, a subsidiary of Soprema, manufacturers of roofing materials. Soprema’s subsidiary will integrate Midsummer’s thin film solar pane membranes, which opens up a very large market for the new product. According to the media statement, with Midsummer panels, Soprasolar will be […] Read more
US Solar Witnesses Over 50% New Capacity Addition To The Grid: Report Updated On Thu, Mar 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy A recent report by US-based think tank Wood Mackenzie and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) estimated a 37% increase in new electric generating capacity in 2023 in the United States. This indicated an increase from the previous record set in 2021 and a 51% increase from 2022. According to the US Solar Market Insight 2023 […] Read more
NUS Researchers Invent New Triple-Junction Tandem Solar Cells With Higher Efficiency Updated On Wed, Mar 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy National University of Singapore (NUS) scientists developed a triple-junction perovskite/Si tandem solar cell. These cells achieved a certified world-record power conversion efficiency of 27.1 percent across a solar energy absorption area of 1 sq cm. It claims to be one of the best-performing triple-junction perovskite/Si tandem solar cells thus far. The team engineered a new […] Read more
Kerala Installs Rooftop Solar On All Households In Palakkad Tribal Pocket Updated On Wed, Mar 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy Naduppathi Tribal settlement in Palakkad became the first settlement in the country to have Rooftop Solar installed in all feasible Households, the Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) of Kerala said in a statement. ANERT has completed the Solarisation of all feasible households at the Naduppathy Tribal settlement in Palakkad District. […] Read more
Adani Green Operationalises 448.95 MW Solar Projects In Gujarat Updated On Tue, Mar 5th, 2024 by Saurenergy Gujarat-based renewable energy company Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) operationalized an incremental 448.95 MW solar power projects at Khavda, Gujarat. Together with an earlier intimation of projects, dated February 14, 2024, AGEL aggregated to 1,000 MW solar power projects that are operationalized at Khavda, Gujarat. With the operationalization of these plants, AGEL’s total operational renewable […] Read more
Solar’s Mass Market Entry-Challenges Ahead Updated On Sat, Mar 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy The renewable energy sector in India is at the cusp of unprecedented growth and has been fast accelerating. It has crossed the 70,000 MW mark in installed solar power capacity and with the right push from the government in the recently passed Interim budget, the path ahead is promising. Multiple schemes by the government of […] Read more
SolarDuck, Green Arrow Capital Join Hands For 540 MW Hybrid Offshore Wind-Solar Farm In Italy Updated On Fri, Mar 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy Dutch-Norwegian cleantech company SolarDuck, Italian Independent Asset Manager Green Arrow Capital, and Italy-based developers New Developments s.r.l have agreed to collaborate on the development of 120MWp Offshore Floating Solar Photovoltaic (OFPV) farm integrated with a 420MW Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) project in Corigliano, Calabria, Italy. According to a press release by SolarDuck, the project will […] Read more
Cabinet Approves PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana For Rooftop Solar Updated On Thu, Feb 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, has approved PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana with a total outlay of Rs.75,021 crore. This policy seeks to install rooftop solar and provide free electricity to up to 300 units every month for one crore households. The PM launched the scheme on 13th February. Some of the […] Read more
