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
Reliance Backed Wafer Manufacturing StartUp NexWafe Plans 6GW US Manufacturing Plant Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy German solar startup NexWafe GmbH, which counts India’s Reliance among its key investors, is considering a major expansion in the US with 6 GW of solar wafer manufacturing capacity there. Towards this end, NexWafe GmbH has established a U.S. subsidiary to evaluate the development of multi-gigawatt-scale solar wafer production in the U.S. with an initial […] Read more
Hero Future Energies Inks Pact With PIXON Green For Solar Module Supply Updated On Thu, Jan 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy Hero Future Energies has announced the signing of an agreement with PIXON Green Energy, a domestic module manufacturer, for the supply of solar PV modules. Under the agreement, PIXON Green Energy will provide Hero Future Energies with high-efficiency modules for up to 500 MW annually on a prioritized basis for two years from their automated […] Read more
Enel Subsidiary 3Sun Secures €560 million For HJT Solar Manufacturing In Italy Updated On Thu, Jan 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy Italy, which has been a surprise beneficiary of the European push for more manufacturing, got another boost with 3Sun, the solar module manufacturing subsidiary of Italian utility Enel secured €560 million for its heterojunction module assembly plant in Sicily, Italy. Details on the number of jobs this would create are not available, but widely expected […] Read more
PV Module Manufacturer Alpex Solar Seeks Rs. 75 Crore Through IPO At NSE Emerge Updated On Thu, Jan 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy The solar boom continues to make itself felt more publicly, with yet another firm, Alpex Solar, planning an IPO in February this year. Alpex solar has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with NSE Emerge, for an IPO it hopes to complete during the month. The issue size comprises a fresh issue of 64,80,000 […] Read more
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Wants All State-Buildings To Be Powered By Solar Panels Updated On Wed, Jan 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami wants all the government offices to have solar power panels installations in days to come. The Uttarakhand Chief Minister, to raise the solar installations in the state, directed the officers to make solar panels mandatory in all government offices. He said that the quest for solar power in government […] Read more
Solar Power Europe Revises Battery Regulation For PV Manufacturers Updated On Wed, Jan 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy ‘Solar Power Europe‘, a European industry body for solar, released a report, ‘Solar Power Europe End-Of Life Guidelines”. The report shared an outlook to modernize the EU legislative framework for batteries and accumulators. This ‘Battery Regulation’ is estimated to repeal ‘Battery Directive’, which was proposed for discussion and published for consultation in December 2020. It […] Read more
SAEL Secures $1 Billion For Solar, Other Renewables Updated On Wed, Jan 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy SAEL Industries, an Indian renewable energy firm, has successfully secured $1 billion in funding from various financial institutions, including Norfund, DFC, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Tata Cleantech. The funds will be utilized to support SAEL’s renewable energy portfolio, with a focus on expanding its solar and biomass projects. The company, which specializes in solar […] Read more
GameChange Solar Opens 2.5 GW Tracker Plant In Brazil Updated On Wed, Jan 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy GameChange Solar (GCS), a leading global supplier of solar tracking solutions for ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) plants, announced the opening of a new factory, training, service, and technical support center exclusively for its Genius Tracker™ solar trackers in Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil. The Brazil factory, located in Feira de Santana, Bahia, started trial runs in […] Read more