63% of Planned Battery Storage in US to Be Co-Located With Solar Updated On Thu, Sep 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Of the 14.5 gigawatts (GW) of battery storage power capacity planned to come online in the United States from 2021 to 2024, 9.4 GW (63%) will be co-located with a solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, based on data reported to us and published in the Annual Electric Generator Report. Another 1.3 GW of battery storage […] Read more
Tesla’s Li-ion Battery Inaugrated at World’s Largest Solar Farm Updated On Wed, Sep 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has inaugurated a pilot project for energy storage at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park using Tesla’s lithium-ion battery solution. The project has a power capacity of 1.21 MW and an energy capacity of 8.61 MWh with a life span of up to 10 years. “The energy […] Read more
Phelan Energy Unveils New Floating Solar Panel Tech Updated On Wed, Sep 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Phelan Energy Group (PEG) unveiled a new floating solar panel at the SolarPlaza, Floating Solar conference, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, yesterday. This new concept design and efficiency will make its power output price competitive, or lower than land based solar systems, said Chairman Paschal Phelan. Floating PV has been hailed for its huge potential in the next […] Read more
6K Lands $51 M for Advanced Battery Material Dev Updated On Mon, Sep 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Massachusetts-based 6K, which produces sustainable advanced materials for energy storage and additive manufacturing powders, has closed a $51M Series C financing round. With this investment, 6K will complete its Battery Development Center of Excellence, adding 33,000 sq ft of state-of-the-art product development space and doubling its 6K Energy team, said the firm. Funding will also […] Read more
Omnidian Secures $33 M to Help Firms Manage Solar Assets Updated On Mon, Sep 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Seattle-based Omnidian, which provides solar system performance plans, has secured a $33 million Series B capital raise in a round that Activate Capital led. Additional round participants included Liberty Mutual Insurance and WIND Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Chilean multinational energy firm Copec, as well as existing investors City Light Capital, IA Capital, […] Read more
Enpal Raises €345 M for New Solar Projects in Germany Updated On Mon, Sep 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy To accelerate the development of solar energy in Germany, solar solutions provider Enpal has secured debt commitments of €275 million from internationally leading investors BlackRock, Pricoa Private Capital (the private capital business of PGIM), and UniCredit in its recent round of fundraising. In addition, further institutional commitments of €70 million were signed in the form […] Read more
With Approval In From Indonesia, Sun Cable Expands Project By 20 GW Updated On Fri, Sep 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sun Cable, promoted as the world’s largest single PV and battery storage project has expanded its project size further. The project, which seeks to build massive solar power plants in Australia along with storage capacity to supply to Singapore via undersea cables, has added 20 gigawatts for the solar component and 36-42GWh of battery storage. […] Read more
Solar Hybrid Systems Firm Zola Electric Raises $90 million Updated On Fri, Sep 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy ZOLA Electric, the Amsterdam, Netherlands-based renewable energy technology company solving Energy Access and Energy Equality in emerging markets, has announced the successful completion of a $90 million capital raise, comprised of $45 million of equity, $45 million of debt. The firm has a strong footprint in Africa for now, with its ZOLA flex plug-and-play, connected, […] Read more
GoodWe Collaborates with Skill Council For Green Jobs To Impart Solar Training Updated On Thu, Sep 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy GoodWe, the global PV inverters and energy storage solution firm got its Solar Academy team that focuses on sharing knowledge of PV applications, to collaborate with the Skill Council for Green Jobs to support the skilling requirements in the PV sector. Titled “Advanced SPV System Design optimization& Criteria for Component Selection”, the course was aligned […] Read more