Focusing Only on Renewables a ‘Fatal Mistake’: Saudi Energy Minister Updated On Mon, Feb 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Saudi energy minister said on Sunday that focusing only on renewable power sources was a mistake and that the world may not be able to produce all the energy needed for economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic and the recovery underway have taught us the value of caution,” said Prince Abdulaziz bin […] Read more
MNRE Minister confirms fresh bids to be called for expanded Solar PLI Scheme Updated On Sun, Feb 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Union minister for Power and Renewable Energy RK Singh has said that the fresh bids will be invited for the setting up of 40,000 MW production capacity for solar modules and cells under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had made an additional outlay of Rs 19,500 crore for the PLI scheme […] Read more
The new age solution in energy storage: Sodium (Na)-ion Battery Updated On Sun, Feb 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy With the global focus on energy transition to nonconventional sources, the renewable energy sector has grabbed attention all over the world. The renewable energy (RE) sector has been experiencing continuous evolution in terms of technology, usage and regulations. A major concern in the RE sector is energy storage, wherein a lot of technology evolution has […] Read more
Fraunhofer ISE Settles Solar Patent Infringement Cases Out of Court Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, based in Germany, has reached out-of-court settlements with inverter manufacturers in seven patent infringement cases to date. The sued companies from China, Taiwan and Germany had infringed the patent on the HERIC® topology invented at the Institute in 2002, said Fraunhofer ISE. The HERIC® (Highly Efficient and Reliable […] Read more
With Over 10 GW Solar Power, Rajasthan Tops Capacity Creation: MNRE Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Rajasthan stands on top in the country in developing solar power with more than 10 GW of green energy capacity, a release said on Saturday. According to the data released by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Rajasthan has left behind Karnataka and Gujarat by developing more than 10 GW of solar power […] Read more
TotalEnergies to Acquire Commercial & Industrial Solar Business of SunPower Updated On Fri, Feb 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy TotalEnergies has announced that the company has signed a contract with SunPower Corp.’s to purchase latter’s Commercial & Industrial Solutions (CIS) business for $250 million. The amount includes $60 million of earn-out. TotalEnergies is the majority shareholder of SunPower, a leading solar technology and energy services provider. Both the companies have approved the acquisition following a thorough process involving […] Read more
Fraunhofer Institute creates proficient solar cell ‘recycling’ process Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy For what could be a major breakthrough for the PV recycling industry, the Fraunhofer Center for Silicon Photovoltaics CSP in Germany has developed a solution to recycle PV modules on an industrial scale and reuse the silicon to produce new PERC solar cells. The institution has developed this in close cooperation with Fraunhofer Institute for […] Read more
Ecoppia to Supply Cleaning Robots to Actis Solar Plant in Andhra Pradesh Updated On Wed, Feb 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Israel-based Ecoppia, which provides robotic cleaning solutions for photovoltaic solar, has announced another project of 150MW with Sprng Energy, a company owned by investment platform Actis. Ecoppia robots will be deployed at Sprng Solar’s Ananthapuram project in Andhra Pradesh in Q2 2022. Actis had initially engaged with Ecoppia back in 2017, installing the fully autonomous robots at 4 different solar […] Read more
Polysilicon Woes in Solar PV Markets to End Within 18 Months: Rethink Updated On Tue, Feb 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The solar squeeze of 2021 will be ended by a surge of new polysilicon production capacity coming online in the next two years, according to new research from Rethink Energy. In the paper, Polysilicon Manufacturing forecast to 2030, the research firm outlines how fears that we may have passed the trough of solar costs during […] Read more
