Swedish Solar Installer SunRoof Raises €4.5 Million Updated On Mon, May 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Sweden based residential solar rooftops installer, SunRoof closed a Euro 4.5 million funding round led by Inovo Venture Partners, a Poland based investor which backs early-stage and post-traction startups. It was the second round of investment of the seed extension round in under six months, taking total funding to Euro 6.5 million. The funding was […] Read more
Indian Army Launches First Solar Plant in North Sikkim Updated On Mon, May 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Seeking to harness renewable energy for the benefit of its troops working in remote conditions, the Indian Army has recently inaugurated the first green solar energy plant in Sikkim. The facility, which uses vanadium-based battery technology, was built at an altitude of 16000 ft. in the northern part of the state and has a capacity of […] Read more
Toledo Uni Scientists Make 6.4% Efficient Antimony Selenide Solar Cell Updated On Fri, Apr 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a paper entitled ‘Influence of Post-selenization Temperature on the Performance of Substrate-Type Sb2Se3 Solar Cells’, published in the peer-reviewed journal ACS Publications (whose parent organisation is American Chemical Society), scientists working at the University of Toledo in the United States have developed a 6.43%-efficient solar cell using antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) films with favourable crystalline properties. […] Read more
26% increase in Solar Power Generation in the U.S. in 2020 Updated On Thu, Apr 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Solar power generation in the US has seen a massive increase in the last twenty years. According to data presented by Trading.Platforms.com, solar power generation in the US increased by 26% year on year in 2020, producing just under 91,000 Million Kilowatt Hours of solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) power. The data shows that in the […] Read more
Regulatory Over-reach in South Australia’s Switch-off of Household Rooftop Solar Updated On Thu, Apr 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy IEEFA has detailed a ‘worrying’ precedent in South Australia where rooftop solar systems can be remotely switched off without householders’ knowledge. A new briefing note from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) details a ‘worrying’ precedent in South Australia where new measures allow for rooftop solar systems to be remotely switched off […] Read more
ReNew Power to use Robotic Cleaning Solutions From Airtouch Solar Updated On Wed, Apr 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy Airtouch Solar will supply its water-free robotic cleaning systems for three of ReNew Power’s new solar plants in Rajasthan, India. Israel-based clean solutions providers for solar systems Airtouch Solar (Airtouch) has announced that it has signed contracts for the supply of its water-free robotic cleaning systems for application on three of ReNew Power’s new solar […] Read more
Navisun finishes 2 solar plants; starts Pollinator Program in Massachusetts Updated On Tue, Apr 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Solar independent power producer Navisun LLC announced yesterday that it has completed two solar projects in Orange and Sheffield for a total of 3.8 MW of solar power, enough to power 600 homes with renewable energy. These plants are also one of the first solar projects in Massachusetts to be awarded the new pollinator adder through the Massachusetts’ SMART […] Read more
New Surge in Downstream Demand has Driven the Polysilicon Shortage to a Crisis Point – JinkoSolar Updated On Sat, Apr 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy In an official statement, the global vice president of Chinese solar manufacturer JinkoSolar, Dany Qian, said that polysilicon prices are not expected to drop for at least six months. The company’s general manager for South & Central Asia, Daniel Liu, stated that Jinko is not backing out from any of the signed deals with its […] Read more
Gautam Solar Increases Solar Manufacturing Capacity From 120 MW to 250 MW in India Updated On Fri, Apr 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Gautam Solar has more than doubled its solar panel manufacturing capacity from 120 MW to 250 MW at its facility in Haridwar. Gautam Solar, one of the leading solar manufacturers in the country, has announced that it has more than doubled its solar panel manufacturing capacity from 120 MW to 250 MW at its facility […] Read more
