US-Based Flexible Solar Firm Active Surfaces Secures $5.6M Funding Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy US-based Active Surfaces, a flexible solar panel startup spun out from MIT, raised $5.6 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Safar Partners, a deep-tech venture capital fund. Additional participants—include QVT, Lendlease, Type One Ventures, Umami Capital, Sabanci Climate Ventures, New Climate Ventures, SeaX Ventures, and others—reflect a diverse support […] Read more
Low Module Prices Weigh On Q1 Earnings For China’s Solar Champions Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Over the past 10 days, as numbers have continued to pour out from the listed players from China’s formidable solar sector, the impact of the low solar module prices seen over the past two quarters and more is clearly visible on their earnings as well. Even as volumes have grown in many cases, revenues have […] Read more
Top 5 States Spearheading Rooftop Solar in India Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy India has made strides in new solar capacity addition in the last few years. However, a considerable gap exists between rooftop solar (RTS) and utility-scale solar installations. Despite existing national and state-level schemes promoting rooftop solar, including the National Rooftop Scheme and state government subsidies, participation rates remained low. This is mostly because of the […] Read more
New Solar Projects In US Report Fewer Delays In 2023: EIA Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Energy Information Administration (EIA), the federal body tasked with tracking energy policy in the US, recently reported fewer delays to install new utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in 2023 than in 2022. EIA in its report said, “In 2023, solar developers pushed back the scheduled online date for an average of 19% of planned […] Read more
EU Rooftop Solar Standard Can Provide Power To 56 Mn Homes Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy The European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive recently entered into force with the publication of the rule in the official journal of the European Union (EU). Its implementation could provide solar power equivalent of 56 million European homes. A preliminary analysis conducted by SolarPower Europe suggests that the EPBD could drive the installation of 150 […] Read more
LONGi Sets New Record In Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy LONGi Green Energy Technology Co. announced that the company has broken another world record for silicon solar cell efficiency only four months after it last set a world record in this area on May 7. As certified by Germany’s Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH), the new silicon heterojunction back-contact (HBC) solar cells designed […] Read more
With Legislations In Hand, Virginia Set To See A Rise Of Community Solar Updated On Wed, May 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy Since 2022, efforts to kickstart a shared solar programme in southwest Virginia in the United States (US) have been stalled. But this year, a renewed push brought it to life. The General Assembly at the Senate and the House of Delegates passed separate legislations, SB 253 and HB 106, to enlarge Dominion Energy’s existing community […] Read more
News In Brief May 7 – Tesla Model Fast Charge Result, INA Solar Meet Updated On Tue, May 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy Insolation Energy Limited (INA Solar) organises Urja 3.0 Channel Partners Meet Indian Solar Module Manufacturer Insolation Energy Limited (INA Solar) organized the Urja 3.0 Channel Partners Meet at the RAS Club in Jaipur recently. Company Chairman Manish Gupta, Managing Director Vikas Jain, Non-Executive Independent Director Anil Kumar Gupta, and more than 400 distributors and dealers […] Read more
Sunkind Energy Secures 10 MW Solar Projects In Northern India Updated On Tue, May 7th, 2024 by Saurenergy Solar EPC company Sunkind Energy has secured five solar rooftop projects. According to a statement by the company, Sunkind Energy has received orders for the projects in North India. The total capacity of projects that the company has received is 10 MW in states like Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh. Hanish Gupta, Founder and CEO […] Read more
