Solar O&M Gets Set For The Big League In India Updated On Mon, Apr 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy As India’s solar footprint has grown, from a tentative 3.7 GW in 2015 to over 40 GW now, a little appreciated, but growing opportunity is finally getting its place in the sun too. The Solar Operations and Maintainance (O&M) business. A $4 billion business worldwide in 2019, it is set to be a $9 billion […] Read more
TG Hylift Develops A Robotic Cleaner For Floating Solar Modules Updated On Mon, Mar 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy A German engineering manufacturer has developed a cleaning robot optimized for installed floating solar modules. It can also be used for solar modules installed on land. The robotic cleaner uses only water without any detergent and works with batteries, maikig it an optimum option for floating solar plants by avoiding any water pollution. With floating […] Read more
Ecoppia Secures First Project in Egypt, the 1.65 GW BenBan Solar Park Updated On Fri, Feb 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Ecoppia, a leader in robotic solutions for PV solar, has won a new project in one of the worlds’ largest solar parks in BenBan, Egypt Ecoppia, a leader in robotic solutions for photovoltaic solar, has announced a new project win in one of the worlds’ largest solar parks in BenBan, Egypt. The BenBan solar park, […] Read more
Solar Cleaning Start-up Solavio Labs Gets Funding from Canadian Province Updated On Fri, Feb 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy Solavio Labs, an Indian clean tech start-up innovating in the solar panel cleaning technology space has announced the completion of funding from Canadian Province – New Brunswick for Rs 40,60,000 taking their total fund raised to Rs 2 crores. This marks Solavio Labs as the only Indian start-up in the clean tech space to receive […] Read more
Skilancer Solar Launches Waterless Robots for Rooftop Solar Panels Updated On Tue, Jul 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Skilancer Solar has launched its autonomous waterless robot for the cleaning of small-scale solar power plants installed on residential rooftops. Cleantech startup Skilancer Solar has announced the launch of its autonomous waterless robot for the cleaning of small-scale solar power plants installed on residential rooftops. This product will be an addition to the firms’ portfolio […] Read more
Water Scarcity Driving Smarter Solutions in Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Jun 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy India is a country that is developing rapidly and with this growth comes an increasing demand for water. Although India is well endowed with strong natural river systems, water scarcity is becoming a serious issue in the country. With higher demand for electricity, traditional sources of energy have become a liability not just due to […] Read more
Ecoppia Robotic Cleaning Solution for 427 MW of Fortum’s Solar Plants in India Updated On Thu, Nov 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy Ecoppia has been chosen by Fortum, to deploy its robotic solar panel cleaning solution for different projects in India, totalling 427 MW production capacity Ecoppia, a leading developer of fully autonomous, water-free photovoltaic (PV) solar panel cleaning solutions, has announced that it has been chosen by Fortum, to deploy its field-proven platform across different projects in India, totalling […] Read more
IAN Fund Invests Rs 12.4 Crore in Solar Panel Cleaning Solutions Firm Updated On Thu, Sep 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy The IAN Fund has led an investment worth Rs 12.4 crore in Pune-based solar panel cleaning solution startup Nocca Robotics. The IAN Fund, a seed fund worth Rs 375 crore, has led an investment amounting to Rs 12.4 crore in Pune-based solar panel cleaning solution startup Nocca Robotics. The investment also saw participation from prominent […] Read more
MNRE Roots for Robots To Reduce Water Usage at Solar Plants Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy In an effort to reduce water usage in solar plants, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has asked the states and the solar industry to “preferably” use robotic cleaning and other new technologies for cleaning solar panels. “The excess usage of water, sometimes, leads to wastage of the precious resource and it can […] Read more
