News Brief May 15 – China-Serbia Deal, JinkoSolar, Finnish Wind Farm Updated On Wed, May 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy China’s Hunan Rich Inks Deal With Serbia for 1GW PV module factory in Serbia The Serbian government has signed an MoU with Chinese firm Hunan Rich Photovoltaic Science and Technology to build a 1GW solar module production facility in Serbia. Serbian minister of mining and energy, Dubravka Đedović Handanović, signed the deal last week, which […] Read more
Tesla Gets Approval For Shanghai Megapack Energy Storage Battery Plant Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy Tesla will be building a Megapack energy storage battery plant in China. The EV maker battery plant will come up near its electric vehicle gigafactory in Shanghai. According to a report, Tesla will invest around CNY1.5 billion (USD200 million) in the new megafactory. The factory will cover an area of about 20 hectares in the […] Read more
News Brief May 13 – Vesper Energy, Meta Solar Deal, UK Solar Farm Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy US-based Vesper Energy Sells Assets To Fortune 500 Energy Company Vesper Energy, a developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale renewable energy assets including solar farms, has sold its 100MW Deer Creek Renewable Energy project to an unnamed Fortune 500 energy company. Meta, Solarpack Collaborate on Solar Projects to Power Data Center in Indiana Meta and […] Read more
SAIL’s Bhilai Steel Plant To Have Chhattisgarh’s First Floating Solar Plant Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), one of the oldest steel plants of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) that was started in 1955, has taken the lead with Chhattisgarh’s first 15-megawatt (MW) floating solar project in its Maroda-1 reservoir. The move is one of many efforts being initiated at the steel major to reduce its […] Read more
Grew Energy To Set Up 3.2 GW Solar Module Manufacturing Facility In J&K Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Grew Energy Pvt Ltd – a flagship venture of the Chiripal Group – is all set to establish a three-stage fully backward integrated solar module manufacturing unit in Jammu & Kashmir. With a commitment to invest 4500 Cr, upon completion, this ultra-modern facility will have an annual capacity of producing 3.2GW high-efficiency solar modules and […] Read more
Dutch Offshore Wind Plant To Have Floating Radars To Protect Birds Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Hague-based Robin Radars will be deploying radars at offshore wind farms to protect birds and bats from related accidents. Robin will set up four flagship MAX bird detection radars to support Ecowende in its ecological wind farm off the Dutch coast. Ecowende is pressing for a sustainable future for offshore wind; one that positively […] Read more
Google’s Nest Renew & OhmConnect To Form Virtual Power Plant In US Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Renew Home, North America’s residential virtual power plant (VPP), has launched out of the combination of Google Nest Renew service and OhmConnect in the US. The company has received a $100M investment from majority owner Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP). According to a statement released by Google Renew Home, the company says “It will transform residential […] 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
Bangladesh Power Firm Issues 160 MW International Solar Tender Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy Bay of Bengal Power Company Limited (BPDB), has issued an international tender inviting bids for for the design, supply, installation, testing & commissioning of a 160 MW Solar (AC) PV Power Plant at Maheshkhali Peninsula, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. According to the tender document (priced BDT 20,000), the bidders will have to submit the technical and […] Read more
