Microsoft, Partners Launch Solar and Wind Energy Atlas – GRW Updated On Mon, Sep 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a major development Microsoft, Planet Labs PBC and The Nature Conservancy have announced the plans to launch the Global Renewables Watch (GRW), a first-of-its-kind living atlas intended to map and measure all utility-scale solar and wind installations on Earth. Microsoft said that this will be done using artificial intelligence and satellite imagery that will […] Read more
Reliance New Energy Picks Up 20% In US Solar Startup Caelux Updated On Fri, Sep 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Reliance New Energy Ltd (RNEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd that is spearheading its renewable investments, has signed definitive agreements to invest in Caelux Corporation, a company headquartered in Pasadena, California, in the U.S. engaged in the development of perovskite-based solar technology. Caelux’s fundamental premise is cheaper, more efficient silicon solar modules, […] Read more
Aurora Solar Expands Partner Ecosystem to Step-Up Access to Solar Financing Updated On Thu, Sep 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy US-based Aurora Solar, a cloud-based platform creating a future of solar for all by powering industry professionals to make solar simple and predictable, has announced Dividend, Mosaic, and Sungage Financial as key integrations for the Aurora platform. Aurora said that the addition of these new partners will provide solar installers and their homeowner customers with […] Read more
Longi Creates New World Record For P-Type Solar Cell Efficiency Updated On Wed, Sep 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy LONGi has declared that it has achieved new world record conversion efficiency of 26.12% for its p-type silicon heterojunction (HJT) cells. The record, validated in testing carried out by the Institute for Solar Energy Research (ISFH) in Hamelin, Germany, was achieved on full-size (M6, 274.3cm2) gallium-doped p-type monocrystalline wafers and is the highest record for […] Read more
Tata Power RE, Three Other Firms Win GUVNL’s 750 MW Solar Project Updated On Tue, Sep 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy The 750 MW grid-connected solar project power purchase auction for Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) has concluded Solarcraft Power India, Solairedirect Energy, Tata Power Renewable Energy, and Utkrrisht Solar Energy as the winners. Solairedirect won 200 MW at Rs. 2.50/kWh, and Solarcraft earned 120 MW with a quote of Rs. 2.49/KW. 300 MW at a […] Read more
FTC Solar Launches New 1P Solar Tracking System Updated On Tue, Sep 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Texas-based FTC Solar, that supplies solar tracker systems, software, and engineering services, has announced that it has introduced a new and differentiated, one module in portrait (1P) Solar Tracker Solution called ‘Pioneer.’ Nagendra Cherukupalli, Chief Technology Officer, FTC Solar, said, “Pioneer achieves a full 18 to 36 per cent pile count reduction per megawatt vs. […] Read more
Azure Power to Get 600 MW of Solar Modules from First Solar Updated On Tue, Sep 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s RE conglomerate Azure Power has announced that it has entered into an agreement for 600 MWdc of high-performance, advanced thin film photovoltaic (PV) solar modules from the US-based solar modules manufacturer First Solar. Azure Power said that the agreement is the first for production from First Solar’s new manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, which […] Read more
JREDA Issues 5 MW Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Tender Updated On Mon, Sep 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (JREDA) has invited bids for 5 MW grid-connected rooftop SPV power plants of different capacities on a turnkey basis for government buildings anywhere in Jharkhand. The last date for submitting the online bid is October 10, 2022, till 05:00 pm. Bids will be opened on October 12, 2022, at 03:00 […] Read more
Empower Energies, Redflow In Tie-up for Solar and Flow Battery Solutions in North America Updated On Fri, Sep 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy US based renewable energy player Empower Energies and Australian company Redflow have signed a ‘Letter of Intent’ to develop integrated solar and flow battery solutions for the North American commercial and industrial (C&I), remote community micro grid, and utility markets. The official statement of Empower Energies held that the integrated solar and Redflow energy storage […] Read more
