Unused Solar Power Could Produce 1/3 of Residential Heat: US Scientists Updated On Wed, Dec 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Space heating is one of the largest contributors to climate change produced by industrialized nations, creating an urgent need for carbon-free heating. Recent advances suggest that passive solar energy as a heat source can and should be part of a sustainable solution, said US National Science Foundation (NSF). Researchers at the University of Oregon, funded […] Read more
US Grants $500M Financing To First Solar for 3.3GW Facility in Tamil Nadu Updated On Wed, Dec 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved up to $500 million of debt financing for First Solar, the largest American solar manufacturing company, subject to negotiations of definitive agreements. The DFC financing will support the company’s previously announced vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) solar module manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, with a projected annual capacity […] Read more
US SEC Initiates Investigation Against Tesla Over Disclosures Linked To Solar Tiles Updated On Tue, Dec 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a move widely seen as an acknowledgement of the complaint by a former Tesla employee, Steven Henkes, the US securities regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has initiated investigations into the allegations on Tesla, for failing to notify its shareholders and the public about fire risks associated with its solar panel systems. The investigations […] Read more
New Israeli JV to Develop Drone For Solar Panels Cleaning Updated On Tue, Dec 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Airobotics, an Israeli manufacturer of autonomous unmanned aircraft (drones) and aerial data platforms, and Solar Drone, an Israeli company specializing in solar farms services, have signed a binding agreement under which Airobotics will develop and supply to Solar Drone a unique solar panel cleaning drone system. The fully automated system will include a drone docking […] Read more
MIT Scientists Devise Semisolid Flow Battery for Wind, Solar Pwr Storage Updated On Tue, Dec 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy For batteries made from an electrically conductive mixture, the consistency of molasses could help solve a critical piece of the decarbonization puzzle. MIT researchers have developed a semisolid flow battery that might be able to outperform lithium-ion and vanadium redox flow batteries. The semisolid flow battery can be a cost-competitive form of energy storage and […] Read more
At Intersolar India, Gujarat Demonstrates Why It Is India’s Solar Growth Engine Updated On Mon, Dec 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy At Intersolar India last week, the first doubt that was cleared very quickly was the choice of location. Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, is known to most people more for its limited role as the seat of the state government, than any pretensions to be a thriving commercial or cultural hub. Barely 20 odd kilometres […] Read more
SECI to Set Up 40 MW Floating Solar Plant in Odisha Updated On Mon, Dec 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy A solar power plant with a capacity to generate 40-megawatt (MW) power will be installed at the Hirakud Dam Reservoir in Odisha’s Sambalpur district, an official said, according to media reports. It will be set up by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), which is under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). […] Read more
