IREDA experienced lowest revenue growth in last 15 years Updated On Tue, Dec 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on 2 November 2020 and set a revenue target of Rs 2,406 crore for 2020-21. The exercise is a standard practice among all government backed PSU’s. With this, it is looking forward to a 1.6 […] Read more
Can China Become ‘Carbon Neutral’ by 2060? Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Imagine China, the world’s top emitter of carbon emissions, which in 2019 released nearly double the emissions of the US which has barely any coal power plants. Now imagine it with zero gasoline-powered cars, and with more than four times the 1,200 gigawatts of solar and wind power capacity installed across the world today. This […] Read more
‘Suns-Voc’ Testing System That Could Become the IoT of Photovoltaics Updated On Mon, Dec 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new system ‘Suns-Voc’ developed by a team of researchers from Arizona State University which can measure solar performance over the long term in scalable photovoltaic systems, is being considered as a breakthrough in the cost and longevity of interconnected power delivery. Solar cells are only “current-voltage” tested in the lab before they are deployed […] Read more
As Battery Cell Prices Hit $110/KWH, Challenges Remain- Report Updated On Fri, Dec 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy According to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s study, Lithium-ion battery cell prices have decreased from $290/kWh in 2014 to $110/kWh in 2020 (large contract automotive), and there is a view in the lithium-ion industry that this trend will continue indefinitely. This in turn will lower the price of electric vehicles and bring cost parity between the internal […] Read more
How a Butterfly has Helped in Making an Upgraded Hydrogen Sensor? Updated On Thu, Dec 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Inspired by the surface of butterfly wings, a new light-activated hydrogen sensor produces ultra-precise results at room temperature. Inspired by the surface of butterfly wings, researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia have developed a light-activated hydrogen sensor that produces ultra-precise results at room temperature. This technology can detect hydrogen leaks well before the safety […] Read more
Govt Role, Hydrogen In Focus At Plenary On Future Of RE At REINVEST Updated On Thu, Dec 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy At a plenary session of ReInvest 2020, called the Future of RE, the focus shifted to all that needed to be done to ensure the future arrives on time. Where renewable power forms the basis of the economy without causing the sort of upheavals and disruptions that many skeptics continue to warn of. Picking up […] Read more
Small Hydro At Re-Invest 2020 Strives To Stay Relevant Updated On Tue, Dec 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Caught between low cost solar power and wind, and the huge displacement and other environmental concerns of large hydro projects, small hydro tends to get missed out by policy makers. Especially as most potential here is limited to the hill states of Himachal especially, besides Uttarahand and now, Arunachal Pradesh. At RE-Invest 2020 though, where […] Read more
REInvest 2020- Decoupling From Solar, Higher Peaking Tariffs Key For Wind Energy Updated On Tue, Dec 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy At 38.26 GW of installed capacity till October 3, 2020, India is the fourth largest market for wind energy in the world. Yet, the industry has been overtaken by a sense of pessimism in the past couple of years, as fresh additions have slowed down, and multiple other issues have cropped up. Discussing this, and […] Read more
PM Modi Strikes Optimistic Note On Future of Renewables In India At 3rd RE-invest Updated On Fri, Nov 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 3rd Global Renewable Energy Investment Meeting and Expo (RE-Invest 2020) through video conferencing. The event is being held virtually this year. The theme for RE-Invest 2020 is ‘Innovations for Sustainable Energy Transition’, and it is organized by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. During the inaugural session […] Read more
