Acciona Recycles Nissan’s Car Batteries to Store Solar Energy in Spain Updated On Wed, Jun 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Acciona, a multinational renewable energy conglomerate, has connected Spain’s first renewable storage plant using recycled batteries to the grid at the company’s experimental photovoltaic park in Tudela (Navarre). The set of four second-life batteries, with a combined capacity of 130kWh, will store the energy obtained from the 1.2MWp plant to later inject it into the grid […] Read more
Recurrent Energy’s Storage Footprint Grows in US, 11 GWh in Pipeline Updated On Wed, Jun 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Recurrent Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. announced yesterday that it has expanded its energy storage footprint in the United States with several leading Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) contracted to be built in 2021 and 2022. These projects span retrofits as-a-service, solar plus storage PPAs, and stand-alone storage tolling agreements. California’s […] Read more
Renewable Thermal Collaborative Wins Climate Award Worth $10 Million Updated On Wed, Jun 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Lever for Change announced yesterday the Renewable Thermal Collaborative (RTC) as the recipient of the $10 million 2030 Climate Challenge, an award sponsored by an anonymous donor to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. Created and jointly managed by the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES), David Gardiner and Associates (DGA), and World […] Read more
Majority of New Renewables Beat Cheapest Fossil Fuel on Cost: IRENA Updated On Wed, Jun 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy The share of renewable energy that achieved lower costs than the most competitive fossil fuel option doubled in 2020, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows. 162 gigawatts (GW) or 62 per cent of total renewable power generation added last year had lower costs than the cheapest new fossil fuel option. […] Read more
FIMER Launches 2 New Platforms for Utility PV Market Updated On Wed, Jun 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Leading solar inverter supplier FIMER has announced the launch of two new platforms for the utility-scale sector – a high-power multi-MPPT string inverter and a modular conversion solution – which are designed to cater for both decentralized and centralized applications covering 100 percent of utility applications. With the most recent Renewable Energy Market Update from the International Energy […] Read more
Facebook Attained Net Zero Goal, 100% RE for Global Operations in 2020 Updated On Tue, Jun 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy California-headquartered social media giant Facebook yesterday released its 2020 Sustainability Report, claiming that the company had met its goals of reaching net zero emissions and 100% renewable energy for its global operations. “We also reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 94% from 2017 levels, exceeding our goal of a 75% reduction”, said the social media […] Read more
Wind must solve Data Access Issues to compete with Fossil: ONYX Insight Updated On Tue, Jun 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy For the wind energy sector to become truly competitive and maximise its contribution to the energy transition, it needs to get better at sharing operational data, finds a report by ONYX Insight – a leading provider of predictive data analytics and engineering expertise to the global wind industry. According to the report, the wind energy sector […] Read more
The Maldives Opens Pre-qualification For 11-14 MW Solar PV Tender Updated On Tue, Jun 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Under World Bank-supported Accelerating Renewable Energy Integration and Sustainable Energy (ARISE) project, the Maldives has opened pre-qualification for a solar PV tender of 11-14 MW capacity range. This PV installation project covers hybridisation of fourteen island grids which currently rely almost entirely on diesel for power generation. Interested developers can submit applications for pre-qualification on or before 1 […] Read more
Japanese Scientists Use Visible Light to Decompose CO2 With Efficiency Updated On Tue, Jun 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Scientists find a way to efficiently use visible light from the sun to break down CO2, open doors to novel means of alleviating global warming To tackle the challenge of global warming, scientists have been looking into green and sustainable methods of breaking down carbon dioxide in emissions and in the atmosphere. Now, a group […] Read more
