How India can Achieve Its Ambitious Renewable Energy Goals Updated On Fri, Jan 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy India is one of the countries in the world which is blessed with more than 300 days of sunshine in a year and is aggressive towards becoming a solar superpower. The country is currently in process to meet its renewable energy goals. In 2010, the country launched National Solar Mission and made an ambitious target […] Read more
A State Model for Development: Inclusion of Solar in Building Bye-Laws Updated On Thu, Jan 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy The inextricable connection between state policies and development is well defined. Make in India is known to have made a tremendous inroads in invigorating the manufacturing sector. The FDI inflows reached record high levels and GDP growth rate touched the 7.5% mark. In the past few months, metrics to quantify results of state policies reverberated […] Read more
UNIST Researchers Develop Highly Stable Perovskite Solar Cells Updated On Sat, Dec 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has presented highly stable perovskite solar cells (PSCs), using edged-selectively fluorine (F) functionalized graphene nano-platelets (EFGnPs). This breakthrough has gotten much attention as it is made out of fluorine, a low-cost alternative to gold. This study has been jointly led by Professor Jin Young Kim in the School of […] Read more
Scientists Elevate Quantum Dot Solar Cell World Record Updated On Sat, Dec 30th, 2017 by Saurenergy Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) established a new world efficiency record for quantum dot solar cells, at 13.4 percent. Colloidal quantum dots are electronic materials and because of their astonishingly small size (typically 3-20 nanometers in dimension) they possess fascinating optical properties. Quantum dot solar cells emerged […] Read more
Battery Costs in Stationary Energy Could Fall by up to 66%, Grow 17-Fold by 2030: IRENA Updated On Mon, Dec 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy The cost of battery storage for stationary applications could fall by up to 66 per cent by 2030, according to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The falling price of batteries could stimulate 17-fold growth of installed battery storage, opening up a number of new commercial and economic opportunities, the […] Read more
Consumption Segment Dominates the Global Smart Grid Cyber Security Market Updated On Mon, Dec 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global smart grid cyber security market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 10 percent during the forecast period of 2017-2021. The market research analysis categorizes the global smart grid cyber security market into the following type of application. They are: • […] Read more
Novel Process for Producing High-Voltage Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries Updated On Mon, Nov 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Dr. Jennifer Ludwig of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has developed a process that allows a fast, simple, and cost-effective production of the promising cathode material lithium cobalt phosphate in high quality. The chemist was awarded the Evonik Research Prize for her work. The powder that Jennifer Ludwig carefully pours into a glass bowl […] Read more
Newly Discovered Semiconductor Dynamics May Help Improve Energy Efficiency Updated On Fri, Nov 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Researchers examining the flow of electricity through semiconductors have uncovered another reason these materials seem to lose their ability to carry a charge as they become more densely “doped.” Their results, which may help engineers design faster semiconductors in the future, are published online in the journal ACS Nano. Semiconductors are found in just about […] Read more
Air-breathing Battery Could Cut Costs of Renewable Energy Storage Updated On Fri, Nov 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar power and wind are increasingly popular sources for renewable energy. But intermittency issues keep them from connecting widely to the U.S. grid: They require energy-storage systems that, at the cheapest, run about $100 per kilowatt hour and function only in certain locations. Now MIT researchers have developed an “air-breathing” battery that could store electricity […] Read more
