Renewable Energy

Japanese conglomerate Mitsui to invest in ReNew Power’s RTC project

ReNew Power on Wednesday said Japan’s trading firm Mitsui & Co will invest in the Indian firm’s round-the-clock renewable energy project aggregating 1,300 Mw and 100 MWh battery storage. ReNew Power last year signed 400 Mw round-the-clock (RTC) power purchase agreement to supply electricity to Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). For the 400 Mw […]

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Uranium Miner Virginia Energy May Install 1000 Acres Solar Project in Coles Hill, Virginia

Uranium development and exploration company Virginia Energy Resources has signed an option agreement with a solar development company to evaluate the feasibility of a solar energy generation facility on 1,000 acres land owned by it at Coles Hill, Virginia, United States of America. If the solar project comes up, it would generate low carbon energy […]

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Sulfur Batteries of Theion Offers 3X Energy Capacity, Affordability

Berlin based battery start up Theion is coming up with its ‘Crystal Battery’ which – in comparison to lithium-ion batteries – increases the energy density of the cell by three times, requires 90 per cent less energy to produce them and costs far less. According to Theion, the Crystal Batteries employ lithium-sulphur cathode technology and […]

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Siemens Energy plans Multi-Gigawatt Electrolyser Factory in Berlin

Siemens Energy has said that it will build a multi-gigawatt (GW) proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser factory in Germany for green hydrogen. It said that the first 1GW segment will be made operational in 2023. The PEM electrolyser factory will be a highly automated facility that will be constructed in an existing production building which is already […]

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Thailand Counts on Crypto To Power One Million Farmlands With Solar

The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative of Thailand has announced plans to install solar power panels on at least one million of farms as a pilot project. With this move, the Ministry is targeting to reduce electricity bills of farmers by 20-30 per cent in next 15-20 years. Deputy Agriculture Minister Praphat Phothasuthon says that […]

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Jetsar Solar Project Completely Operationalised by NTPC

National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) – the largest state owned power producer in the country – has announced that its Jetsar Solar PV Project located in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan is now completely commercially operational. The electricity produced from the solar farm was supplied to the grid system in March end. NTPC said, […]

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Himachal Government Hikes State Subsidy to Rs 6,000/kW for Rooftop Solar

The state government of Himachal Pradesh has proposed to increase the subsidy for grid connected rooftop solar power installations in the state. The move is aimed to encourage the domestic players and households to adopt and install solar power systems. HIMURJA said that the subsidy will be increased from Rs 4,000 for every kilowatt to […]

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Nepal Will Export Solar Power to India, Joins ISA

India will import solar energy from Nepal and the Himalayan country will also join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) led by India. This is the crux of the outcome of the three day visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India. The delegation level talks between Indian PM Narendra Modi and Deuba led […]

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“Land is governed not only by ownership but also by the nature of ownership on record and on the ground”

When it comes to renewable projects in India, one of most critical yet underestimated aspects remains land acquisition. Always a sensitive issue in the country, land acquisition for renewable projects can be a really tricky issue for many developers, leading to long, and expensive  project delays. While local land aggregation firms and individuals have always […]

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