Ahmedabad Municipal Corp Budget 2022-23: Green Energy, EVs in Focus Updated On Fri, Feb 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Ahmedabad municipal commissioner Lochan Sehra proposed a draft budget of Rs 8,111 crore before the standing committee on Wednesday, laying down plans to promote green energy in the city. While avoiding new taxes and major announcements in the election year, the budget provided a thrust to solar power generation, rainwater harvesting and setting up of […] Read more
Supply Chain Plus BCD Claims First Big Casualty, As Scatec, ACME Pause 900 MW Project Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Supply chain bottlenecks and infrastructural gaps are hurting the renewables sector of the country badly. In a fresh development, Norway’s leading solar player Scatec and India’s ACME have declared that they are pausing their 900 MW solar power project in India for the moment. The project was worth $400 million and was coming up in […] Read more
SBI Partners with Tata Power for Financing Solar Projects Updated On Tue, Feb 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy With an aim to strengthen the existing financing arrangement for solar power projects, India’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a dedicated centralized processing cell, ‘Surya Shakti Cell’, the company recently announced. SBI has entered into an agreement with Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd. for financing solar projects. Set-up in the Ballard Estate in Mumbai, the […] Read more
UK’s NextEnergy Capital Raises Record $896 M for Solar Infra Fund Updated On Mon, Jan 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy London-based NextEnergy Capital recently said that it had raised a record $896 million for its NextPower III ESG fund, focused on solar infrastructure investments in OECD countries – its biggest private fund to date. While there may exist larger solar-focused funds with more restrictive geographic focus, the firm assured that its latest was the biggest […] Read more
Airtel Sets Up Its Largest Captive Solar Plant, 21 MW with Avaada Updated On Tue, Jan 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Tuesday has announced the commissioning of a new 21-megawatt solar power plant in Buldhana district of Maharashtra. The solar plant, spread over 80 acres, has been set up by Airtel in partnership with Avaada to supply clean energy to Airtel’s Nxtra data centres and switching centres in Maharashtra, the company […] Read more
Karnataka Fish Vendors to Get Solar-Powered EVs Updated On Tue, Jan 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an attempt to provide consumers with fresh fish at their doorsteps, and uplift the fishing community, Karnataka’s fisheries department has decided to introduce e-vehicles with cold storage facility and solar panels for the door-to-door delivery of fish, report multiple media outlets. A cold chain is the most important, and decisive aspect of the supply […] Read more
Agrivoltaics Make Their Case For India Updated On Tue, Jan 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy It is a truism that no change is really big enough to matter, unless it impacts the agricultural sector in India. After all, even after 2021, the Agriculture and allied sectors account for over 50% of our workforce, and contribute a substantial 18% to the country’s GDP. With the highest amount of arable land in […] Read more
Kerala’s Malappuram Collectorate Faces Unique Solar Powered Protest Updated On Mon, Jan 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy Applicants for government jobs in Malappuram have devised a unique option to power their protests, installing solar panels and batteries to power their agitation for more jobs. In doing so, they have maintained Kerala’s reputation for the most innovative protests probably. The protestors are aspiring lower primary school teachers who are demanding a larger list […] Read more
US Firm Uses Solar Energy to Make Sustainable Nitrogen Fertiliser Updated On Thu, Jan 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy California-based Nitricity has created an experimental reactor that produces economical and ecological nitrogen fertilizers using solar energy. Their on-site fertilizer production eliminates the emissions of fertilizer transport and provides a sustainable alternative to the Haber-Bosch process, which uses fossil fuels to fix nitrogen. The nitrogen extracted from the air enables Nitricity to produce nitric acid, […] Read more
