Loss of control over Enercon Wind turbines due to satellite outage highlights cyber risks Updated On Wed, Mar 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A ‘massive disruption’ in satellite connections has affected operations of more than 5,800 wind turbines in central Europe, said Enercon, Germany’s leading wind turbine manufacturer. Enercon informed that on Thursday, the satellite connections stopped working that knocked out the remote monitoring and control systems of the wind turbines. The disruptions impacted 11 gigawatt (GW) worth […] Read more
Solar Boats introduced at Peruvannamuzhi, Kerala Updated On Wed, Mar 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A ‘sun cruise’ has been introduced at the Peruvannamuzhi ecotourism spot in the Kozhikode district of Kerala. Two solar-powered boats will be seen on the reservoir to promote the culture of cruising among tourists. The inauguration of the boats was done by the state’s Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine. The solar boats belong to Green […] Read more
Shell to Take 49% Stake in German Wind Developer WestWind Energy Updated On Wed, Mar 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Oil and gas conglomerate Shell Plc has announced to buy a 49% stake in WestWind Energy. The new investment by Shell is to develop a low-carbon power generation business in Australia. WestWind Energy is an arm of Germany’s wind farm developer WestWind Group. Shell Energy Operations wants to develop a 3 gigawatt (GW) portfolio in […] Read more
In a first, Gujarat village to be fully solarised by a foundation Updated On Wed, Mar 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Goldi Solar, a solar panel manufacturer and EPC services provider, in partnership with Shree Ramkrishna Knowledge Foundation (SRKKF), on Monday laid the foundation stone for the solarization of the village of Dudhala in Southern Gujarat. A 450 KW solar rooftop project will be used to power around 350 houses and public areas such as anganwadis […] Read more
Swiss intl airlines to be world’s first to use ‘sun-to-liquid’ fuel Updated On Wed, Mar 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Swiss International Air Lines and its parent Lufthansa Group have agreed with synthetic fuel group Synhelion to use its solar aviation fuel, the Swiss airline said on Tuesday. “This will make SWISS the first airline in the world to use ‘sun-to-liquid’ fuel,” it said in a statement. The process devised by Synhelion, a spinoff from […] Read more
Senior Mechanical DVT Engineer Updated On Mon, Feb 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Key Responsibilities:- Good Exposure on UL/IEC standards for Electrotechnical products Experience in testing to below international standards desirable Inverters UL 1741, Electrical connectors UL 6703, UL 9703, EN 60512, EN 60352; Polymers UL 94, UL 746C; Ingress protection IEC 60529/IPXX/NEMA Enclosure standards Good exposure on writing test cases, execution and preparing reports Good exposure on […] Read more
Hype powers the green hydrogen journey for now Updated On Mon, Feb 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy With not even a week since the National Green Hydrogen Policy (Phase1) was announced, you could be forgiven for thinking that the revolution is here. The key points of the policy are: Green Hydrogen / Ammonia manufacturers may purchase renewable power from the power exchange or set up renewable energy capacity themselves or through any […] Read more
“This fiscal we aspire to achieve 100 billion units in terms of volume”, says Rohit Bajaj, IEX Updated On Mon, Feb 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Trading in India’s Green Day Ahead Market, ever since it started in October’21, and before that the Green Term ahead market (started in August 2020) has been on a growth path, hitting a high of 280 million units (MU) in January this year. Energy trading accounts for just 6% of the overall power market, with […] Read more
SJVN to Develop 400 MW Solar Park in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur Updated On Mon, Feb 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) has been allotted the development of 400 MW Solar Park in Upper Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has accorded in-principle approval for the development of this solar park under Mode-8 or Ultra Mega Renewable Energy Power Parks of its Solar Park Scheme. SJVN’s Chairman & […] Read more