CleanMax Commissions 92 MW Wind-Solar Hybrid Plant In Karnataka Updated On Wed, Apr 23rd, 2025 by Saurenergy Bengaluru based CleanMax, a Brookfield-backed company, has commissioned a 92.1 MW hybrid wind-solar project in Jagluru, Karnataka, which now supplies power to Cisco’s India campus, one of its largest outside the United States. The campus is now powered by approximately 120 MW of renewable energy, including the newly commissioned 92.1 MW and 28.7 MWp in […] Read more
Top 5: Largest BESS Projects in the World in 2025 Updated On Sat, Apr 12th, 2025 by Saurenergy As large battery projects become more and more common across the world, a new initiative, BESS100 has emerged to track the largest among them all. The BESS100, an open source visual database of the 100 largest operational batteries in the world based on rated power i.e. MW, and not on installed or usable energy – […] Read more
Why Co-Locating of Storage And RE Matters Updated On Fri, Apr 11th, 2025 by Saurenergy India has ambitious goals to install 450 GW of renewable energy (RE) capacity by 2030. Even though India has an impressive track record of quickly deploying renewable RE generation assets, the share of RE (excluding large hydro) in total generation continues to be low (13.75 percent) hindering grid decarbonization. The generation-installation gap can be addressed […] Read more
Battery Storage Era: 5 Reasons BESS Is Supercharging the RE Revolution Updated On Wed, Mar 19th, 2025 by Saurenergy Among many things, 2024 will probably remain a marker for the momentum it built up for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). So sharp has been the pick up here that even countries like the UK which had special focus on Pumped Hydro Storage (PSP) have changed rules in recent weeks to allow BESS projects to […] Read more
US Solar Module Manufacturing Soared 190% To 42.1 GW In 2024 Updated On Wed, Mar 12th, 2025 by Saurenergy In 2024, the United States witnessed an increase in the commercial solar segment with the addition of 2.1 GWdc of newly installed capacity. The company reported an 8% year-over-year increase in this segment compared to 2023, according to a Wood Mackenzie Report. US solar module manufacturing capacity also tripled. The US solar module manufacturing industry […] Read more
ES Foundry to Supply 300MW of US-Made Solar Cells to Bila Solar Updated On Tue, Feb 25th, 2025 by Saurenergy ES Foundry, an American company advancing U.S. solar by onshoring crystalline solar cell production, today announced a multi-year agreement to supply 300 megawatts (MWs) of high-performance, U.S.-made solar cells to Bila Solar, a domestic solar module manufacturer. The solar cells will be made in Greenwood, South Carolina. This strategic partnership between ES Foundry and Bila […] Read more
2025: Solar, BESS To Account For 81% New US Capacity Addition Updated On Tue, Feb 25th, 2025 by Saurenergy The latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects 63 GW of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to be added to the US power grid in 2025. This amount represents an almost 30% increase from 2024, when 48.6 GW of capacity was installed, the largest capacity installation in a […] Read more
India Needs 3.9 Million Charging Stations by 2030: Report Updated On Thu, Feb 6th, 2025 by Saurenergy A latest report from GameChanger Law Advisors and Speciale Invest claimed that to meet its ambitious 2030 EV adoption targets, India needs to install at least 3.9 million charging stations, making charging accessibility one of the most pressing challenges for the industry. The report titled ‘Charging Ahead II’ said that India’s electric vehicle (EV) market […] Read more
US New Orders Can Drop EV Adoption To 23%: Wood Mackenzie Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2025 by Saurenergy United States (US) recent executive orders could have profound implications on electric vehicles (EV), slowing down the pace of adoption, according to a recent report from Wood Mackenzie. According to its report, “Trump’s executive orders unsettle electric vehicle and battery markets” policy changes have impacted the EV, battery, and raw material markets in the US […] Read more