Eastern and Southern Africa’s Vast Renewables Potential Offers Route to Sustainable Growth: IRENA Updated On Fri, Apr 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy Eastern and Southern Africa are vast, geographically diverse regions with rapidly growing populations and rising demands for energy. According to master plans for the two regional power pools, electricity demand is set to grow at between 3.4 and 5 percent per year to 2040. Meeting that demand is key to bolstering long-term growth in the […] Read more
Global Grid Battery Storage Capacity will Likely Reach 134.6 GW by 2030: F&S Updated On Fri, Apr 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy As more nations commit to renewable energy, F&S predicts the global grid battery storage capacity to likely reach 134.6 GW by 2030. Frost & Sullivan’s (F&S) recent analysis on the global grid battery energy storage market finds that the continual expansion of intermittent renewables (RE) and declining technology costs are key factors fuelling the market. As more nations […] Read more
India is not Responsible for Climate Change That is Happening: Javadekar Updated On Thu, Apr 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Prakash Javadekar has said that India will raise its climate ambitions, but it is not responsible for climate change that is happening. Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar while addressing the press after a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the French Embassy has said that India will raise its climate ambitions but […] Read more
IKEA’s First Investment in Russia’s Solar Projects Covers 160 MW Updated On Wed, Apr 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, has announced that its investment arm, Ingka Investments, will fund 160 MW of solar projects, worth $272 million, in south-west Russia, so as to accelerate its investment in renewable energy. The Netherlands-based company has signed an agreement with Solar Systems, LLC, to acquire a 49% stake in its eight […] Read more
India’s First Li-ion Battery Plant in Karnataka Updated On Tue, Apr 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vikram Handa, son-in-law of steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal, set up Epsilon Advanced Materials Pvt in Karnataka in August last year to become the first manufacturer of lithium-ion battery parts in India. Handa’s investment in the plant will be a whopping Rs 60 billion ($807 million) so that 1 lakh tonnes of synthetic graphite anode can […] Read more
PLI Scheme for Solar Manufacturing Finally Gets Cabinet Approval Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Yet another piece in India’s solar manufacturing ambitions fell into place today with the union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approving the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy’s proposal for the implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme ‘National Programme on High-Efficiency Solar PV (Photo Voltic) Modules’ for achieving manufacturing capacity of […] Read more
What If- Renewable Powered Power Trade Between India And Pakistan Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Readers might be surprised to know that India’s trade in power is not insignificant when it comes to its neighbours. The country annually imports around 1,200 MW of power from Bhutan, exports 1,200 MW to Bangladesh, exports 450 MW to Nepal and 3 MW to Myanmar. India is also working on a plan to develop […] Read more
Even As Solar Glass Prices Retreat, Price Pressures To Continue On Modules in 2021 Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy The year 2020 was highly profitable for solar glass manufacturers everywhere. Not because they sold more, but because they could get much higher prices for their output. After being range bound for all of 2019 and right upto August 2020 between RMB 25-27 (1 RMB = Rs 11.3), solar glass prices shot up to a […] Read more
LONGi Signs up for Green Hydrogen With Special Unit Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy LONGi Green Energy, the largest solar manufacturer globally, has gone ahead and incorporated a business unit in March to explore and get in early into the green Hydrogen market. LONGi has a targeted manufacturing capacity of 40 GW in modules, 20 GW in cells, and mono ingots at 65 GW. The move by LONGi really […] Read more