Rio Tinto Selects Heliogen’s Solar Tech to Provide Clean Energy to Boron Mine Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy International mining and metals company Rio Tinto and renewable energy technology company Heliogen today announced an agreement to explore the deployment of Heliogen’s breakthrough solar technology at Rio Tinto’s borates mine in Boron, California. Under a Memorandum of Understanding, Heliogen will deploy its proprietary, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology at the Boron operation, where it will […] Read more
The BCD Calculus: Will It Deliver The Right Outcomes? Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy As expected, once it did arrive, India’s Basic Customs Duty (BCD) plan for solar cells and equipment has managed to create just the sort of furore that the government claims it seeks to avoid. After all, for once, this was a decision that was long in coming, with intent having been announced last year itself, […] Read more
Chinese NEV, HEV Sales to Rise Over 15-fold by 2035: WoodMac Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sales of China’s new energy vehicles (NEV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) combined are expected to rise 15-fold or more by 2035 with their share in total new car sales exceeding 80%, says Wood Mackenzie. In the latest Energy-saving and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2.0, China aims to phase out conventional internal combustion engine […] Read more
RERC Yields to Objections, Extends Net-Metering Benefits Till June 30 Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy RERC has now announced that all rooftop solar Net-Metering agreements upto June 30, 2021, will be honoured for their contract durations. The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has announced that after receiving comments and objections from stakeholders on its draft Regulations for Grid-Interactive Distributed Renewable Energy Generating Systems, 2020, it will now work again on […] Read more
Key Downside Risk in the Wake of BCD Announcement is Delays in Signing of PPAs/PSAs: ICRA Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Given the expected increase in solar tariffs amid the imposition of BCD, the delays in the signing of PPAs/PSAs is a key downside risk in the near term ICRA Ratings has said that policy support and tariff competitiveness factors are likely to continue driving investments in the renewable energy (RE) sector. However, on the flip […] Read more
ABB Crosses 5 GW Milestone for Providing Solar Plant Automation Solutions in India Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy ABB has reached the cumulative 5GW mark in providing Programmable Logic Controller-based solar plant automation solutions in India. ABB has reached the cumulative 5-gigawatt (5GW) mark in providing Programmable Logic Controller based (PLC) solar plant automation solutions in India. The firm stated that this milestone is an outcome of many significant solar power projects that […] Read more
Europe’s Energy Storage Market Expected to Double in 2021: EMMES 5.0 Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to a report released by the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) and Delta-EE today, Europe‘s annual energy storage market is expected to reach 3 GWh in 2021 from 1.7 GWh in 2020, almost double the growth rate. The fifth edition of the European Market Monitor on Energy Storage EMMES 5.0, which report […] Read more
Specialist (Energy Storage) Updated On Wed, Mar 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy The incumbent shall be responsible for conceptualising and implementing energy storage systems at both utility scale and retail scale. He/She shall be responsible to design, procure, erect and commission energy storage systems like battery energy storage systems (BESS), Hydrogen based storage systems, Pumped hydro storage systems, Mechanical energy storage systems (Flywheels, potential energy storage systems) […] Read more
DOE Awards EPRI $2 Million to Investigate Co-Adoption of Solar, Energy Storage & Electric Vehicles Updated On Wed, Mar 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will receive a $2 million contract from the U.S. Energy Department (DOE) to explore how information about solar energy spreads among consumers. DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) selected EPRI to examine how residential and commercial utility customers make decisions related to the co-adoption of solar power with other technologies, such as energy storage and […] Read more
