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SaurEnergy Explains-India’s CSP Plans, China’s CSP Progress

Solar Thermal plants, a stop start technology for solar at scale is back in the news after SECI CMD RP Gupta announced plans for a 500 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) tender by the end of the current financial year recently. The announcement has put the focus back on a solar based technology that has […]

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MNRE Office Gets LEED’s 4.1 Platinum ‘Green Building’ Certification

The Akshay Urja Bhavan, hosting the office of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has now bagged the LEED 4.1 Platinum certification for ‘Green Buildings’. The building, unique in many senses, imbibes renewable energy and energy efficiency measures among others, paving the way towards sustainability. The certification was recently handed over to the […]

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PM Surya Ghar, Green Corridor, PM-KUSUM Get Financial Push

The latest Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman indicated a financial push to several renewable energy schemes. This includes fresh or increased allocations for programmes like PM Surya Ghar, PM-KUSUM scheme, Green Corridors, Green Hydrogen and grid-connected hydro projects. Details from the budget’s expenditure documents revealed that the ministry allocated Rs 6,250 […]

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Green Stocks July 24: Borosil Renewables Continues Its Growth In Stock Market

The day following the budget announcement, Borosil Renewables’ stock price stayed at the top with an 8% growth, followed by Shakti Pumps and Suzlon Energy making progress with a 5% rise. The firm also had maintained an 8 percent growth yesterday after the Union Budget announced imposing a new custom duty against the imports of […]

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India Needs 100 GW Storage To Avoid Energy Shortages: Report

In a report that goes against the actions of the Indian government (more thermal, faster deployment of PSP), Berkeley has made a case for solar and battery storage to solve the country’s power demand issue. Solar plus storage can not only help to avoid power shortages in India but also help to prevent a solar […]

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ADB To Support Electric Transport Connectivity For Nagpur Metro

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $200 million loan to expand metro rail corridors and improve transport connectivity in Nagpur, India. This includes its support for boosting the electric mobility to ensure connectivity to the metro stations in the city in Maharashtra.  “ADB will support the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha Metro) […]

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BrightNight Australia Links Mortlake Energy Hub To National Grid

Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) recently approved the connection of BrightNight’s 360 Mega Watt (MW) Mortlake Energy Hub (a hybrid renewable energy project) to the National Electricity Market, to support Australia’s decarbonization efforts. Australia wants to go net-zero by 2050 and has plans to ensure 82% electricity capacities in their grid from renewable sources by […]

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Budget 2024 Announcements On PSP, Thermal- Hit Or Miss?

As the dust settles on the budget announcements, by all accounts the budget continues to lose relevance in terms of the sort of disruptive changes it could bring earlier. For the renewable sector, that means even as the loud clamor for a reduction of GST rate on equipment like turbines and modules from 12% to […]

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LevelTen Raises $65 Million, To Enter Newer Markets

LevelTen Energy, which describes itself as a leading provider of transaction infrastructure for the energy transition, announced that it has secured approximately $65 million in a Series D funding round last week. The financing, which includes both new growth capital and the conversion of notes, was led by B Capital, a global multi-stage investment firm. […]

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