Govt Provides Relief to Discoms amid Covid-19 Crisis Updated On Mon, Mar 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a next spell of providing relief measures to the country’s ailing power sector amid lockdown due to coronavirus crisis, Power Minister RK Singh has now provided relief to power distribution companies (Discoms), with an aim to ease out their liquidity problems. The Power Ministry has approved financial relief measures for Discoms citing “due to […] Read more
Global Wind Energy Capacity to Grow by 112% by 2029: Report Updated On Mon, Mar 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Global wind energy capacity additions are expected to sit at an annual average of 77 GW from 2020 to 2029, representing a growth of 112 percent Global wind energy capacity additions are expected to sit at an annual average of 77 GW from 2020 to 2029, according to Wood Mackenzie. This represents a growth of […] Read more
India a Potential Market for Solar Process Heat: Solar Payback Updated On Fri, Mar 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy India is having a huge potential market for solar process heat which is yet to be tapped, as revealed by the recently completed three-year Solar Payback study. This 3-year international ‘Solar Payback’ study project was kick-started in January 2017 in India, with an aim to increase the use of solar heat for industrial processes (SHIP), […] Read more
Tongwei Solar to Set up Production Base in China with CNY 20 Bn Investment Updated On Fri, Mar 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy With an aim to target exports to European markets, Chinese solar cell manufacturer Tongwei Solar has recently organized a groundbreaking ceremony of its photovoltaic (PV) industrial base project in Jintang County of Chengdu city in China. With a total investment of about CNY 20 billion, Tongwei Solar photovoltaic industrial base project will construct the annual 30 […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa to Supply Turbines for 113 MW Project in Vietnam Updated On Fri, Mar 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will supply 25 SG 4.5-145 for one of the largest wind farms in Vietnam, with a total capacity of 113 MW. In an effort to tap its potential and provide more clean energy to the country, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will supply 25 SG 4.5-145 for one of the largest wind […] Read more
Offshore Wind is Expanding to new Markets as Prices Decline: Report Updated On Fri, Mar 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy According to a new report, offshore wind is expanding to new markets as technology costs decrease and renewable energy becomes more attractive A decade ago, in the infancy of offshore wind, there were concerns that it would be too expensive to grow at a large scale and compete with traditional market prices. Today, though, factors […] Read more
260 MW Fishery PV Plant Is Largest in East China Updated On Fri, Mar 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Floating Solar got a huge boost with the commissioning (grid tied) of a 260 MW fishery PV plant in Anhui, China. The CGN Dangtu project was one of the first grid-parity PV projects approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in 2019. Furthermore, among the first batch of PV demonstration projects in Anhui, […] Read more
Renewable Energy Gets A Curfew Pass For Lockdown, Gives Guarded Welcome Updated On Fri, Mar 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy The notification by the MNRE (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) that requested states to consider renewable energy as an essential service has come as a reassuring show of support for the sector. The MNRE notification, issued yesterday, told states to allow movement of material and personnel to ensure continuous renewable power generation. “Power generation […] Read more
NISE Postpones Next Advanced Solar Training Prog amid Covid-19 Pandemic Updated On Thu, Mar 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy The MNRE-backed National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) has postponed its six months advanced solar professionals course due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic in the country. The order has been issued by Dr A.K. Tripathi, Director General, NISE, stating that “six months advanced solar professionals course (batch 4), which was scheduled to be started from April […] Read more
