Canadian Solar to Provide 75 MW Storage System to the Mustang Solar Project in California Updated On Tue, Oct 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy Canadian Solar has announced that it has closed a supply contract and long term service agreement with Goldman Sachs Renewable Power LLC, part of the Renewable Power Group of Goldman Sachs Asset Management (“Goldman Sachs”), to deliver and integrate a 75 MW / 300 MWh lithium-ion battery storage solution into the 100 MWac Mustang solar […] Read more
BHEL Tenders for O&M Works for NTPC 50 MW Solar Project Updated On Tue, Oct 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy BHEL has tendered for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of NTPC’s 50 MW solar power plant at Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh for a period of 11 months. BHEL has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible vendors for undertaking the task of operation and maintenance (O&M) of NTPC’s 50 MW solar power plant at Ananthapur in […] Read more
EDFR & Geenex Solar Transact on 4.5 GW Solar Development Portfolio Updated On Mon, Oct 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy EDFR North America and Geenex Solar have announced the close of an agreement of up to 4.5 GW pipeline of solar development assets throughout PJM. EDF Renewables (EDFR) North America and Geenex Solar have announced the close of an agreement of up to 4.5 gigawatt (GW) pipeline of solar development assets throughout PJM. The pipeline […] Read more
Penn State Powers Up with Solar Updated On Sat, Oct 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Penn State announced that this month the University has begun purchasing renewable electricity generated from three Lightsource bp solar farms that have completed construction in Franklin County. The projects were initiated in early 2019 upon the signing of a 70 megawatt Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) under which Penn State would purchase 100% of the electricity […] Read more
TransAlta Announces Commercial Operation of Alberta’s First Utility Scale Battery Storage Project Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy TransAlta Renewables has announced that its 10 MW WindCharger battery storage project (WindCharger) began commercial operation on October 15, 2020. WindCharger is Alberta’s first utility-scale, lithium-ion energy storage project and utilizes Tesla Megapack technology. It has a nameplate capacity of 10 MW and total storage capacity of 20 MWh. This technology can be fully charged in approximately two hours […] Read more
Delhi CM Kejriwal Calls For Mass Movement for Solar, But Reality Stays Slow and Low Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy When the Delhi government announced its first ever solar policy in 2015, the target was 1000 MW by 2020, and 2000 MW by 2025. Call it inexperience, lack of focus, or a rapidly changing policy environment, but the state is nowhere close to, or even on the path to, those ambitious numbers. The Delhi government […] Read more
Sterling and Wilson Wins Solar Plus Battery Storage Contract Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Sterling and Wilson has announced that its HES division has signed an EPC contract to construct a solar plus battery storage hybrid power plant in Niger. Sterling and Wilson, one of the leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies in India, has announced that its Hybrid & Energy Storage division (HES) has signed an EPC […] Read more
CCI Approves Acquisition of AGE’s Solar Assets by Adani-Total JV Updated On Thu, Oct 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy CCI has approved the acquisition of solar energy generation assets of AGE10L by AGE23L, which is the JV controlled by Total Solar and Adani Green Energy. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of solar energy generation assets of Adani Green Energy Ten Limited (AGE10L) by Adani Green Energy Twenty-Three Ltd (AGE23L), […] Read more
PM Modi’s Solar Vision Vindicated As IEA Dubs Solar “The New King Of Electricity” Updated On Wed, Oct 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA), has never been a huge fan of renewable energy. The Paris-based agency, formed after the first oil shock in 1973-74 had a a broad mandate on energy security and energy policy co-operation. Over the years, the agency remained focused on oil, even as it grudgingly broadened its own mandate to […] Read more
