IREDA Issues RfP For Empanelment of Resource Assessment Agencies For Solar & Wind Energy Updated On Tue, Apr 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date for submission of proposals is April 29, 2019. The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has issued a Request for Proposal (RfP) inviting proposals fro the empanelment of resource assessment agencies for solar and wind energy. The empanelment for resource assessment agencies is being done for Wind and Solar technologies, separately. The […] Read more
India and Chile Should Jointly Promote Solar Energy Globally : President Updated On Tue, Apr 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Kovind said that India looks forward to working with Chile to promote solar energy worldwide and enhance global action to combat climate change. President Ram Nath Kovind recently discussed wide-ranging issues of mutual interest with his Chilean counterpart Sebastian Pinera as the two sides signed three MoUs in the fields of mining, culture and disability. Kovind, who arrived after visiting […] Read more
Sydney Sets 100% Renewables Target For 2030 Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The city of Sydney has set an ambitious target of meeting 100 percent of its energy demands from renewable energy sources. “With our energy supply contract set to expire at the end of this year, we’re diving head first into Sydney’s renewable future by increasing our renewable electricity target from 50% to 100%,” a statement […] Read more
SLDC Can’t Cut Down Renewable Power Per Convenience : TNERC Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy TNERC outlined these findings in a petition regarding stopping issuance of backing down or curtailment instructions to solar projects. In a significant move for the energy sector, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has stated that State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) cannot curtail renewable power at their convenience, adding that backing down of the “Must Run Status” power shall […] Read more
22 Percent Drop in Renewable Energy Certificates’ Sales in FY 2018-19 Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy In March, sales of RECs or green certificates declined by over 51 percent to 11.78 lakh from 24.26 lakh in the same month last year. Sales of renewable energy certificates declined over 22 percent to 1.25 crore units this fiscal on IEX and PXIL as compared to 1.61 crore in 2017-18, mainly due to lower inventory (supply), according to […] Read more
Nordex Group Bags 166 MW Wind Turbines’ Order in Argentina Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The contract for the wind farm has been awarded by Genneia, a renewable energy Independent Power Producer in Argentina European wind turbine maker Nordex Group today announced it has bagged an order for supplying 38 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 166 MW in Argentina. “For the first time, the Group is supplying turbines […] Read more
SECI Extends Deadline For its Floating Solar Plus Storage Tender at Lakshadweep Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The last date of bid submission has been extended from April 1, 2019, to May 5, 2019. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the deadline for bid submission on its tender for setting up of 20 MW floating solar PV power plants with associated 60 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at […] Read more
Kochi Metro Plans to Double its Solar Power Usage to 40 Percent Updated On Sat, Mar 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy The panels will be installed at four hectares of the marshy land at the Muttom Yard, adjacent to the Muttom Station on the KMRL metro line. The second phase powering of Kochi Metro with solar power will soon be inaugurated with the installation of panels at Muttom yard. The latest capacity additions are expected to bump the metro rail corps solar […] Read more
Plunging Costs of Lithium-Ion Batteries on the Verge of Displacing Coal, Gas Updated On Fri, Mar 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Two technologies that were immature and expensive only a few years ago but are now at the center of the unfolding low-carbon energy transition have seen spectacular gains in cost-competitiveness in the last year. The latest analysis by research company BloombergNEF shows that the benchmark levelised cost of electricity, or LCOE, for lithium-ion batteries has […] Read more
