Solar Manufacturers Support Vocal-for-Local Program; Seek Level-Playing Field Updated On Tue, Jun 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy The country’s leading solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers, including RenewSys, Vikram Solar and Webel Solar, have extended their support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent call for Vocal-for-Local program. However, they sought level-playing field for all irrespective of the area within the country. By welcoming the government’s move, Avinash Hiranandani, Global CEO & Managing Director of […] Read more
IEX Follows PXIL in Launching RTM for Electricity Transactions Updated On Mon, Jun 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy IEX has today (June 1, 2020) launched the real-time electricity market (RTM) on its platform, to help utilities buy and sell power just an hour before the requirement. Energy trading platform Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has today launched the real-time electricity market (RTM) on its platform, a move that will help utilities buy and sell power just an hour before the […] Read more
AEP Receives Approvals to Acquire Wind Projects Worth 1485 MW Updated On Thu, May 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy AEP has received more than the required approvals to enable the company to acquire the entire planned 1485 MW of wind projects in Oklahoma. American Electric Power (AEP) has announced that it has received more than the required approvals to enable the company to acquire the entire planned 1485 megawatts (MW) of wind generation projects […] Read more
EV Batteries as Storage batteries for Grid Power. Possible, Says MIT Study Updated On Thu, May 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy If there is one area where the renewable energy industry steals a march over fossil fuel based sectors, it has to be the area of recycling. Unlike thermal and oil/gas based energy generators, renewable technologies have come up in the glare of huge public expectations and appraisal, and having to prove themselves better at every […] Read more
Full Value of Small Scale Solar Plus Storage yet to Realised: DNV GL Updated On Wed, May 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy BTM Solar Plus Storage systems can be advantageous to many types of customers, but energy providers have not accessed their full value yet. Behind the Meter (BTM) Solar Plus Storage systems can be advantageous to many types of customers, from individual homeowners to Fortune 500 companies with large portfolios and footprints, but energy providers have […] Read more
Belectric Builds Solar System for Netherlands’ 1st Green Hybrid Project Updated On Mon, May 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy German solar power specialist Belectric undergoes construction of a solar power system for Vattenfall’s first complete hybrid power plant called Haringvliet Zuid energy park. This park will consist of a wind farm of 22 MW of capacity, a battery storage system of 12 MW of capacity and a large-scale photovoltaic (PV) system constructed and commissioned […] Read more
500W Modules and Higher Efficiency, India Falling Behind Updated On Mon, May 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy Some of the leading Chinese solar PV module manufacturers, which remain the undisputed global leaders of the solar modules and cells industry, have a new prestige product. Breaking the 500 W barrier for solar module output from a single panel. The latest in the list, with also the highest-rated module in the market, is JinkoSolar […] Read more
Solar Tariffs in India Stabilizes at Lower Rates than Thermal, Coal Updated On Fri, May 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy The current tariffs in the solar sector in India which are hovering around Rs 2.50-2.87/kWh have stabilised at rates about 20 percent to 30 percent below the cost of existing thermal power in India, and up to half the price of new coal-fired power, said the study. The study, which was undertaken by IEEFA and […] Read more
Pandemic is Hurting but not Halting Global Renewable Growth: IEA Updated On Fri, May 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy The COVID-19 Pandemic will force 2020 to witness the first annual decline in new renewable additions in 20 years, but their growth is expected to bounce back next year. The world is set to build fewer wind turbines, solar plants and other installations that produce renewable electricity this year because of the impact of the […] Read more
