‘Mobilising Finance for EVs in India’ Report by Niti Aayog Updated On Tue, Feb 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy India has signalled that the future of mobility is electric. The economics of vehicle electrification are improving, with battery pack prices decreasing from about Rs 75,000/kWh in 2010 to Rs 13,000/kWh in 2019. Despite a dip in EV sales in 2020, due to the economic effects of COVID-19, confidence in India’s EV future will continue […] Read more
With 120 MWh Storage Win, Israel’s Augwind Challenges Lithium-ion Storage Updated On Wed, Jan 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Yakum, Israel-based Augwind has been claiming that its Air Battery energy storage system will be superior to Lithium battery storage. The firm got a big boost earlier this month when Israel’s Electric Authority awarded a big tender for 609 megawatts of solar and 2.4 gigawatt-hours of energy storage, of which at least 120 megawatt-hours of […] Read more
Sungrow Supplies a 100 MW Energy Storage Project in Texas Updated On Sat, Jan 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that it has forged a contract to supply its fully integrated Energy Storage System to the 100 MWac Chisholm Grid project in Fort Worth, Texas. Chisholm Grid has been under construction since August of 2020 and will be one of the largest battery energy storage […] Read more
Solar now the Cheapest Source of new Power in Many Markets: WoodMac Updated On Thu, Jan 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy A new report finds that by 2030, solar will become the cheapest source of new power in every US state, plus Canada, China & 14 other nations The cost of solar power has dropped 90 percent over the last two decades, and will likely fall another 15 percent to 25 percent in the decade to […] Read more
Deadline Extension for 100 MW Solar Plus 40 MW Storage Tender for Chhattisgarh Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy SECI has extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for commissioning of 100 MW solar along with a 40 MW Storage in Chhattisgarh. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has announced that it has once again extended the bid submission deadline for its tender for commissioning of a 100 MW (ac) solar project […] Read more
Logistics Startup City Link Launches Electric Cargo Vehicles in Bangalore Updated On Tue, Jan 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy City Link has received the delivery of the first set of Electric Cargo Vehicles from Mahindra & Mahindra in Bangalore Bangalore-based intra-city Logistics startup – City Link Portal has received the delivery of the first set of Electric Cargo Vehicles (EV) from Mahindra & Mahindra. Being the first company in Bangalore to receive the ‘Mahindra […] Read more
EPRI Selected for 3 US DOE Awards for Advancing Energy Storage Updated On Tue, Dec 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy EPRI will lead 3 projects for advanced, bulk energy storage following selection by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for awards totaling USD 600K The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has announced that it will lead three projects for advanced, bulk energy storage following selection by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for awards totaling […] Read more
Australia Solar Plant Ropes In Singapore’s Keppel Renewable As Partner Updated On Mon, Dec 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Singapore-based Keppel Renewable Energy 9KRE), is investing for a 45% stake in Harlin Solar, which is developing a 500 MW solar farm at Harlin, about 100 kilometers northwest of Brisbane, Australia. This is KRE’s first large scale solar plant anywhere. The group has a 2030 target of 7 GW of renewable energy projects. The investment, […] Read more
Asia to Remain ‘Mother of Batteries’, Producing 1 TWh pa by 2025: Rystad Updated On Thu, Dec 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy In its monthly energy transition report, Rystad Energy has found that Asia, is, and will remain the mother of batteries over the coming decade. The report details that the world’s current total battery cell production capacity is about to exit 2020 at around 617 gigawatt-hours (GWh) per year. Most of this capacity, 516 GWh, comes […] Read more