Tariff of Renewable Plus Storage Tenders now Competing With Thermal Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the last one year in India, there has been a growth spurt in storage tender issuance, however, only for a few small tenders, the auctions are successful. In most other tenders, the storage capacity was so high that it leads to infeasible tariffs, and eventually to cancellations of many of these tenders, JMK Research […] Read more
West Bengal to set up Solar Projects on Depot Roofs to Charge EVs Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The West Bengal Transport Corporation is set to generate power through solar panels on depot roofs to recharge its electric vehicles (EVs) The West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) is set to generate power through solar panels on depot roofs to recharge its electric vehicles (EVs). The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) has conducted a study and found significant savings in annual electricity bills. In a […] Read more
Renew Financial Sells Residential PACE Assets for $160 Million Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Renew Financial has announced the sale of USD 160 million of residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) assets to Amalgamated Bank Renew Financial has announced the sale of USD 160 million of residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) assets to Amalgamated Bank, America’s socially responsible bank. PACE programs allow property owners to finance the costs […] Read more
Energy Storage Industry Sees New Opportunities in Sitharaman’s Budget 2020 Updated On Sat, Feb 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Welcoming the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2020, which was tabled in the parliament today, the energy storage industry body India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has sought numerous opportunities in this year’s Budget for the energy storage sector. From Sitharaman’s second Union Budget, the energy storage industry analyzed that it will not only provide […] Read more
Appalachian Power Issues RfP for 200 MW Solar Projects in Virginia Updated On Mon, Jan 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Appalachian Power has issued an RfP for up to 200 MW of solar energy that will reduce customer costs and further diversify its electric generation mix Appalachian Power this week issued a second Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 200 megawatts (MW) of solar energy resources that will reduce customer costs and further diversify […] Read more
Boson Robotics Sees Opportunity in India Updated On Sat, Jan 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the biggest challenges in maintaining a solar farm is the issue of cleaning. Keeping the panels clean can make a huge difference to productivity of solar power, especially at utility scale. That has led to the emergence of firms specialising in the job. It wasn’t long though, before a Chinese firm started to […] Read more
NV Energy Invites Bids for Major Addition to Renewable Energy Portfolio Updated On Wed, Jan 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy NV Energy has issued an RfP to add new renewable energy projects to its portfolio, following up PUCN’s approval of new solar and storage addition in Nevada NV Energy has issued a request for proposals (RfP) to add new renewable energy projects to its portfolio. The announcement comes on the heels of the Public Utilities […] Read more
India’s Indifference to Mini-Grids Throttling A big Job opportunity Updated On Mon, Jan 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy Behind the government’s ‘power for all’ push has been an unstated desire to ensure that the central grid is the main conduit of power for all Indian households. This has pushed mini-grids to the backburner many feel, with many consequences for all stakeholders Last year, India celebrated power connectivity to every household in the country, […] Read more
Hyundai and Uber Announce Plans for Electric Air Taxis at CES Updated On Tue, Jan 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Uber and Hyundai have announced a new partnership to develop electric Uber Air Taxis and unveiled a new full-scale aircraft concept at the CES Uber and Hyundai Motor Company have announced a new partnership to develop electric Uber Air Taxis for a future aerial ride share network and unveiled a new full-scale aircraft concept at […] Read more