Deepak Thakur Is New MD & CEO, Mahindra Susten Updated On Tue, Aug 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Mahindra Susten, the cleantech arm of the Mahindra Group has welcomed Deepak Thakur as the new MD &CEO, effective August 16, 2022. Thakur will oversee the renewables businesses, comprising Mahindra Solarize and Mahindra TEQO apart from Mahindra Susten. He will be directly reporting to Dr. Anish Shah, Managing Director & CEO of Mahindra Group. Prior […] Read more
GUVNL Issues Request for Selection For Pilot Projects in Gujarat Updated On Mon, Aug 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has invited a Request for Selection (RfS) for setting up of Pilot Projects of 500 MW/1000 MWh Standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems in Gujarat under Tariff-Based Global Competitive Bidding (Phase-I). The last date to submit the bid is “Applicable as per NIT on the ISN-ETS portal”. This GUVNL 500 […] Read more
OMERS Private Equity Buys Stake In Solar O&M Company NovaSource Updated On Thu, Aug 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy A minority share in the solar operations and maintenance (O&M) company NovaSource Power Services with headquarters in Arizona has been bought by OMERS Private Equity, a division of the Ontario-focused pension fund OMERS. With more than 20GW of solar and storage assets under management, including residential, commercial, industrial, and utility-scale power facilities spanning North America, […] Read more
X-ELIO Awarded 15 MW First Feed-In-Premium Auction In Japan Updated On Mon, Aug 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Spanish renewable energy developer company X-ELIO has received 15 MW from the Ministry of Economy and Trade Industry (METI) in Japan’s first Feed-in-Premium (FIP) auction, which awarded 153.7 MW of new solar PV capacity. This first FIP auction since COD saw the award of the company’s 15 MW project. The predicted start date for commercial […] Read more
NTPC Looks for Nuclear Power Addition; Bullish on Renewable Energy Updated On Mon, Aug 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Power conglomerate NTPC has announced in its 18th Analysts & Investors Meet that the company is foraying into nuclear power while maintaining its thrust on the renewable sector. Chairman and Managing Director, Gurdeep Singh, said, “Discussions are underway for adding the nuclear capacity. This is the new thing that you would probably be hearing that we […] Read more
Madhya Pradesh Hopes To Be Major Energy Exporter Using Green Power Updated On Mon, Aug 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Madhya Pradesh, one of the states that has managed to shrug off an indifferent renewable record over the past three years to emerge as a renewable hotspot in India, has set a high target for 2030. The state hopes to add 20,000 MW of renewable energy, mostly solar power, to become a significant energy exporter […] Read more
BPCL Floats Tender For 14MW AC / 18MW DC Grid Connected Solar Power Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) invites electronic-bids (e – tender) for setting up of “14MW AC/18MW DC Grid Connected Solar Power Plant on Lumpsum Turnkey (LSTK) basis at Bina, District-Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The last date for submitting the bid for this 298 MW solar power project is August 24, 2022, till 3:00 pm and bids […] Read more
Green Jobs Are Finally A Mainstream Reality In India, Thanks To Solar Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The news of India’s ambitious solar and renewable energy targets has thrown up the possibility of as many as one million jobs in another three years’ time. These jobs matter, not only to an economy always seeking opportunities for its citizens, but also to ease the faster acceptance and spread of renewable energy, especially solar. […] Read more
New Material Pushes Sodium-Ion Batteries To Phase Out Costly Lithium Updated On Fri, Aug 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The researchers from Skoltech and Lomonosov Moscow State University have developed a material for sodium-ion batteries which offer an alternative to the increasingly expensive lithium-ion tech. In an official statement, the University said that the new material is a powder of sodium-vanadium phosphate fluoride with a particular crystal structure. It’s used in the battery cathode […] Read more