Nitin Gadkari Launches Toyota Mirai, a Pilot Study on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Updated On Thu, Mar 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has launched Toyota Mirai which is a pilot project on green hydrogen-based advanced fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV). The minister said that the Toyota Mirai is the first-of-its-kind project in India that has an objective to create an ecosystem for hydrogen based fuel cell electric vehicles in India. […] Read more
Air Pollution Impacting Solar Panel Efficiency in India say IIT, Delhi researchers Updated On Thu, Mar 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy A team of researchers from the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) at the Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi) have found that air pollution is reducing energy output of solar panels in the country. The decline in solar power generation could be as high as 52%. Sagnik Dey, Dilip Ganguly and colleagues have modelled the particulate […] Read more
Technip Collaborates with Greenko for Green Hydrogen Projects in India Updated On Wed, Mar 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Technip Energies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ZeroC to explore opportunities for the development of green hydrogen projects in India. Technip is a France based engineering company and ZeroC is a subsidiary of Indian renewable energy player Greenko Group. As per a statement of Technip, the company comes with its hydrogen expertise, […] Read more
Bill Gates, Chris Sacca Invest in tech for Net Zero Emissions in Heavy Industries Updated On Mon, Mar 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Chris Sacca, an early investor in Uber, Twitter, and Instagram, are investing in the US-based start-up Antora Energy to help mitigate climate change. Although Antora Energy is in the early stages of alleviating greenhouse gas emissions from heavy industries, its technology looks promising. Bill Gates is investing in Antora Energy through investing […] Read more
Solar Roof tiles Continue to make slow, steady progress Updated On Mon, Mar 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar shingles, or solar roof tiles, are made of slim photovoltaic (PV) sheets that either overlay or replace the existing shingles on a roof. They absorb sunlight and convert it into electricity. The majority of shingles will produce anywhere between 13 and 63 watts of power and are outshined by panels in terms of efficiency […] Read more
European Commission Announces €300mn Plan for Development of Hydrogen Economy Updated On Fri, Mar 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Clean Hydrogen Partnership (CHP) – a brain child of the European Commission – has called for proposals on 41 different research topics with an outlay of €300 million for a comprehensive development of the hydrogen economy. The initial plan is to fund research that will enable hydrogen production and storage. Clean Hydrogen Partnership is a […] Read more
How Australia’s States Are Leading The Renewables Push Updated On Fri, Mar 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Australia’s states have taken the lead in the push for renewables, with Tasmania setting a 200% target for renewable energy by 2040. NSW and South Australia have also made aggressive plans. The country already has a rooftop solar penetration of over 30%, the highest in the world, making rooftop solar the largest contributor to its […] Read more
NTPC Will Help Nine ISA Member Countries in Solar Projects Updated On Wed, Mar 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will act as Project Management Consultant (PMC) for nine countries that are part of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to help them with the implementation of solar power parks and other projects that will make a combined capacity 3,845 MW. NTPC and International Solar Alliance had called up a meeting […] Read more
Portugal receives bids from 12 firms for floating solar auction Updated On Tue, Mar 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The auction for the installation and operation of photovoltaic plants on seven dams in Portugal received 12 competing projects, environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes has told Jornal de Negócios. The deadline for submitting applications ended last Wednesday at 23:59, with the period for receiving proposals having run since January 29. Portugal was among the […] Read more
