Ilmatar’s 17.2 MW Wind Park in Finland Kicks Off Operations Updated On Wed, Oct 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Nordic energy firm and an independent power producer that delves into the development, construction and maintenance of renewable energy, Ilmatar, has powered up its Palma Wind Park located in Somero, southern Finland. The project that boasts of 17.2 MW capacity was commissioned ahead of schedule as per the firm. The wind park has four 4.3 […] Read more
Trackers have shown that they are reliable unlike previous view that they are new technology: Siddharth Charkha, HCT Sun Updated On Tue, Oct 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tell us about your firm. HCT Sun is an India-based, US-owned company. We are primarily in the OPEX (operating expense) business in India, catering especially to SMEs which no one else generally caters to. We employ high-performance components to increase the performance of the projects in the country. Besides, we have partnered with SolarGik, an […] Read more
35 PV+Battery Hybrid Plants Achieved Commercial Operations in US in 2022: Berkeley Lab Updated On Tue, Oct 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Berkeley Lab has released a report on “Utility-Scale Solar, 2023′ presenting an analysis of empirical plant-level data from the U.S. fleet of ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV), PV+battery, and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP) plants. The report shares details on the capacities exceeding 5 MWAC or of 5 MWAC or less, which also includes residential rooftop systems. Trends […] Read more
ENEL Adds Battery Storage As Texas Grapples With Extreme Demand Swings Updated On Fri, Sep 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy Enel North America, a key energy utulity in the US and Canada, has more than tripled its operational utility-scale storage capacity this summer by bringing five new battery energy storage systems (BESS) online in Texas. The new batteries add over 369 MW / 555 MWh of dispatchable energy storage to the Texas power grid, helping increase grid […] Read more
Indian Airports Move Towards Renewables, Glare Hazards Pose New Challenge Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy By-Ravleen Kaur Earlier in March, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) announced that it will use 100 percent renewable energy at all its airports by 2024. AAI is India’s public sector airport developer and operator. Of the 137 airports it manages, the statutory body has, already commissioned in-house solar plants at 38 airports with a capacity of 40 […] Read more
Solar Feeders Promise To Fulfil Solar Targets in Agriculture Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Radheshyam Singh is a marginal farmer from Noorsarai in the Nalanda district of Bihar. While a few farmers from the district have availed the benefits of off-grid solar pumps for irrigation in the past, Radheshyam and most of the farmers in the neighbourhood still depend on the grid. However, dependency on the grid for irrigation […] Read more
ReNew Energy Q1 Analyst Meet- Focus On Derisking, Valuations Updated On Wed, Aug 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy On the second anniversary of its NASDAQ listing, ReNew Energy Global had a very positive outlook to share with analysts. Be it the growth in portfolio by almost 3 GW, almost all of it comitted through PPAs, or the drop in average collection period from over 200 to 114 days, or a clear growth path […] Read more
IRA Has Turbo Charged American Solar Manufacturing-SEIA Updated On Wed, Aug 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), an Industry Association Body of US has released a Solar Market Outlook Report. It is interesting to see how the SEIA, till recently an advocate of solar developers and cheap imports from China, has changed tack to celebrate the impending manufacturing boom in the US. The report, more a […] Read more
CEA Amends Norms To Offer RTM For Cross-Border Power Trading Updated On Tue, Aug 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), in its recent order, has amended the procedures for approval and facilitation of the import and export of electricity with neighbouring countries. The order said that the move was taken to accommodate the participation of the Real-Time Market (RTM) segment in addition to the existing Day-Ahead Market (DAM) for electricity […] Read more
