Neoen Secures Financing for Finland’s Largest Wind Farm at 404 MW Updated On Fri, Apr 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Neoen has finalised the financing of Mutkalampi, a 404 MW wind farm in Finland, which will be the country’s largest wind farm on completion. Neoen has announced that it has finalised the financing of Mutkalampi, a 404 MW wind farm in Central and Northern Ostrobothnia in western Finland. Fully owned by Neoen, the project will […] Read more
Agrivoltaics Promise Coexistence With Agriculture For Solar Updated On Fri, Apr 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Solar, despite great progress for towards becoming the cheapest, greenest and cleanest source of power, still has one weak spot. The large tracts of land that are needed for every MW of solar produced on the ground. At almost 5 acres per MW, this has regularly been pointed out as the biggest achilles’ heel for […] Read more
Poland Awards CfD to Baltica Offshore Wind Farms Worth 2.5 GW Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Polish Energy Regulatory Office has awarded a CfD to the Baltica 3 & Baltica 2 offshore wind farms with a total capacity of up to 2.5 GW. The Polish Energy Regulatory Office has awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) to the Baltica 3 and Baltica 2 offshore wind farms with a total capacity of […] Read more
Will EV’s Need Solar To Stretch Range To 1000 miles? Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Range anxiety, or the fear of running out of charge on your electric vehicle (EV) with not a charger in sight, or the thought of waiting for hours to get a full charge, has been a real issue for EV’s to manage. While it is not faced by manufacturer’s selling EV’s for dense urban environments, […] Read more
At ₹3.85, CERC Approves 7% Hike in APPC for Open Access Solar in 2020-21 Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy In its order notified last week, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has set the national Average Power Purchase Cost (APPC) for open access at ₹3.85/kWh. This implies that for wind or solar generators that are regional entities and selling power under open access, which is not accounted for RPO compliance of obligated entities, and […] Read more
Could Deep Shaft Mines Get a Second Life As Energy Storage Sources? Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Finding a way to extend or wring some positives out of abandoned or exhausted mines, particularly deep shaft mines, has become a new challenge for many stakeholders. Startups like Gravitricity have got close to building a business out of using them for energy storage, for instance. Now Centennial, an Australian mining company which is a […] Read more
What If- Renewable Powered Power Trade Between India And Pakistan Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Readers might be surprised to know that India’s trade in power is not insignificant when it comes to its neighbours. The country annually imports around 1,200 MW of power from Bhutan, exports 1,200 MW to Bangladesh, exports 450 MW to Nepal and 3 MW to Myanmar. India is also working on a plan to develop […] Read more
Vistra to Close Coal Plant in 2022 as it Transitions to a Cleaner Future Updated On Wed, Apr 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vistra seeks to invest over $550 million across central and southern Illinois to build zero-emission renewable energy centers at plant sites Vistra and its subsidiary, Electric Energy, Inc., are today announcing the retirement of the Joppa Power Plant by Sept. 1, 2022, three years earlier than previously disclosed. The revised closing date is part of an agreement […] Read more
ISC & EESL Partnership Plans to Save 66.5 MkWh of Energy Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), an independent US-based non-profit organization, and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint-venture company under India’s Ministry of Power, have completed another successful year of collaboration on National Motor Replacement Program (NMRP). Institute for Sustainable Communities has been an active partner to EESL right from the conceptualization and in […] Read more
