Pumped hydro resurfaces when sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy When the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, grid-scale energy storage will be a big challenge as climate neutrality increasingly presses for a massive scale-up. Pumped hydro is back and can catapult India into the big league to make up for the lost opportunities. Not just that, as we are seeing during the […] Read more
BSPGCL Invites Bids for Consultancy Services for Setting-up 200 – 250 MW Solar Power Plants Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited (BSPGCL) has issued tender for request for proposal for selection of agency for providing consultancy services for setting up 200 to 250 MW Solar Power Plants. The notification by BSPGCL says that as far as selection method is concerned, it would be combined quality cum cost based selection. The […] Read more
World’s ‘largest’ solar carport opens in Netherlands Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Solar Carport Biddinghuizen — “the world’s largest solar carport” — has recently been opened in the Netherlands amidst the presence of influential decision-makers within the country’s sustainability sector. The 35-hectare Solar Carport was realized at the Lowlands Festival car park by Solarfields, a producer of sustainable energy and realizes solar energy systems. The company […] Read more
Crypto mining employing solar energy legalized in Uzbekistan Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy A presidential decree published this week ben in Uzbekistan says that the companies in the country will be allowed to mine cryptocurrencies by employing solar power. The decree makes it clear that these solar powered crypto operations by both domestic and foreign companies will be exempt from the income tax. The objective behind this presidential […] Read more
IEX April’22 update: solar prices at Rs 7.79/unit in GTAM market Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy In the first month of the new fiscal year 2023, the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) achieved 7574 MU volume across all the market segments comprising 6989 MU in the conventional power market, 336 MU in the green power market, and 249 MU (2.49 lac Certificates) in the REC Market, according to a new press release. […] Read more
Germany’s Solarwatt in tie-up to boost household energy self-sufficiency Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Germany’s Solarwatt has entered a partnership with home technology and heating specialist Stiebel Eltron to help households escape dependence on fossil fuels, the solar company said on Wednesday. Owners of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems can save money and carbon emissions if they store unused electricity in batteries to be used later around the house, to […] Read more
Developing Economies Such As India Can Have Climate Resilient Energy Independence Updated On Wed, May 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Developing economies such as India have an enormous opportunity to build energy independence and grow in a climate resilient manner, in the process creating a thriving corporate sector that best leverages these increasingly prominent global financial capital market priorities, and funding capacities, a new report released on Tuesday said. As one of the fastest growing […] Read more
Germany Pledges €10 billion support for India to achieve 500GW RE by 2030 Updated On Wed, May 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed a joint declaration in Berlin according to which Germany has pledged €10 billion ($10.52 billion) support to India until 2030 to help the country meet its target of raising its non-fossil energy generation capacity to 500 GW. PM Modi and Chancellor Scholz signed a joint […] Read more
With Energy Supplies On Edge, Delhi’s Poor Solar Record Comes Back To Bite It Updated On Mon, May 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Even as an unprecedented heatwave across most of India, especially North India sends temperatures soaring, Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world, has barely achieved its clean energy goals and increased its dependence on non-renewable sources of energy. This, despite some of the most ambitious plans to green up. The capital has […] Read more
