8Minute Solar to Build Solar Plus Storage Facility to Serve Los Angeles Updated On Thu, Nov 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy LADWP has partnered with 8minute Solar Energy to provide storable, renewable power to households throughout Los Angeles at the lowest price The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the largest municipal utility in the United States, has announced a new partnership with 8minute Solar Energy to provide storable, renewable, and affordable power to […] Read more
Bengaluru-Based Log 9 Materials Raises $3.5 mn in Series A Round Updated On Thu, Oct 31st, 2019 by Saurenergy Log 9 Materials has secured USD 3.5 million in Series A funding, led by Sequoia India and Exfinity Venture Partners. Bengaluru-based startup Log 9 Materials has announced that it has secured USD 3.5 million in funding as a part of its Series A round, led by Sequoia India’s scale up programme Surge and Exfinity Venture […] Read more
India Planning to Build a Chain of Renewable Projects Along Pakistan Border Updated On Wed, Oct 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy India is planning to build a string of renewable energy projects on its potent desert land adjacent to the Pakistan border, according to MNRE officials India plans to build a string of renewable energy projects along its sun-baked, wind-whipped western border, officials said, as the central government continues on its ambitious programme to reduce the country’s […] Read more
A new Device That can Harvest Sunlight to Create Clean Gas Updated On Wed, Oct 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed an ‘artificial leaf’ device that uses sunlight to produce a widely-used clean gas currently made from fossil fuels Scientists have developed an ‘artificial leaf’ device that uses sunlight to produce a widely-used clean gas currently made from fossil fuels and could be used to create a sustainable […] Read more
IRENA Report on Future of Wind Updated On Mon, Oct 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is at the heart of the world’s accelerating shift from climate-damaging fossil fuels towards clean, renewable forms of energy. In addition to fulfilling the Paris Agreement, renewables are crucial to reduce air pollution, improve health and well-being, and provide affordable energy access worldwide. Wind energy forms an important part of […] Read more
NISE Calls Out Manufacturers for Mandatory Testing of CST Products Updated On Wed, Oct 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy NISE has issued a letter calling out all industry stakeholders and manufactures CST products for the mandatory testing of all such products. The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an autonomous institute under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a letter calling out all industry stakeholders, state nodal agencies and domestic […] Read more
ADB Grants $37 Mn for Southeast Asia’s Largest Floating Solar Project Updated On Thu, Oct 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy ADB has signed an agreement with DHD for the installation of a 47.5 MW floating solar facility which will be the largest such installation in Southeast Asia. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a USD 37 million loan agreement with Da Nhim–Ham Thuan–Da Mi Hydro Power (DHD) to finance the installation of a 47.5 […] Read more
Need to Breed, Encourage Innovation at Grassroots Level: Sahil Shanghavi Updated On Wed, Sep 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy For India to become a battery or any other storage technology manufacturing hub, we need to breed and encourage innovation at the grassroots level. Both public and private sectors need to collaborate closely with researchers at various institutes in India and fund different ideas in order to come up with better technology than what exists […] Read more
World’s Largest Solar Battery Plant to Come Up in LA Updated On Mon, Sep 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy 8Minute, the largest independent solar company in the US, is planning to build a massive new facility called Eland Solar & Storage Center for its Los Angeles utility. After rejecting 8Minute’s proposal in August this year, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) last week approved the 400 MW / 1.2 GWh project […] Read more
