Siemens Gamesa Selected for Largest US Offshore Wind Project Updated On Wed, Jan 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa has been named as the preferred turbine supplier for the 2.64 GW Dominion Energy Virginia Offshore Wind project in the US. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been named as the preferred turbine supplier for the massive 2,640-MW Dominion Energy Virginia Offshore Wind project in the US. This is the largest offshore wind […] Read more
Vestas Announces Target to Become Carbon Neutral by 2030 Updated On Tue, Jan 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Vestas has worked with customers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and now it plans to be a carbon-neutral company by no later than 2030 For Vestas, the reality of the climate crisis is at the centre of its business. In more than 40 years of pioneering and leading the wind energy industry, it has worked […] Read more
Carbon Tax Waiver may put Renewables Growth in India at Risk: Fitch Updated On Mon, Jan 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Fitch Solutions believes that the centre’s proposed carbon tax waiver on coal may pose substantial downside risks to India’s renewable sector growth. Fitch Solutions has said that it believes that the centre’s proposed carbon tax waiver on coal may pose substantial downside risks to India’s renewable sector growth. In a bid to alleviate significant debt levels in the power industry, India has proposed […] Read more
Denmark Sets Record With Wind Meeting 47% of its Energy Demands Updated On Fri, Jan 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Denmark got half its power from wind and solar last year, wind alone accounted for 47 percent of Danish electricity demand in 2019, setting a new record. Denmark got half its power from wind and solar last year in what its grid operator hailed as an important milestone in its hugely ambitious energy transition push. […] Read more
OPDEnergy Begins Operation of 50 MW Solar Plant in Spain Updated On Fri, Jan 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy OPDEnergy has announced the completion of construction work on its new solar PV plant Zafra, located in Alcalá de Guadaira (Seville), Spain OPDEnergy, a company specialising in the development, financing, construction, and operation of renewable assets, has announced the completion of construction work on its new solar PV plant Zafra, located in Alcalá de Guadaira […] Read more
Can Surplus Renewables Production in West Rajasthan Build A Big Battery? Updated On Thu, Jan 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Back in 2017, when Tesla set out to make the 129 MW lithium ion based battery installation in Australia at the Hornsdale Wind Farm, many people scoffed at its usefulness. However, it proved its role as a load balancer to stabilize the grid in case of sudden drops in power generation elsewhere. So much so […] Read more
Railways to Give up Land for 500 MW Solar Plants to Meet Energy Needs Updated On Tue, Dec 31st, 2019 by Saurenergy The railways will offer its vacant land to install 500 MW solar power plants to meet its energy needs, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav has said. The railways will offer its vacant land to install 500-megawatt solar power plants to meet its energy needs, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav has said. This is in addition to the railways’ aim of […] Read more
EESL, HPCL Join Hands to Develop EV Charging Infrastructure Updated On Tue, Dec 31st, 2019 by Saurenergy In a bid to promote electric vehicles (EV) under the National Electric Mobility (e-mobility) Programme, government-backed Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has entered into a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) to set up public charging infrastructure. Further, the objective behind the MoU was synergising business development for setting up […] Read more
2020 Could Be Africa’s Arrival As A Solar Market With Size Updated On Mon, Dec 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy After a long wait, 2020 could well mark a decisive shift in the energy availability graph for countries in Africa, as multiple approaches and tactics finally make a case for a stronger push. For long, Africa has suffered from the world’s lowest electrification rate. Figures from 2017 state that Its power consumption per capita is […] Read more