U.K. Poised to Become Net Energy Exporter to Europe in Near Future Updated On Tue, Jun 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Although the UK currently imports around 7% of its electricity from Europe, the tables are going to be turned soon, partly due to the on-going establishment of new links to the continent. Aiming to quadruple offshore wind capacity this decade, the UK could have excess power to send through those transmission lines. Consequently, the UK […] Read more
DR Congo Goes With Solar Off Grid To Power 3 Northern Cities Updated On Sun, Jun 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Africa’s second largest country, and one of its poorest, the Democratic Republic of Congo (not to be confused with the neighboring Republic of Congo) has finally placed a big bet on renewable energy. The government there has finally gone for a $100 million investment off grid hybrid solar projects that will provide power to three cities […] Read more
Goa CM Seeks 100% Solar Powered Electrification in Rural Households Updated On Mon, May 31st, 2021 by Saurenergy At the inauguration of a solar-based electrification program for remote rural households in Goa, the chief minister (CM) of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant said, “On Goa Statehood Day, it is a proud moment for us to announce that we will achieve 100 percent electrification for all homes in Goa, and that too with clean energy. […] Read more
ISA, MNRE & World Bank Conduct Workshop for ‘OSOWOG’ Updated On Wed, May 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA), the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of India, and the World Bank organized a two-day strategic initiation workshop on ‘One Sun One World One Grid’ (OSOWOG). All the implementation partners came together and presented their roadmap for OSOWOG in that workshop which has set up the first milestone […] Read more
Govt Order to Support Next Gen Clean Energy Tech is Welcome: ARENA Updated On Wed, May 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Australian Government has today implemented changes to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) legislation that will enable the agency to support the next generation of energy technologies. ARENA will continue to support Australian innovation and R&D in renewable energy, as well as low, zero and negative emissions technologies. The broadened remit will allow ARENA […] Read more
Total Eren Secures Financing for 100 MW Solar Project in Uzbekistan Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Total Eren has successfully signed the financing documentation for its solar photovoltaic project Tutly with 100 MWac capacity in Uzbekistan Total Eren, a leading renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP) based in Paris, has announced that it has successfully signed the financing documentation related to its solar photovoltaic (PV) project Tutly with 100 MWac capacity. […] Read more
Biden Administration Selects 5 GW Mega Solar Project in Africa Updated On Thu, Apr 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Mega Solar is a partnership between the Govts of Namibia and Botswana, and others, which is expected to generate up to 5 GW of solar power. US President Biden recently hosted a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate to catalyse global ambition to address the climate crisis. The Summit convened world leaders to galvanize efforts to […] Read more
ARENA asks Luceo Energy to Help Increase DER in Low Voltage Networks Updated On Wed, Apr 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy Queensland energy data company, Luceo Energy, has been tasked with providing a solution to distribution network service providers (DNSPs) to help them smoothly manage distributed energy resources (DER) within low voltage networks, by the Australian government. For this purpose, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has extended $2.6 million in funding to the Brisbane-based clean-tech innovator. The allocation […] Read more
BCCL Tenders for 1200 kW Rooftop Solar Projects at 19 Sites in Dhanbad Updated On Wed, Apr 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy BCCL has tendered for 1200 kWp grid-connected rooftop solar projects at 19 different locations of BCCL in Dhanbad. Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL) has issued a tender for the development of 1200 kWp grid-connected rooftop solar projects at 19 different locations of BCCL in Dhanbad. The scope of work for the selected bidders will include […] Read more