Aussie Solar Start Up 5B Feels the Need for Speed: ARENA Updated On Wed, Jan 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $14 million in funding for 5B to accelerate the automation of its innovative utility scale solar array, 5B Maverick. Launched in 2017, the 5B Maverick is a modular, prefabricated solar array that can be built and pre-wired in a factory and […] Read more
Australia’s Victorian Govt Grants $7 M for H2 Use in Heavy Transport Updated On Wed, Jan 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Victoria State Government, Australia, is providing $6.6 million via its Renewable Hydrogen Commercialisation Pathways Fund to six renewable hydrogen projects aiming to clean up heavy transport, buses and industry. The recipients were announced by Victorian minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio. “Renewable hydrogen is a key part of our clean energy […] Read more
Decarbonisation to See $395 B Capex by 2030: Report Updated On Wed, Jan 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy As India moves more aggressively towards its decarbonisation goals with the overall energy economy shifting towards greener fuels, a Wall Street brokerage has said this space will see a capex of $395 billion by 2030. At COP21 in Paris, as part of its nationally determined contributions, New Delhi had committed to achieve 40 per cent […] Read more
Australian RE Agency Grants $40 M to Drive Ultra Low Cost Solar Updated On Tue, Jan 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced up to $40 million in funding to support research and development (R&D) that aims to support the achievement of the Government’s ultra low cost solar stretch goal. The R&D funding round will build on ARENA’s previous R&D investment into solar […] Read more
Japan’s JERA to Develop Ammonia-related Tech with Green Fund Backing Updated On Mon, Jan 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Japan’s biggest power generator JERA said it would spend 69.2 billion yen ($597 million) on the development of ammonia-related technology, with nearly 70% covered by the government’s green innovation fund. Ammonia is used as a fertiliser and in industrial materials, but is also seen as a future energy source, along with hydrogen. It does not […] Read more
Odisha Govt Partners with GAIL to Develop Green Projects Updated On Thu, Jan 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Ltd (IPICOL) and Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the areas of green hydrogen, green ammonia and renewable energy (solar / wind) for the production of eco-friendly fuels in Odisha. Odisha, being a power surplus state, […] Read more
Vedanta Aluminium, GEAR India to Deploy Lithium-Ion Forklift Fleets Updated On Wed, Jan 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has signed an agreement with GEAR (Gemini Equipment and Rentals Private Limited) India, to deploy one of the largest fleets of lithium-ion battery-powered electric forklifts, becoming the first in Indian aluminium industry to undertake such an initiative. The company shall commission 23 such forklifts […] Read more
CSP Player Heliogen Rounds off 2021 With Completion Of Merger With Athena Updated On Wed, Jan 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy For California-based Heliogen Inc., a provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar power, 2021 has been an exciting year, peppered with attractive investments from and valuable collaborations with major companies, especially in the mining and metals industry. Founded in 2013, Heliogen aims to alleviate the intermittency issues of renewable power generation sources. Its technology is designed to […] Read more
NTPC’s 3 GW Renewable Plus Storage Tender Plan Signals Major Hybrid Push Updated On Tue, Jan 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Agency reports have quoted a senior official at NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd. (NREL) as saying that the firm will float tenders for a 3 GW renewable project by February 2022. The news follows a flurry of announcements regarding the power majors renewable arm, from plans to hive it off to the search for a strategic […] Read more
