Repsol-Enagas Renewable H2 Project Gets EC’s Financial Backing Updated On Wed, Aug 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Spanish energy companies Repsol and Enagas have received the European Commission’s financial support to execute their joint renewable hydrogen production project from photoelectrocatalysis in their Puertollano Industrial Complex. An operational pilot plant is already in production at the Repsol Technology Lab research center, located in Móstoles, Spain. The project combines technology, decarbonization and circular economy, creation […] Read more
PV-driven Microbial Foods Can Produce Sustainable Agriculture: Study Updated On Wed, Aug 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy A group of researchers has demonstrated that using solar energy to produce nutrient-rich microbes can have the twin benefits of increasing food production in an environmentally sustainable way. Scientists at the Göttingen University in Germany examined large-scale production of microbial biomass by combining ground-mounted photovoltaics, air, water, and nutrients. Their findings were published in the paper […] Read more
$150 Billion Green Deals in India by 2030 Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy International investors expect $150 billion green deals in the Indian Renewables Energy sector by 2030. The money would be a function of both capacity additions in the market as well as trading between players. India’s renewables growth has been in the eyes of international investors and bankers and they are seeking green deals in the […] Read more
John Cockerill to Supply Thermal Receivers to Redstone CSP Plant in SA Updated On Tue, Jul 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy John Cockerill, a Belgium-based engineering company, has revealed that it will supply molten salt solar thermal receivers to Redstone’s 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant (CSP) in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Developed by Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power and constructed by EPC SepcoIII, the Redstone CSP plant is expected to supply 2,00,000 households […] Read more
Equinor, RES & Green Giraffe Partners for Floating Offshore Wind in France Updated On Tue, Jul 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Equinor, RES, and Green Giraffe join forces and form Océole, a partnership dedicated to developing floating offshore wind in France. Océole will evaluate and work towards submitting bids in the upcoming floating offshore wind tenders held by the French government. Establishing this partnership is in line with the three companies’ ambition of delivering high-performance floating offshore […] Read more
RWE Builds Hydropower Coupled 117MW Battery Storage Systems in Germany Updated On Tue, Jul 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Essen-headquartered German multinational energy company, RWE has announced the construction of one of the largest and most innovative battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Germany. The BESS is coupled with the existing run-of-river hydroelectric power plants. The battery systems will be spread across two locations, as the company said that it will install a total […] Read more
Largest US Solar Project Cancelled On Aesthetic Grounds Updated On Tue, Jul 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Virtually every large power generation option has faced objections at some stage, from locals in nearby areas. Solar just joined that list decisively, with the largest planned solar project in the US, the proposed 850 MW Battle Born Solar Project, being scrapped after local objections. This comes barely a month after Australia had pulled back […] Read more
90% of Indian Consumers Are Willing to Pay Premium For an EV Updated On Tue, Jul 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a recent survey by a consultancy firm EY, it has been estimated that global electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to boom in the coming 12 months, according to the latest EY Mobility Consumer Index (MCI). A survey of more than 9,000 respondents from 13 countries, including 1,000 respondents from India, also found that […] Read more
Researchers Make Case for Gallium-doped p-type Heterojunction Solar Cells Updated On Mon, Jul 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Researchers of an Austrian-Russian research group have come out with a technique to make Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells based on P-type wafers more efficient and stable with Gallium-doping. These p-type, Gallium-doped wafers have proved to be 22.6% efficient, more stable, and cheaper than the usual n-type Phosphorus-doped Czochralski–grown silicon (Cz–Si) wafers. The scientists of the […] Read more
