April power demand hits new peak at 5,769MW in Delhi Updated On Thu, Apr 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Delhi’s peak power demand broke yet another record on Wednesday and clocked 5,769 megawatt (MW) at 3.30pm, which is the highest ever for the national capital in April. The peak power demand had clocked 5,681 MW in Delhi on Tuesday. Sources said the previous record was 5,761 MW, registered just a week before, on April […] Read more
World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project to Get $500m from US Govt Updated On Thu, Apr 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that it has conditionally committed for up to $504 million in debt financing for the Advanced Clean Energy Storage Project which is expected to be the world’s largest industrial green hydrogen production and storage facility. The commitment is made to companies: Advanced Clean Energy Storage, Mitsubishi, Magnum […] Read more
NTPC, Energy Vault sign MoU for gravity-based energy storage tech Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy NTPC Limited, the largest power generating utility in India, has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. The objective of the MoU is to collaborate and formalize a long-term strategic partnership for the deployment of Energy Vault’s EVx™ gravity-based energy storage technology and software solutions based on […] Read more
Major Japan railway now powered only by renewable energy Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan, is famed for its Scramble Crossing, where crowds of people crisscross the intersection in a scene symbolizing urban Japan’s congestion and anonymity. It may have added another boasting right. Tokyu Railways’ trains running through Shibuya and other stations were switched to power generated only by solar and other renewable sources starting […] Read more
India could become carbon neutral before its 2070 goal: IRENA chief Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s focus on decarbonising its steel sector and developing offshore wind power will help it become carbon neutral ahead of its promised goal of 2070, the director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said. IRENA’s Francesco La Camera told an international news agency that India was “very serious” about meeting the challenges and was […] Read more
India, Maldives to Explore Transmission Interconnection For Renewable Power Transfer Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power has informed that India and Maldives plan to set up a transmission interconnection for transfer of renewable power between the two countries. The proposal was discussed during the meeting between Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh and Maldives’ Environment, Climate Change and Technology Minister Aminath Shauna in […] Read more
CESL Gets Lowest Ever Prices for 5450 Buses under FAME II Scheme Updated On Wed, Apr 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a PSU under Ministry of Power has announced today that it has discovered the lowest ever prices for the biggest ever demand for electric buses under the Grand Challenge tender. The tender, announced in January this year, had hoped to get the first batch of buses on the road by […] Read more
H2-Industries to build $1.4bn waste-to-hydrogen plant in Oman Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy In what could be the first of its kind in Oman, H2-Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Madayn for the development of a waste-to-hydrogen plant in the country. H2-Industries is an American hydrogen generation and storage player and Madayn is Public Establishment for Industrial Estates in the Sultanate of Oman. The company […] Read more
India’s NIWE and UK’s ORE Catapult Collaborate for Offshore Wind Development Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has announced signing of a a Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) with ORE Catapult of the United Kingdom under which the two wind energy organisations of their respective countries will establish a five-year collaboration programme for the development of wind energy, particularly offshore wind. India currently has zero […] Read more
