Denmark Invites Bids for Third Technology-neutral Tender Updated On Fri, Aug 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited bids for a technology-neutral tender, where solar cell systems, wind turbines, wave energy plants and hydropower plants can compete for support. This is the third such tender launched by Denmark and will back around 428 MW of renewable energy projects using DKK 1.2 billion ($189.5 million) in state funds. The […] Read more
48 MW Scottish Offshore Wind Project Fully Installed Updated On Tue, Aug 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy The 48MW Kincardine Offshore Wind project, touted as “the world’s largest installed floating offshore wind farm,” has been fully installed now. It is expected to generate enough electricity to power approximately 55,000 Scottish households. Last year, Scotland narrowly missed a target to generate the equivalent of 100% of its electricity demand from renewables. The figure […] Read more
Why So Slow? JP Morgan Energy Paper Seeks To Answer The Question Updated On Thu, Aug 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy The asset and wealth management arm of JP Morgan Chase & Co. Has released its annual energy paper, “Eye on the Market,” which examines current trends on the ground every year as the fourth great energy transition unfolds. The 11th edition of this paper zero’s in on one question: Why is the transition taking so […] Read more
IKEA To Start Selling Renewable Electricity To Swedish Households Updated On Wed, Aug 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy IKEA, which started selling solar panels and other equipment at its stores sometime back, is now moving into direct electricity selling too. Under the plan that the global retailer of furniture and other items has announced, IKEA’s solar panel producer, Svea Solar will be buying renewable electricity on the Nordic power exchange Nord Pool and […] Read more
Researchers Devise New Methods for ‘Solar-to-fuel’ Production Updated On Fri, Aug 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy In an article published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews, researchers have highlighted the potential of covalent organic frameworks (COFs), a new class of light-absorbing materials, in solar-to-fuel production. Photocatalysts absorb energy from light to make a chemical reaction happen. The best known photocatalyst is perhaps chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants that helps turn sunlight into […] Read more
Li-Ion to Stay The Dominant Storage Standard For India Upto 2030-Report Updated On Thu, Aug 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to a report by Gurugram-based research and consulting firm Praxis Global Alliance, Lithium-ion technology will drive growth of stationary storage within Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) of India over the next 10 years. The assertion comes even as progress on other battery chemistry’s, be it Sodium ion or even Iron, continues apace. The report […] Read more
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
ReNew Signs MoU with RackBank to Power India’s First Hyper-scale Data Center Updated On Tue, Aug 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Gurgaon-headquartered renewable energy company, ReNew Power today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RackBank Datacenters Limited (RackBank) to provide power through 100% renewable energy. RackBank is a data center platform providing data center services including but not limited to dedicated servers, managed servers, and colocation services. ReNew will supply power generated […] Read more
As Renew Solar Withdraws, 2 New Licences Issued for Power Trading Updated On Mon, Aug 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued three new orders pertaining to trading licences, approving Renew Solar’s surrender of its ‘Category IV’ inter-state trading licence and granting new ‘Category V’ inter-state trading licences to energy firms Shubheksha Advisors and Reneurja Power. In 2017, Renew Solar Services Private Limited was granted licence for Category IV to […] Read more
