Rapido To Launch ‘Rapido EV’ E-bike Taxi Services, Partners with Zypp Electric Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Rapido, one of India’s first and fastest-growing Bike taxi apps has announced that it is going to launch an electric bike (e-bike) taxi service, under a partnership with Zypp Electric, a last-mile delivery provider. The new E-taxi will be called ‘Rapido EV’, which will be starting from March 2021 in Delhi and the National Capital […] Read more
RERC Yields to Objections, Extends Net-Metering Benefits Till June 30 Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy RERC has now announced that all rooftop solar Net-Metering agreements upto June 30, 2021, will be honoured for their contract durations. The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has announced that after receiving comments and objections from stakeholders on its draft Regulations for Grid-Interactive Distributed Renewable Energy Generating Systems, 2020, it will now work again on […] Read more
Bharti Airtel Increases Stake in Avaada SPV for Captive Solar Project Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Bharti Airtel has now acquired an additional 3.33% equity in the Avaada SPV – Avaada MHBuldhana for a reported Rs 2.914 crore. Bharti Airtel has announced that in furtherance to its acquisition of 5.2 percent equity shares in Avaada MHBuldhana Private Limited – a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of the Avaada Group formed for the […] Read more
ABB Crosses 5 GW Milestone for Providing Solar Plant Automation Solutions in India Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy ABB has reached the cumulative 5GW mark in providing Programmable Logic Controller-based solar plant automation solutions in India. ABB has reached the cumulative 5-gigawatt (5GW) mark in providing Programmable Logic Controller based (PLC) solar plant automation solutions in India. The firm stated that this milestone is an outcome of many significant solar power projects that […] Read more
Europe’s Energy Storage Market Expected to Double in 2021: EMMES 5.0 Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to a report released by the European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) and Delta-EE today, Europe‘s annual energy storage market is expected to reach 3 GWh in 2021 from 1.7 GWh in 2020, almost double the growth rate. The fifth edition of the European Market Monitor on Energy Storage EMMES 5.0, which report […] Read more
India Should Double Down on Renewable to Achieve Energy Targets 2030: Study Updated On Wed, Mar 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy India should double down on renewables to achieve its aggressive renewable energy targets in India’s electricity grid in 2030, according to a recent study by the researchers at UC Santa Barbara. The study analyzes electricity and carbon reduction costs linked with India’s energy targets in the electricity grid in 2030 and discovers that the majority […] Read more
DOE Awards EPRI $2 Million to Investigate Co-Adoption of Solar, Energy Storage & Electric Vehicles Updated On Wed, Mar 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will receive a $2 million contract from the U.S. Energy Department (DOE) to explore how information about solar energy spreads among consumers. DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) selected EPRI to examine how residential and commercial utility customers make decisions related to the co-adoption of solar power with other technologies, such as energy storage and […] Read more
SECI Extends Bid Deadline for 25 MW BCCL Solar Plant in West Bengal Again Updated On Wed, Mar 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy SECI has again extended the bid deadline for its tender for setting up a 25 MW solar plant at the Bhojudh Coal Washery of BCCL in West Bengal The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has notified that the bid submission deadline for its tender for setting up of 25 MW solar PV power plant […] Read more
Goa Adds 50 Electric Buses to its Fleet Under FAME II Scheme Updated On Wed, Mar 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Goa has added 50 ‘Make in India’ electric buses from Kadamba Transport under the FAME II Scheme. Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant, waved off the ‘Make in India’ Electric buses (e-buses). In a first-of-its-kind move, Goans will be now able to travel in zero-emission and noiseless e-buses deployed by Olectra Greentech Limited, a […] Read more