Standard Solar Acquires 84-Megawatt Community Solar Portfolio in Illinois Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy US-based commercial and community solar developer Standard Solar announced the acquisition of an 84-megawatt community solar portfolio in Illinois. The portfolio consists of three sets of community solar gardens in Illinois including six sites with a capacity of approximately 47 MW, four sites totaling 12 MW, and four sites representing 25 MW. According to the […] Read more
PM Surya Ghar: Modi Announces Details For Rooftop Solar Scheme Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Prime Minister Narendra Modi today revealed details of the proposed residential rooftop solar scheme in India. This comes after Modi on January 22 announced a new scheme of extending rooftop solar to one crore households. On the other hand, Union Finance Minister Nirmal Sitharaman in her interim budget had said that the new scheme would […] Read more
Coal India Invites EoI For Its Upcoming Solar PV Projects Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Coal India Ltd has invited Expression of Interest (EoI) to empanel engineering procurement and construction (EPC)-cum-operation and maintenance (O&M) contractors for both ground-mounted and floating solar power projects. EPC-cum-O&M Contractors will be empaneled for three different categories based on the capacity of the Solar PV plants which are up to 50 MW, between 50-100 MW, […] Read more
Avangrid, Amazon Partner For 98.4 MW Wind Project In Oregon Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Avangrid, a sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, recently announced the signing of a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with Amazon to source renewable energy from an Avangrid wind farm located in Gilliam County, Oregon. The Amazon Wind Farm Oregon – Leaning Juniper IIA will have a capacity of 98.4 MW. “We […] Read more
Tata Motors Cuts EV Prices Amid Softening Of Battery Rates Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd (TPEM), a subsidiary of Tata Motors today announced that the company is slashing the prices of two of its EVs – Nexon.ev and Tiago.ev. The company said that it is reducing the prices with the objective of making EVs more accessible to Indian customers. Further, Tata Motors has reduced the […] Read more
COVER STORY: Increased Govt Thrust Set To Give Rooftop Solar Financing A Fillip Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Days after the announcement of PM Suryodaya Yojana on January 22, its impact was felt in different parts of the country. Several states, ministries, energy regulators and companies seem to be in a race to enable faster adoption of rooftop solar. Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy already announced increasing subsidies for residential rooftop […] Read more
US Households With Heat Pumps Witness 62% Drop Energy Bills: NREL Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy NREL is a national laboratory of the US Department of Energy (DOE) for renewable energy and energy efficiency research development, operated for DOE and funded by the Department of energy’s Building Technologies Office. In its latest research, NREL shared research on the benefit of heat pumps for households. The research was co-authored by Prateek Munankarmi, […] Read more
JSW Energy Crosses 10 GW Locked-In Capacity With 500 MW LOA From SECI Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy JSW Neo Energy Limited or JSW Neo, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW Energy Limited, recently announced that it received a Letter of Award (LoA) for 500 MW wind capacity from Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) JSW received this award against tariff based competitive bid invited for setting up of 1,350 MW ISTS-connected […] Read more
Indian Railways Liable To Pay Cross Subsidy Charges Under Open Access, Declares APTEL Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy In a 387 page judgement on the liability of the Indian Railways to pay cross subsidy charges, involving multiple (8) appeals from discoms across the country, the Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL) has ruled in favour of the discoms. The crux of the dispute, in the batch of appeals, was whether Indian Railways is a […] Read more
