Sungrow Supplies the Largest Solar-plus-Storage Solution for Egypt Mining Site Updated On Fri, Aug 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, has announced a contract to supply equipment to the German developer juwi for the 36 MW off-grid solar farm and a 7.5MW battery energy storage system at Sukari gold mine operated by Centamin in Egypt. The project will be the largest solar-plus-storage plant located at a […] Read more
Goan Students Create Solar E-cycle With 20 Li-Ion Batteries Updated On Mon, Aug 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Students from Goa’s Agnel Institute of Technology and Design have created a custom solar e-cycle, powered by 20 lithium-ion batteries, that can cover the distance between Panaji and Vasco on a single charge. The batteries can be charged by two solar panels or a conventional power supply point at home. The five mechanical engineering students […] Read more
Vistra, LG Energy Expand Californian Battery Facility to 1.6 GWh Updated On Fri, Aug 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vistra Corp., a Texas-based energy firm, and LG Energy Solution, a South Korean battery maker, have completed setting up the 400 MW/1.6 GWh Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Monterey County, California. Vistra recently finished construction on Phase II of the facility. The battery system is now storing power and releasing it to California’s grid […] Read more
Tesla & Local Partners to Build Storage Facility in Japan Updated On Fri, Aug 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy US auto major Tesla is partnering with Japanese companies to build an energy storage facility using its rechargeable battery in Hokkaido in northern Japan to help stabilise the power system. Tesla will collaborate with Japanese power retailer and aggregator Global Engineering and engineering firm Ene-Vision to build the energy storage facility connected to the grid […] Read more
APTEL Swayed By Solar Developer’s Appeal Of Financial Distress Updated On Fri, Aug 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has issued a new order in favour of Sahasradhara Energy Private Limited, allowing the interim financial relief sought by the developer that the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNREDA), Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC), and Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) had aggressively opposed. In 2015, […] Read more
Sicona Secures AU$3.7 M to Expand Battery Supplies Tech Updated On Thu, Aug 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Australian firm Sicona Battery Technologies Pty Ltd has raised AU$3.7 million in a pre-Series A funding round from leading investors to scale battery materials technology globally. This latest capital injection follows the company’s $1 million seed round in July 2020, the award of a $704k ‘Accelerating Commercialisation’ Grant by the Australian Federal Government in November 2020, […] Read more
US Firm Li-Cycle to Make its Debut on NYSE on August 11 Updated On Wed, Aug 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy US firm Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. has announced that its shares will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on August 11, 2021, as a result of the company’s completion of its business combination with Peridot Acquisition Corp, a blank check company. The ticker symbols for the common stock and warrants of Peridot will change from […] Read more
Reliance Joins Bill Gates, Paulson To Pump $144 M Into Energy Storage Firm Ambri Inc Updated On Tue, Aug 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL), Bill Gates, Japan Energy Fund and a few other strategic partners are investing $144 million into US energy company Ambri Inc to help it commercialize and grow its daily cycling, long-duration system technology, and build a domestic manufacturing facility. “This financing supports the commercial growth of our company and technology,” said Dan […] Read more
Iron-based Batteries’ Future Looks Bright As Tesla Weighs In Updated On Fri, Aug 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Of late, leading executives in the automotive sector have been indicating a reversion to older, cheaper lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries in their products. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has recently spoken of such a shift in the company’s energy storage devices and some entry-level EVs. Additionally, Ford CEO Jim Farley has said the company would use LFP batteries […] Read more
