Integrating Storage Key to Solar’s Long-term Success, says Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd CEO Updated On Fri, Dec 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy In this conversation with Prasanna Singh, Group Editor at Saur Energy, Mr. Chandra Kishore Thakur, CEO, Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited, reflects on the firm’s current and future plans. Throwing light on solar’s growth potential in India, Mr. Thakur cites inflation, supply chain constraints and GST taxation structure, among others, as key challenges. Q. What […] Read more
“Where There Is Demand At Retail Level, Our Modules Should Be There” Updated On Thu, Dec 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy In this conversation with SaurEnergy, Rahul Bhutiani, Head, Sales and Marketing at Adani Solar spoke about the firm’s plans and views. With the Adani Group committing itself to some of the most ambitious targets in renewable energy, at 25 GW by 2025 and 40 GW by 2030, Adani Solar’s task is cut out, as a […] Read more
Removing All Subsidies on Solar Will Have Zero Impact On Demand Updated On Thu, Dec 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy After years in the solar EPC and distribution business, Deepak Pandey of GPES has made his next big move. As Director of UK-based INVERGY, Mr. Pandey has set his sight on the emerging market for storage and linked solutions, which hold great promise in his view. We caught up with him to understand more about […] Read more
India’s Solar Path-The Firms, Individuals and Organisations That Will Matter Updated On Wed, Dec 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy 2021 has marked a return to bump up in capacity addition in solar, after the last peak in 2017-18 when the country added close to 9.5 GW taking solar to the top among all energy options for capacity added. With this year likely to see over 11 GW of fresh capacity addition, it says something […] Read more
Government Finalises Sale Of CEL For ₹ 210 crore, Solar Biz Largest Component Updated On Tue, Nov 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Centre on Monday (Nov 29) announced approving strategic disinvestment of Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public sector enterprise (CPSE) under the DSIR, Ministry of Information and Technology. The sale has happened on the second attempt, after a previous effort in 2016 failed to bear fruit. “The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) empowered alternative […] Read more
India At 75 And Beyond. Solar’s Starring Role Updated On Mon, Nov 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s Climate Pledges Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge at the COP26 Climate Summit at Glasgow, not only laid down the roadmap for India to scale up contribution of renewable energy in the overall energy blend, it also set the ball rolling for exploring a new industrial model. India, which is the third largest emitter of […] Read more
ENEL To Add 43 GW OF Solar By 2030 In Larger Renewables Plan For 2030 Updated On Thu, Nov 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Italian power and gas utility Enel has announced plans to invest €70 billion (US$78 billion) by 2030 across regions to scale up its renewables and energy storage portfolio. The move, announced yesterday (Nov 24) marks an effort by the energy major to bring forward its net zero plans to 2040. The company’s earlier net zero […] Read more
Ohmium Ships Its First “Made in India” Hydrogen Electrolyzer Unit To The US Updated On Wed, Nov 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy US firm Ohmium International, through its Bengaluru based Indian subsidiary enArka India Private Limited, has shipped its first unit of electrolyzer from India to the United States, as a first step towards establishing India as a global hub for green hydrogen generation. The electrolyzer has been manufactured by Ohmium at its Bengaluru plant, India’s first […] Read more
Mitra Chem Raises $20 M Series A to Fund Li-ion Battery Materials R&D Updated On Tue, Nov 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Mitra Future Technologies (Mitra Chem), a North American producer of lithium-ion battery materials, has announced the completion of a $20 million Series A round that was led by Social Capital, a California investment firm. The firm plans to use the capital from the round to invest in product R&D and expand North American pre-pilot production […] Read more