APTEL Provides Relief To CSP Developers On Force Majeure Grounds Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an important judgement that will hopefully close the chapter on a festering dispute, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has allowed multiple developers stuck with Concentrated Solar Thermal (CSP) projects to get relief from liabilities, caused due to lower DNI (Direct Natural Irradiance) than they had assumed when bidding. The developers impacted include Godavari […] Read more
Unigel Builds First Industrial-Scale Green Hydrogen Plant in Brazil Updated On Wed, Jul 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Chemical conglomerate and multinational Unigel has announced that it has installed the first industrial scale green hydrogen plant in Brazil. Unigel has invested a total of $120 million in the development of the production site for green hydrogen that relies on the Thyssenkrupp Nucera technology which it calls to be world-leading. Unigel will start production […] Read more
Cypress Creek Acquires 400 MW Storage From Black Mountain Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy USA-based renewable energy player Cypress Creek Renewables has added 400MW/600MWh to its storage portfolio after acquiring four Texas standalone energy storage projects from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES). The projects, each 100MW, are located throughout the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market and are currently under development. Cypress Creek said that it will continue […] Read more
Saudi Arabia Looks To Double RE Capacity Through Tenders Updated On Tue, Jul 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is mulling to double the renewable energy tenders this year and give a fillip to the clean electricity availability. According to reports, the country will continue the spree in 2023 for faster development in the solar power and wind farm projects. The Energy Minister Saudi Arabia has an online capacity […] Read more
EDP To Add Battery Storage To Floating Hydro-Solar Hybrid Plant In Portugal Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Hybrid renewable energy projects are on the rise the world over and in the latest addition to this expansion is the combination of a hydropower and floating solar power in Portugal. The Portuguese utility firm Energias de Portugal (EDP), which has developed the hybrid project, has announced that it will add an energy storage system […] Read more
Assam Gets Its First Utility Scale Solar Plant Updated On Wed, Jul 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched a 25 MW solar power project in Lalpul at Udalguri district. Built at a cost of Rs 300 crore, the plant will benefit 65,000 villagers. The project was established on ‘build, own, operate’ model under Assam Solar Energy Policy 2017. Addressing the villagers and the guests on the […] Read more
India’s RE Capacity Stands At 114 GW Till June, 61 GW Short Of 2022 Target Updated On Wed, Jul 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Members of Parliament were separately informed by the Ministers of New and Renewable Energy in the Parliament on July 19 that India’s renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro) stood at 114.07 GW till June-end this year, while 60.66 GW of projects are under various stages of development. India has set a target of having […] Read more
Indian Oil, NTPC Form JV For 650 MW RE Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s largest power producer state owned NTPC and Indian Oil Corporation Limited have formally inked a joint venture company recently, mandating the former to produce round-the-clock 650 MW renewable energy required by the upcoming projects of the refineries in Indian Oil. Released by the companies, a statement reads that the JV was necessitated by a […] Read more
GreenZo, API Power To Build 50 MW Green Hydrogen Plants In Nepal Updated On Tue, Jul 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Delhi based solar energy developer GreenZo Energy has said that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nepal based power company API Power for the development of 50 MW green hydrogen plants in Nepal. The plants will come up within a span of 3 years. The pact was signed in Kathmandu. Describing the […] Read more