The Contra View: 5 Arguments Against Battery Swapping Updated On Mon, Oct 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy A lot has been written about the advantages of Battery Swapping to make a shift to renewable energy for mobility. The value of Battery Swapping lies in the fact that separating the price of the electric car from the battery, its costliest part, will make it attractive to the customer. However, in the interest of […] Read more
RERC Proposes Free Solar Power to Rajasthan DISCOMs Updated On Fri, Oct 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC), which issued the tariff decision for 2022–2023 last month, urged the state government to explore adopting legislation requiring solar power providers that are exporting electricity to provide 10% free power to the state’s DISCOMs. Over the past year, the subject has occasionally been discussed in meetings between government officials […] Read more
REI Expo 2022 Kicks Off with Great Enthusiasm, Presence of MNRE Minister Updated On Thu, Sep 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Informa Markets in India launched the Crystal Edition (15th anniversary) of Asia’s biggest REI Expo, the Renewable Energy India Expo 2022 at the India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR. Over 500 top exhibitors showcasing more than 750 brands were present on the show floor. The first day of the REI expo was graced by dignitaries […] Read more
Tender for 1.5 GW New Solar Projects Soon in Germany Updated On Mon, Sep 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a bid to add speed to the lethargic growth of the solar energy segment in the country, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) of Germany has said that it is about to come up with an additional tender for the development of 1.5 GW of solar power capacity. The Federal Network Agency stated that the […] Read more
Examining the Biggest Polluters: Report Card of Aviation Industry Updated On Mon, Sep 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Aviation is one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions and, hence, one of the biggest polluters driving global climate change. The kind of energy that will be required to launch a 300-ton plane into the sky at 500 mph (805 kmph) will naturally be large. This makes air travel one of the most […] Read more
Agro-PV: Gauging India’s Agrivoltaics Potential Updated On Sat, Sep 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to the 2011 national census, agricultural and related sector activities employ 54.6% of the total workforce and contribute to 17.8% of the nation’s Gross Value Added (GVA). These stats show that despite the digital transformation that has taken place in the country, India is fundamentally an agrarian economy. Under its Mission 500GW, India has […] Read more
SolarPower Europe Demands EU Windfall Measures to Target Actual Profits Only Updated On Wed, Sep 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Trade body SolarPower Europe has said that windfall revenue measures of power generators in Europe should target actual profits only and make an exemption for renewables that do not make windfall profits. It “should therefore not be subject to windfall measures,” it further added. The move comes even as energy prices across Europe test new […] Read more
Punjab to Solarize One Lakh Electric Agricultural Tubewells Updated On Wed, Sep 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy One lakh electric agricultural tubewells, currently in use by the state, would be powered by solar energy by the Punjab government. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had received a request to solarize 1 lakh grid-connected electric tubewells, and the Union Government had approved it while also setting a target of 1 lakh pumps […] Read more
REI Expo 2022 Curtain Raiser Updated On Mon, Sep 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Informa Markets India, the country’s leading exhibitions organiser, is set to host the 15th Crystal Edition of Asia’s largest expo in the RE space, the Renewable Energy India Expo 2022, from September 28 to 30 at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi-NCR. At a press meet to announce the event, Informa Markets stressed on the […] Read more