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
French Firm Newheat Raises €7 M for Renewable Heat Development Updated On Fri, Dec 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy French renewable heat supplier Newheat has announced the completion of a €7 million fundraising to support its development of renewable heat in France and internationally. Under this fundraising, Bpifrance bank is investing via its FIEE fund dedicated to energy and environment, alongside Newheat’s main original shareholders Noria and Etchart. Newheat offers decarbonization solutions for large […] Read more
Energy Dome Raises $11 M to Build Cost-cutting CO2 Battery Updated On Thu, Dec 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Energy Dome, an Italian energy storage technology company founded in 2019, has announced the close of its $11M Series A fundraise. The company will use the proceeds to complete the construction of its CO2 battery demonstration project in Sardinia, Italy, a product that is said to store energy at about half of the cost of […] Read more
US Firms Malta, Bechtel to Jointly Explore New Energy Storage Projects Updated On Thu, Dec 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Malta Inc., a Massachusetts-based developer of grid-scale, long-duration energy storage, and Bechtel Corporation, an engineering, construction, and project management company based in Virginia, are teaming up to pursue new energy storage projects around the world. The companies will work together to develop and deploy Malta’s 10-150+ hour energy storage technology in a variety of grid-scale […] Read more
Australia’s Grid Vulnerabilities Threaten Wind Energy Expansion Too Updated On Fri, Nov 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Australia, where solar rooftop became the number 1 source of energy on some day earlier this year, has been grappling with issues with the national grid for some time. At stake is not just the grid stability itself, but also the expansion of renewables further into the system. While large battery announcements have given the […] Read more
MG Motor Becomes First Auto Firm To Adopt Wind Solar Hybrid Energy Updated On Thu, Nov 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy MG Motor India has partnered with Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd (CleanMax), for the supply of 4.85 MW of wind-solar hybrid power to MG’s manufacturing facility in Halol. With this partnership, MG will abate approximately 2 lakh MT of CO2 over 15 years. Thus, even as auto firms have moved forward across the […] Read more
An Ancillary Services Market Will Be Key To Integration of 450 GW of Renewables By 2030 Updated On Sat, Nov 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new study, Electricity market design for efficient procurement of ancillary services in India to address changing system needs, by Wartsila and KPMG makes the case for power market reforms in India using power system simulation models. The study demonstrates that some of the renewable rich states in India could immensely benefit by adding more flexible generation […] Read more
Renew Energy Concall. Sumant Sinha Sees 25 GW Corporate PPA Market In India Updated On Fri, Nov 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy Renew Power, or its new listed avatar, Renew Energy Global (RNW) hosted its first earnings call after its Q2 results yesterday. Presenting at the call were Sumant Sinha – Founder, Chairman, and CEO and D Muthukumaran – CFO. Capacity Additions On Schedule For Renew, which has positioned itself as the leading renewable energy firm from India, it […] Read more
India Needs $10 T Investment to Achieve Net-Zero by 2070: CEEW-CEF Updated On Thu, Nov 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy India would need cumulative investments of USD 10.1 trillion to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, according to an independent study released today by the CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF). These investments would help decarbonise India’s power, industrial, and transport sectors. However, the first-of-its-kind study also estimated that India could face a significant investment shortfall […] Read more