Shell to Take 49% Stake in German Wind Developer WestWind Energy Updated On Wed, Mar 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Oil and gas conglomerate Shell Plc has announced to buy a 49% stake in WestWind Energy. The new investment by Shell is to develop a low-carbon power generation business in Australia. WestWind Energy is an arm of Germany’s wind farm developer WestWind Group. Shell Energy Operations wants to develop a 3 gigawatt (GW) portfolio in […] Read more
Honeywell’s 20 MW ESS For Hecate Energy in New Mexico Updated On Tue, Mar 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Honeywell has confirmed it will supply Hecate Energy with an Energy Storage System (ESS) for a solar park located on the Jicarilla Apache Nation in Northern New Mexico. When completed later this year, the 50-megawatt (MW) solar farm will be capable of supplying enough electricity to power up to 16,000 average New Mexican homes for […] Read more
CERC nod for hydropower contracts in GTAM for HPO Compliance Updated On Mon, Feb 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a recent ruling, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted approval to the Indian Energy Exchange Limited (IEX) to introduce hydropower contracts in Green Term-Ahead Market (GTAM) on its platform to facilitate the compliance of Hydropower Purchase Obligation (HPO) by obligated entities. The Ministry of Power (MoP) has set a target of 30000 […] Read more
Hype powers the green hydrogen journey for now Updated On Mon, Feb 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy With not even a week since the National Green Hydrogen Policy (Phase1) was announced, you could be forgiven for thinking that the revolution is here. The key points of the policy are: Green Hydrogen / Ammonia manufacturers may purchase renewable power from the power exchange or set up renewable energy capacity themselves or through any […] Read more
Wind Repowering in India Waits for a Favourable Wind Updated On Mon, Feb 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy The benefits of solar and wind energy as clean alternatives to oil, coal and gas are well established globally. Though many countries started their solar journey early, India’s solar-energy build-up has been consistently gathering momentum over the last decade, with the last five years seeing a sharp spurt. The wind energy sector, on the other […] Read more
Hyundai, Kia to Use Wind Farms to Power EV Charging Network in Europe Updated On Fri, Feb 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy South Korean automakers and global brands Hyundai and Kia are making new investments to enable their customers to charge their electric vehicles with clean energy. This energy will be procured from various wind farms being installed across Europe. Hyundai has announced that its ‘Charge myHyundai’ network will be integrated with green energy so that the […] Read more
Avaada Energy to deliver Bihar’s first floating solar power plant Updated On Fri, Feb 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy With a high population density and low land availability, Bihar is now using its water bodies to generate clean energy. The Bihar Government has commissioned a 2 megawatt (MW) floating solar power unit in Darbhanga district to Avaada Energy over a six acre water body and the project is about to be commissioned. The project […] Read more
Sify to power its data centre business with wind and solar energy Updated On Thu, Feb 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sify Technologies Ltd, an information and communications technology company, has signed a new deal with Singapore-based Vibrant Energy Holdings to procure 231 MW of electricity from solar and wind farms to supply the power needs of its hyper-scale data centres. It was announced by the two companies that the Indian firm inked power purchase agreements […] Read more
ACEN Powers Up Philippines 1st Hybrid Solar-Storage Plant Updated On Thu, Feb 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy ACEN, the listed energy platform of the Ayala Group, has switched on the first hybrid solar and energy storage project of the Philippines. The pilot 40 MW energy storage project located in Alaminos, Laguna, will allow the company to evaluate opportunities to store energy more effectively across the portfolio of ACEN, with the aim to […] Read more