Hitachi, Quanta Bag EPC Contract for 3.5 GW SunZia Project Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy Renewable energy players Quanta Services and Hitachi Energy have been selected by Pattern Energy Group, a firm that delves into renewable energy and transmission infrastructure, to build its SunZia transmission and wind project. This is the largest renewable project of the USA being built with $8 billion of direct capital investment. Pattern Energy held that […] Read more
Large Offshore Wind Turbines Leading To Unsustainable Market Risks, Says Report Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy A recent report by GCube, a leading underwriter for renewable energy projects, claims that all is not well with the deployment of large wind offshore turbines. The report titled “Vertical Limit: When is bigger not better in offshore wind’s race to scale?” talks about several market vulnerabilities created by using the latest technology meant to […] Read more
Long Duration Storage With Lithium Batteries Gets a Boost With RWE Bid In Australia Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy RWE Renewables, a German-based energy company, has now bagged a tender in New South Wales (NSW) in Australia to offer long-term energy storage systems. The company had earlier bid for its proposed eight-hour-long battery storage systems. However, by quoting lower than pumped storage, the firm has opened up a slew of possibilities on the utility […] Read more
Suzlon Wins Second Order for 3 MW Series Turbines From Juniper For 69.3 MW Project Updated On Tue, May 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Independent Power Producer Suzlon Group has revealed that it has secured the second order of the 3 MW product series aimed at the development of a 69.3 MW wind power project for Juniper Green Energy Private Limited. As per the agreement, Suzlon will install 22 wind turbine generators (WTGs) with a Hybrid Lattice Tubular (HLT) […] Read more
ACWA Power Gets $123 Million Loan For 200MW Egyptian Solar Project Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Saudi Arabia’s renewables developer ACWA Power has secured a financial package of $123 million to develop 200MW Kom Ombo utility-scale solar power plant in Egypt. Financing institutions for the solar project of ACWA Power include EBRD, OPEC Fund OPEC Fund, African Development Bank (AfDB), Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), GCF, APICORP and Arab Bank. […] Read more
Raghumani Singh Resigns from Chairmanship of MANIREDA Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy BJP MLA Kh Raghumani Singh has resigned from the post of the Chairman of MANIREDA (Manipur Renewable Energy Development). He has cited personal reasons for the same. Singh had submitted his resignation to Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh today. The letter stated that he was resigning because of “personal reasons and also in the […] Read more
This Tribal Hamlet In Kerala Gets Electricity After 74 Years from Micro-Hybrids Updated On Mon, Apr 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy For 75 years, a hamlet in Attapaddi, Kerala was shrouded in the dark, deprived of the basic human need- electricity. Forest fires, wild animal attacks and remoteness were some of the factors that prevented the establishment of renewable energy projects here. The tribal population, which dominates the hamlet, had been extremely possessive of its culture […] Read more
Solar Power Lights up 11 Remote Tripura State Rifle Camps Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Located in a remote area, the Tripura State Rifle camps has been lit up with solar energy. The Tripura State Rifle (TSR) personnel had been battling the challenge of power supply for a long time, and solar power has come as the answer to it. Now, 11 TSR camps are powered by solar energy. As […] Read more
RBI Releases Guidelines To Banks For Acceptance Of Green Deposits Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued a dedicated set of guidelines to the Indian banks and Non-Banking Financial Institutions (NBFCs) for accepting green deposits effective June 1, 2023. The move will likely boost the country’s financing of renewable energy projects. As per the mandate of the RBI, the financial institutions will extend the […] Read more
