Interconnected European Grid Key to Managing Variations In Solar Irradiance Updated On Tue, Jun 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Decline In Solar Irradiance Has Sounded A Warning After it witnessed the wettest month in March 2022 in 61 years, Spain experienced the sharpest decline in solar irradiance in 28 years. The findings from a team of experts from solar data firm Solargis reveal that there has been a 50 per cent decline in […] Read more
Servotech And GIZ Develop ComPort, A Solar Performance Monitoring Device Updated On Tue, Jun 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Servotech Power Systems claims to have developed a first-of-its-kind solar performance monitoring and controlling device, dubbed as ComPort. This was in association with the German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). The device can not only detect the defects, issue notifications but also diagnose the problems and suggest O&M (operation and maintenance) […] Read more
Aramco To Generate 12 GW Wind And Solar Power By 2035 Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Saudi oil conglomerate Aramco has announced that it will be aiming for 12 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2035. Aramco also wants to generate 11 million tonnes of blue ammonia by the end of this decade that will employ 1.93 million tonnes of blue hydrogen. Blue hydrogen is hydrogen made from oil but […] Read more
Tata Power DDL Gears Up To Add 400 MW RE To Power Updated On Tue, Jun 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (DDL) is working to increase the supply of renewables to 50% of its overall supplies in the next five years. At present, the renewable profile of the company is around 21% of the discom’s supplies. The company is preparing for a peak load of about 2350 MW this year. The […] Read more
J&K approves 200 MW rooftop solar project in Jammu city Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Administrative Council (AC) headed by LG Manoj Sinha, has approved the development of 200 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar power plants in Jammu City. These plants hope to take the optimal advantage of the solar irradiance in the high resource region of Jammu and Kashmir. They will come up as part of the ‘Solar […] Read more
Record US $14.5 b Investment In Indian RE In Last FY Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy A record US$14.5 billion was invested in renewable energy In India during the last financial year (FY2021-22) registering an increase of 125% compared to FY2020-21. However, that number still needs to be higher to meet the new demands of the renewable capacity target of 500GW by 2030. 15.5 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity was […] Read more
South Africa Moves A Step Closer to 540 MW Solar and 1.1 GW Storage With Scatec PPA Signing Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Oslo, Norway headquartered, Scatec ASA has signed a power purchase agreement for three co-located solar and storage projects under the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) alongside the South African government. The PPA will run for 20 years. This agreement also included 540MW of solar power capacity. With this, South Africa is one […] Read more
US Launches $8 Billion Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Programme Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced through a Notice of Intent (NOI) that it will fund the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $8 billion program to develop regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across America. According to the official statement of the department, H2Hubs will create networks of hydrogen producers, consumers, and local connective infrastructure to […] Read more
RE Success Could Have Prevented Frequent Power Cuts In AP Updated On Mon, Jun 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Andhra Pradesh could have averted the power crisis over the last few months had it met its renewable energy targets. This was the finding of a report from Climate Risks Horizons, a Bengaluru based Thinktank. AP experienced more power cuts than other states in India facing a power crisis. According to the report from Climate […] Read more
