Cyborg Bacteria Can Harvest Solar Energy to Produce Fuel Updated On Thu, Aug 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy To enable humans to capture more of the Sun’s energy than natural photosynthesis can, scientists have taught bacteria to cover themselves in tiny, highly efficient solar panels to produce useful compounds. Scientists have created cyborg bacteria – microbes covered with tiny, highly efficient solar panels – that are better than plants at harvesting the Sun’s […] Read more
Marathon Capital Advises Heelstone Energy on the Sale of a 194MW Solar Portfolio to Sammons Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Aug 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy Heelstone Energy will continue to provide asset and operations management services to Sammons Renewable Energy for the entire portfolio. Marathon Capital, LLC has announced the sale of a 194 MW (DC) utility-scale solar portfolio by Heelstone Energy Holdings, LLC (“Heelstone”) to Sammons Renewable Energy (“SRE”). Heelstone, headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is a leading […] Read more
Piyush Goyal addresses the 8th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress Updated On Tue, Aug 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The annual conference is visualized and planned in the backdrop of India’s vision on achieving “Energy Independence and Power for all by 2022”. It focuses on new Green Technologies to ensure clean, reliable and affordable Renewable Energy supplies. Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal, addressed a distinguished gathering […] Read more
Shri Piyush Goyal addresses the 8th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress Updated On Mon, Aug 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal, addressed a distinguished gathering of delegates attending the 3-day 8th World Renewable Energy Technology Congress here today. The Minister also gave away Energy and Environment Foundation Global Excellence awards 2017 during the inaugural session of the conference. The annual conference […] Read more
PESB Asks Renewable Energy Ministry to Choose Proper Course of Action for Selection of SECI MD Updated On Mon, Aug 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) had interviewed three candidates – PTC India Director (Marketing) and Business Development Rajib Kumar Mishra, Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd Director (Finance) Amitabh Banerjee and SECI Director (Finance) C Kannan – for the SECI MD post, PESB said on its website. Government head-hunter PESB has asked the renewable energy ministry […] Read more
SolarReserve Signs Agreement with South Australian Government for 150MW Solar Thermal Project with Energy Storage Updated On Sat, Aug 19th, 2017 by Saurenergy The first of its kind in Australia, the Aurora Solar Energy Project will utilize SolarReserve’s leading solar thermal technology with integrated molten salt energy storage. SolarReserve has signed a long-term Generation Project Agreement (GPA) to build a 150 megawatt solar thermal power station with 8 hours of energy storage near the town of Port Augusta, […] Read more
India’s Overemphasis on renewable energy would affect thermal power projects: CEA Updated On Fri, Aug 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy “Rapid changes in technology are promising to help realize the promise of renewables. This is an eminently desirable development and one that India is attempting both to benefit from and accelerate. At the same time, these changes need to be seen in the context of India’s current economic situation and its enormous endowments of coal […] Read more
Cabinet apprised of the MoU between India and Spain on cooperation in renewable energy Updated On Thu, Aug 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy India and Spain aims to establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy issues on the basis of mutual benefit equality and reciprocity The Union Cabinet has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Spain on cooperation in renewable […] Read more
Amplus Energy inks PPA deal with Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India for 30MW solar energy Updated On Fri, Aug 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy Honda Motorcycles will meet 85 per cent of plant’s energy needs through solar power supplied by Amplus Energy. Amplus Energy Solutions on Thursday announced that it has inked a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) deal with Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India to provide 30MW solar energy. The solar power will be provided to Honda’s Narsapura Karnataka […] Read more