CSIR-CMERI and their record-breaking solar trees need a pause Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Earlier this month on March 14th, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI) unveiled the world’s largest solar tree, officially certified by the Guinness World Records (GWR), which has been installed at its Centre of Excellence for Farm Machinery in Ludhiana, Punjab. Rated for a capacity of 53.6 kW, […] Read more
US scientists discover way to improve battery efficiency for grid, transportation Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Battery-powered vehicles have made a significant dent in the transportation market. But that market still needs lower cost batteries that can power vehicles for greater ranges. Also desirable are low-cost batteries able to store on the grid the intermittent clean energy from solar and wind technologies and power hundreds of thousands of homes. To meet […] Read more
Home owners dominate energy storage market in Germany: Study Updated On Wed, Mar 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The battery storage market in Germany is dominated by the residential or ‘household’ segment and its far greater than the commercial-industrial or large scale segments. This is the finding of a recent report named ‘The development of battery storage systems in Germany – A market review (status 2022).’ The report is led by the Institute […] Read more
Jaguar I-Pace batteries find second life as Energy Storage Systems Updated On Wed, Mar 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Marquee auto major Jaguar Land Rover’s engineering team have worked with Pramac to develop a zero-emission energy storage unit powered by second-life Jaguar I-PACE batteries, taken from prototype and engineering test vehicles. Making better use of second life batteries has been a priority for both auto firms, and researchers, to defer the need to send […] Read more
Mass-Production ready 28.7% efficient solar cell fabricated in Germany Updated On Thu, Mar 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Q CELLS, a total energy solutions provider in solar, energy storage, downstream project business and energy retail, claims to have set a new world-record tandem cell efficiency of 28.7% in collaboration with researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, a German research centre, using a Q.ANTUM-based silicon bottom cell in combination with a perovskite-based top cell. Q CELLS’ […] Read more
Saudi Arabia Signs PPA Contracts for Solar Power Deals Worth $665 Million Updated On Wed, Mar 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is bullish on raising the renewable share in its energy mix as it has awarded contracts for two new solar power projects. These projects will make a combined capacity of one gigawatt. Saudi Arabia is world’s largest oil exporter but has a huge target to add 60GW of solar power to […] Read more
Multiple Small-Scale Renewable Power Sources Can Lead to Power Failures: UK Study Updated On Mon, Mar 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to a study published in Science Advances, mathematicians from the University of Nottingham have found that small scale multiple renewable power sources can lead to power failures. The researchers used data emanating from smart meters in the United Kingdom and have come to the conclusion that grid behaviour changed over time and the resilience […] Read more
Portable Solar Tracking Towers Developed by IIT Delhi Updated On Tue, Feb 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi (IIT-Delhi) have developed solar photovoltaic tracking towers that are portable. The new towers are of 3 kW and 5 kW capacity that can save time and the owners can operate them mechanically and also non-mechanically. The premier institution says that the new technology is scalable to higher […] Read more
China to Focus on Gobi Desert for New Solar, Wind Power Bases Updated On Fri, Feb 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy China’s new renewable energy plans will focus on the Gobi and other desert regions, as it speeds up the construction of huge new wind and solar power bases and boosts its transmission capabilities, regulators said in a new policy document, according to recent media reports. To meet its climate targets, China – the world’s biggest […] Read more
