3.5 GW Solar Capacity Added in H1 of 2021 in India, Says Report Updated On Thu, Aug 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy A report by renewable energy research firm JMK Analytics says that India added 3.5 GW of solar capacity in the first six months of the financial year 2022. It places cumulative renewable capacity at 96.95 GW, a figure at variance with government claims of having hit 100 GW. Typically, these differences are accounted for by […] Read more
“We have pioneered in solving the twin problems of supply and demand of electricity”, Pranesh Chaudhary, Zunroof Updated On Tue, Aug 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy ZunRoof was one of the early movers on the solar rooftop space, going the start up way with fund raises and an aggressive expansion strategy. From solar rooftops, where the IIT Kharagpur educated founders touted their proprietary tools for tracking and performance to the move into IoT based devices for energy savings, the firm has […] Read more
100 GW Renewable Energy Milestone Achieved, Much Work Ahead In India Updated On Fri, Aug 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy In self-congratulatory messages sent out yesterday, Power Minister R.K. Singh highlighted the key milestone of 100 GW of renewable energy capacity, excluding large Hydro, that has been reached in India. After including large Hydro, the number goes right up to 146 GW. According to India’s power ministry, India now stands at fourth position after China, […] Read more
Appliance Maker Stovekraft Is Greener With Solar Power Now Updated On Fri, Aug 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Bangalore-headquartered manufacturer of cooking appliances, Stovekraft Ltd., has announced on Thursday to produce clean energy and cutting down its carbon footprints. The firm has gone green by installing a solar rooftop PV system with higher efficiency mono PERC 535/540Wp PV Module at its Bangalore factory. The factory is spread across 16 acres and has more […] Read more
Tata Power Wins 20MW Solar plus 50MWh Battery Storage Auction of SECI Updated On Thu, Aug 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata Power Solar, India’s largest solar energy company, and Tata Power’s wholly-owned subsidiary has received a “Notice of Award” (NoA) to build 50MWp Solar PV Plant with 50MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project at Phyang village in Leh, Ladakh. The order value of the project is ÌNR 386 crores. The commercial operation date for […] Read more
CleanMax Gets ₹1,650 Cr Equity Investment from Augment Infrastructure Updated On Thu, Aug 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Mumbai-based clean energy company CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has revealed that US investment firm Augment Infrastructure will acquire a majority stake in it for Rs 1,650 crore. Augment is purchasing the existing stake of Yellow Bell Investment Ltd (an affiliate of Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm focused on growth investing) […] Read more
Czech Auto Major Skoda Runs Dealership on 2nd Life Lithium Ion Batteries Updated On Thu, Aug 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Skoda, the Czech automobile manufacturer is powering its dealerships in Prague using power generated through second-life lithium-ion batteries from its PHEVs and BEV models. It has announced plans to install power hubs made from its own old electric vehicle (EV) batteries, across its retailer network around the country. This comes under a partnership of Skoda […] Read more
Sicona Secures AU$3.7 M to Expand Battery Supplies Tech Updated On Thu, Aug 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Australian firm Sicona Battery Technologies Pty Ltd has raised AU$3.7 million in a pre-Series A funding round from leading investors to scale battery materials technology globally. This latest capital injection follows the company’s $1 million seed round in July 2020, the award of a $704k ‘Accelerating Commercialisation’ Grant by the Australian Federal Government in November 2020, […] Read more
Innowatts Deploys Grid Edge Solutions in US & UK Updated On Wed, Aug 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Gurugram-headquartered Innowatts, an AI-based solutions provider, has announced the deployment of its grid edge management solutions in collaboration with several major partners- the City of Fargo, North Dakota, US; Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN), UK; etc.- which are seeking to accelerate their energy transition. Innowatts’ Grid Edge Management module enables fully automated and near […] Read more
