BP Targets 1 GW Hydrogen Production by 2030, Planning UK’s Largest Plant Updated On Fri, Mar 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy British multinational oil and gas company, BP has announced that it is planning to build UK’s largest hydrogen production plant. The company, which has the aim of reimagining energy and helping the world to reach net-zero emissions is targeting to produce 1 GW of hydrogen by 2030. This project would capture and send for storage […] Read more
25% of Urban Population Lives in a City with RE Target, 18% in India: Report Updated On Fri, Mar 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new report has found that 25% of the urban population lives in a city with a renewable energy (RE) target, lowering to 18% in India. The latest Renewables in Cities 2021 Global Status Report shows that more than 1 billion people – about 25 percent of the urban population – live in a city with […] Read more
Reshaping the Future of the Electric Grid Through Low-Cost, Long-Duration Discharge Batteries Updated On Thu, Mar 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new era of energy provided by renewables may be close, thanks to research begun at the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Innovation Hub led by DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory, and continued at its spinoff company, Form Energy. The challenge JCESR addressed is long-duration energy storage – […] Read more
1st Ever Indigenous HEMT That Could Revolutionise EVs, Transmission Updated On Thu, Mar 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) has been developed that is a normally OFF device and can find use in EVs, power transmission, etc. A team of scientists from Bangalore has developed a highly reliable, High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) that is a normally OFF device and can switch currents up to 4A and […] Read more
CESL Tenders for 10 Million LED Lamps Under Gram UJALA Program Updated On Wed, Mar 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy A wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) has invited bids from interested bidders for seeking private participation on a revenue-sharing basis for distributing 10 million LED Lamps under its Gram Ujala program. The last date to submit the bids is March 31, 2021, while a pre-bid meeting will […] Read more
Fortescue and EIG-Backed Companies Sign MoU to Develop Green Hydrogen Plant in Brazil Updated On Wed, Mar 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy EIG, a leading institutional investor to the global energy sector, and Prumo Logística S.A. (“Prumo”), a private Brazilian company controlled by EIG, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) between Prumo’s subsidiary, Porto do Açu Operações S.A. (“Port of Açu” or the “Port”), and Fortescue Future Industries Pty Ltd (“FFI”). FFI is […] Read more
Siemens Commissions India’s First HVDC Power Transmission Link Updated On Wed, Mar 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Siemens has successfully commissioned India’s first high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link between Pugalur and Thrissur. Siemens Limited has announced that it has successfully commissioned India’s first high-voltage direct current (HVDC) link featuring voltage-sourced converter (VSC) technology. The 2,000 megawatts (MW) electricity transmission system, consisting of two links between Pugalur in the state of Tamil Nadu […] Read more
419.74 MW Installed in February, Renewable Capacity in India at 92.97 GW Updated On Wed, Mar 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy MNRE in its monthly summary has detailed that with 419.74 MW installed in February, total renewable energy capacity in India has reached 92.97 GW. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a monthly summary for the Cabinet for the month of February 2021, detailing all the events and development that took place during the […] Read more
IIT Brings Prototype to Use Hydrogen Fuel With Ease and Safety Updated On Wed, Mar 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy IIT (BHU) professor Dr. Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay has come up with a membrane reformer prototype for producing ultra-pure hydrogen from methanol. IIT (BHU) professor Dr. Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay, department of chemical engineering and technology, and his team have come up with a membrane reformer prototype that can produce ultra-pure hydrogen from methanol. The team informed […] Read more