PEDA Floats Tender to Set Up 220 MW Solar Plants in Punjab Updated On Wed, Oct 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has invited applications from interested farmers for setting up solar PV power plants of individual capacity 1, 1.5 or 2 MW in Punjab under the PM-KUSUM Scheme for sale of power to Punjab State Power Cooperation Limited (PSPCL). The total aggregate capacity of solar power plants to be set […] Read more
Solar Cells With 30-year Lifetimes for Power-generating Windows Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes, research led by the University of Michigan, U.S., has shown. It may pave the way for windows that also provide solar power. “Solar energy is about the cheapest form of energy that mankind has ever produced since the industrial revolution,” said […] Read more
Italy Offers 3.3 GW Wind & Solar in New RE Tender Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Italy’s state energy management agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) has launched the country’s seventh renewable energy tender that is expected to award 3,312MW of solar photovoltaic and wind capacity. The tender was opened last week and the latest contracting process includes unallocated capacity in previous six unsubscribed auctions, totalling 2,485 MW. Italy’s sixth tender ended up […] Read more
Total Eren, Inaccess Ink Solar Monitoring Agreement Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy London-based Inaccess has signed a global framework contract with Paris-based Total Eren for the support and maintenance of unity monitoring, SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) and PPC (power plant control) system for several Total Eren’s solar plants located in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and Kazakhstan. The unity system optimizes the operation of modern renewable power portfolios […] Read more
Jharkhand CM Makes Case for Ghar Ghar Mein Solar Updated On Mon, Oct 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday called on common people to generate solar power in their backyards and promised subsidy for setting up the plants for which a new scheme will be launched. He promised that the surplus power will be bought by the state government which will also help people generate additional income. […] Read more
GM to Power US Production Sites with 100% RE by 2025 Updated On Fri, Oct 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy General Motors (GM) has revealed that it plans to source 100 percent renewable energy to power its U.S. sites by 2025 – five years earlier than previously announced, and 25 years ahead of its initial target that was set in 2016. GM aims to avoid 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions that would have […] Read more
S&W Solar Wins its 1st Waste-to-energy Project Worth ~₹1,500 cr Updated On Fri, Oct 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Sterling and Wilson Solar Limited (S&W), which provides solar EPC and O&M solutions, has stated that it has received its first order, worth around Rs 1,500 crore, for its waste-to-energy business from a leading developer of energy assets in the UK and Europe. Last month, the company had announced expansion of its renewable energy offerings […] Read more
63% of Planned Battery Storage in US to Be Co-Located With Solar Updated On Thu, Sep 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Of the 14.5 gigawatts (GW) of battery storage power capacity planned to come online in the United States from 2021 to 2024, 9.4 GW (63%) will be co-located with a solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, based on data reported to us and published in the Annual Electric Generator Report. Another 1.3 GW of battery storage […] Read more
Chariot to Build 10 GW RE-powered Green H2 Complex in Mauritania Updated On Wed, Sep 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy London-based Chariot has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mauritanian government for green hydrogen, reports afrik21. The company wants to produce and export this less CO2-emitting energy. Mauritania could be home to one of the largest green hydrogen production projects in Africa. This is the aim of the memorandum of understanding signed recently between […] Read more
