Orb Energy Hires Rabindra Satpathy as Exec VP – Business Development Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Shell-backed solar power firm Orb Energy has appointed Rabindra Satpathy as its Executive Vice President – Business Development. Now, Satpathy will oversee the Bengaluru-based company’s business development in ground-mounted solar power plants, including storage, floating solar and other new projects. He brings with him more than 35 years of solar experience in design, engineering, product […] Read more
ADB Grants $346 Mn Loan for Rural Electricity in Maharashtra Updated On Thu, Apr 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy ADB has approved a USD 346 million loan to help provide an efficient and reliable power connection to rural agriculture customers in Maharashtra. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 346 million loan to India to help provide an efficient and reliable power connection to rural agriculture customers in the state of Maharashtra. […] Read more
Railway’s Petition Regarding 14 MW Rooftop PV Projects Dismissed Updated On Thu, Mar 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy GERC has dismissed the petition filed by the Western Railway requesting relaxation in Gujarat’s net metering regulations. The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has in its latest order has dismissed the petition filed by the Western Railway requesting the commissions’ involvement in granting relaxation in the state’s net metering regulations. The petition was filed against […] Read more
US Energy Storage Market Sets Power Capacity Record in Q4 2019 Updated On Wed, Mar 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy The US energy storage sector set a power capacity record in Q4 2019, deploying 186.4 MW and 364.2 MWh of storage. The United States (US) energy storage sector set a power capacity record in Q4 2019, deploying 186.4 megawatts (MW) and 364.2 megawatt-hours (MWh) of storage. According to Wood Mackenzie and the US Energy Storage […] Read more
New Report Shows Potential of Renewable Energy in Refugee Settlements Updated On Thu, Dec 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy On-site renewable energy solutions can cost-effectively supply refugee communities with low-cost, reliable electricity, according to a new report On-site renewable energy solutions can cost-effectively supply refugee communities with low-cost, reliable electricity, according to the findings of a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in cooperation with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. There […] Read more
100 GW Milestone Achieved, Sungrow Looks To New Horizons for Growth Updated On Fri, Dec 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy Hefei, China based Sungrow Power Supply Company (Sungrow) announced a key milestone of 100 GW of cumulative installations for its inverter range this week, before the end of the year 2019. The firm has a wide offering of inverters for renewable deployment, with sizes ranging from 2.5 KW for rooftops to 6.8 MW for Utility […] Read more
Microgeneration and Power Trading – Will it work for India Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy At the outset let us define what is microgeneration. In simple terms, it is defined as the small-scale production of electricity from a low carbon source. This includes the design and installation of advanced distributed generation systems using traditional or renewables technologies. Given that traditional power systems are efficient only at scale, they typically do […] Read more
Net Metering to be Permitted Until Capacity Surpasses 500 MW in Haryana Updated On Tue, Nov 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy HERC has issued a revised version of its regulations for rooftop solar grid-interactive systems based on net metering in Haryana The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) in response to a petition filed by the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA), has issued a revised version of its regulations for rooftop solar grid-interactive systems based on […] Read more
US DOE Grants $43 mn for Carbon Capture and Storage Tech Development Updated On Mon, Nov 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy US DOE has announced $43 million in funding to develop carbon capture and storage technologies that enable power generators to be responsive to grid conditions in a highly variable renewable energy penetration environment. The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced up to $43 million in funding to develop carbon capture […] Read more
