2021 Best Year in History for Solar in the EU: Report Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The 27 member states of the European Union saw around 25.9 GW of new solar PV capacity connected to their grids in 2021, an increase of 34% over the 19.3 GW installed the year before, a report by SolarPower Europe has found this month. This growth makes 2021 not only another record year for solar […] Read more
Wärtsilä to Set Up Netherlands’ Largest Energy Storage System Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 25-megawatt (MW) / 48-megawatt hour (MWh) energy storage system to GIGA Storage BV in the Netherlands to help stabilise the electric grid. This will be Wärtsilä’s first energy storage project in the Netherlands and it will be the country’s largest system to date. The order was booked to Wärtsilä […] Read more
As Delhi Govt Plans to Ask Aggregators Switch to EVs, Need to Introspect on Solar Rooftop Failure too Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Delhi government is going to ask e-commerce companies, food delivery services and cab aggregators to completely switch to electric vehicles (EVs) as it aims to increase the EV share in total vehicle sales to 25 percent by 2024 to check air pollution, according to officials. It is also going to ask dealers and petrol […] Read more
Could 2022 be Offshore Wind’s Year Of Acceptance and Growth? Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy In our year end specials, we caught up on two key developments in the offshore wind space. ‘Farms’ located over 70 kms from shore, in China and in Europe, supplied their first power, and in the new year, are expected to go online formally. That these are located in two of the world’s key regions […] Read more
EV Charging Stations With Rooftop Solar More Economical: Report Updated On Fri, Dec 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Aiming to demonstrate the concept of using a clean source of energy (solar) for charging Electric Vehicles (EVs), a new report has shown that electric vehicle charging stations (EVCSs) with solar rooftop photovoltaic (SRTPV) facility are economically more viable than those with grid. “The mismatch between solar energy generation and consumption (from charging) can be […] Read more
New Intl Consortium to Advance High-Tech Mirrors Used in Solar Plants Updated On Thu, Dec 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), joined by partners at Sandia National Laboratories and the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute, has announced the launch of the Heliostat Consortium (HelioCon): an international effort to drive down the cost of heliostats. HelioCon seeks to emphasise the significance of heliostats as a key […] Read more
US BLM Offers 90000 Acres For Solar Development Updated On Thu, Dec 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Solar energy is getting a boost in the US. The country’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has launched its largest solicitation for solar development to date, seeking interest for utility scale solar energy development on nearly 90,000 acres of public land across Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico. Additionally, the US Department of the Interior has […] Read more
TotalEnergies Unveils France’s Largest Battery Storage Facility Updated On Thu, Dec 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy French petroleum refining company TotalEnergies has launched the largest battery-based energy storage facility in France, the company claimed in a recent official statement. Located at the Flandres center in Dunkirk, this site, which responds to the need for grid stabilization, has a power capacity of 61 MW and a total storage capacity of 61 megawatt […] Read more
Belgian Company Develops ‘World’s 1st Offshore H2 Storage Concept’ Updated On Thu, Dec 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Tractebel and its partner companies have developed the world’s first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns, said the Belgium-headquartered consultancy and engineering services provider. The design study, unveiled by Tractebel Overdick GmbH’s offshore experts, seeks to present an innovative solution for large-scale hydrogen storage on the high […] Read more
