New JV to Make Floating Wind Turbine for Integration with H2 Gen Plant Updated On Tue, Nov 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Lhyfe, a French pure hydrogen player, and DORIS, an integrated engineering and project management group that is experienced in offshore wind technology, are partnering to launch the “first floating wind turbine for integration with a hydrogen production system and identify larger-scale opportunities for their solutions.” The announcement was made following a 12-month-long joint R&D programme […] Read more
CERC Grants Trading License to Renew Energy Updated On Tue, Nov 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a recent order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has granted ReNew Energy Markets Private Limited’s (formerly known as Renew Vayu Power Private Limited) request to be granted Category `IV` Trading Licence, which permits the inter-state trading of maximum 2,000 MUs of electricity in one financial year across the nation. The application from Renew […] Read more
Australia’s Grid Vulnerabilities Threaten Wind Energy Expansion Too Updated On Fri, Nov 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Australia, where solar rooftop became the number 1 source of energy on some day earlier this year, has been grappling with issues with the national grid for some time. At stake is not just the grid stability itself, but also the expansion of renewables further into the system. While large battery announcements have given the […] Read more
Scientists At IIT-BHU Claim Building A Device for On-Site Hydrogen Production Updated On Fri, Nov 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Scientists of IIT (BHU) Varanasi have developed what they claim is a first of its kind device in India for the on-site production of ultra-pure Hydrogen. At a time when India has committed to zero net emissions by 2070 at the COP 26 Climate Summit this is a major development in the Nations Sustainable Development […] Read more
Power Ministry Issues Order Extending ISTS Benefits to BESS, Pumped Storage Projects Updated On Thu, Nov 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy In an order dated November 23, the Ministry of Power of the Government of India has notified key changes to its existing orders allowing waiver of ISTS (Inter State Transmission Charges) on Wind and Solar Sources. In the latest version, for Wind, Solar, Hydro PSP (Pumped Storage Projects) and BESS projects commissioned upto 30.06.2025, the […] Read more
Denmark Plans Island To Mainland Strategy For Power Transmission, Using Wind Energy Updated On Thu, Nov 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Even as we wrote about the top 3 transcontinental transmission lines to carry solar power across continents, we track news from Europe about major wind generation plans using artificial and natural islands, in the North Sea and Baltic Sea respectively. At the centre of both these plans is Denmark, the wind energy leader, which hopes […] Read more
Renewable Energy Certificates. Trading Resumes, But Much Needs To Be Done Updated On Thu, Nov 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Highlights: The market share of REC market had already shrunk to 9.2 lakh Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) in 2020-21, while 60.58 lakh RECs piled up till March end. As per CEEW-CEF analysis, as many as 5.1 million RECs have remained unsold due to poor RPO compliance across India, a demand shortfall of 7%. The Appellate […] Read more
Indira Gandhi International Airport to Achieve Net Zero by 2030 Updated On Wed, Nov 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy The national capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is set to become ‘Net Zero Carbon Emission Airport’ by 2030. “At Delhi Airport, we are on a strong environment progress journey and we are confident to become ‘net zero carbon emission’ airport by 2030, following the ‘Airport Carbon Accreditation’ guidelines,” said Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, CEO, DIAL. […] Read more
Jindal Steel Floats RE Tender to Procure Max 224 MW Updated On Tue, Nov 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Jaipur-based Jindal Steel has released a new tender, inviting bids for the procurement of 224 MW of renewable power (solar and non-solar) for interstate or intrastate trading through the open access route. The company aims to meet its additional power requirements due to the expansion of its plant capacity from December 1, 2022, to November […] Read more
