Solar Plants to Spring Up in Former Coal Mining Land in Appalachia Updated On Mon, Jan 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy While using former coal mining land to generate solar energy has long been discussed, six new projects are the first ones to move forward in the coalfields of the central Appalachian Mountains, U.S., as well as nationally. Backers say the projects could help make waste land productive and boost economic fortunes in the local area, […] Read more
New York Loves Distributed Solar, Targets 10 GW By 2030 Updated On Wed, Dec 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy New York state, which has embraced the need for change strongly in recent years, has set itself a target of 10 GW of solar from distributed projects for 2030, even as it looks set to achieve its goal of 6 GW by 2025. The original target was 3 GW by 2023. At the moment, over […] Read more
NREL Researchers Offer Guidance for Solar Systems To Last Updated On Tue, Dec 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have laid out a cost-effective five-point plan to improve the reliability of solar panels in light of extreme weather, rapid innovation, and extremely competitive prices. In a commentary piece published in the journal Nature, Dirk Jordan, Teresa Barnes, Nancy Haegel, and Ingrid Repins urge the solar industry […] Read more
The US Doubles Down On Energy Storage Capacity Updated On Mon, Dec 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy The market for energy storage in US is making big strides, driven by the record growth in the past year even though Covid pandemic upset the momentum of various other industries across the world. Renewable storage market has rather been holding up the country’s economic prospects. Over the year 2020, 1,464 MW/3,487 MWh of new […] Read more
Europe & US Boost Their Domestic Wind Energy Industries Updated On Tue, Dec 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Announcements of new projects and partnerships — Vineyard Wind 1, Valmont SM’s new wind turbine tower factory at Port of Esbjerg, and the Nigg Offshore Wind factory, to name a few — indicate that Europe and the US are ramping up their wind manufacturing capacity to gain a strong foothold in the much anticipated renewable energy-powered […] Read more
Solar Marketplace Otovo Powers Up German Presence Updated On Mon, Dec 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Norwegian solar marketplace firm Otovo has started operations in Germany. That takes the country count to 7 for the firm launched in 2016 to make solar rooftop installations an easier task for customers. Otovo claims that over 500 installer companies work with Otovo in Europe. These companies select which types of solar systems they want […] Read more
European Solar & Storage Set to Grow over 400% by 2025: Study Updated On Mon, Nov 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy The forecast for household solar continues to look bright for coming years, with European solar & storage set to grow over 400%, from 3 GWh installed storage capacity in 2020 to 12.8 GWh in 2025, announced SolarPower Europe recently. SolarPower Europe has published its annual ‘European Market Outlook for Residential Battery Storage’ report, covering 2021-2025. Analysing […] Read more
Global Energy Storage Market Set to Hit 1 TWh by 2030: BNEF Updated On Thu, Nov 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Energy storage installations around the world will reach a cumulative 358 gigawatts/1,028 gigawatt-hours by the end of 2030, more than twenty times larger than the 17 gigawatts/34 gigawatt-hours online at the end of 2020, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). This boom in stationary energy storage will require more than $262 […] Read more
Collaborative Solar Facility Powers 5 Leading New England Colleges Updated On Wed, Nov 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy An innovative collaborative energy project has started delivering electricity to five New England colleges—and to tens of thousands of students, staff and faculty—as a new solar energy facility has gone online in Farmington, Maine, US. Launched in 2018, the New England College Renewable Partnership is a first-of-its-kind collaboration among five leading New England liberal arts […] Read more
