Power Equipment Major Alfanar Acquires Wind Energy OEM Senvion India Updated On Thu, Jul 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Saudi power equipment major Alfanar has made a formal entry into India’s energy sector through its 100% acquisition of wind turbine OEM Senvion India from Senvion GmbH. The acquisition was made through Global Renewable Energy Development Holding Company Limited (GREDHCL), a dedicated investment vehicle set-up by promoters of Alfanar. Announced back in December 2020, the […] Read more
Local Firm to Set Up 100 MW Solar Plant in Botswana Updated On Thu, Jul 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Botswana energy regulator has granted a generation licence for a 100 MW solar project to local firm Shumba Energy, making it the first independent power producer to set up a large scale solar plant in the country, according to media reports. This landlocked country in Southern Africa does not currently have large scale solar […] Read more
ARCI Sets up Solar Thermal Components Testing Facility in Hyderabad Updated On Thu, Jul 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Union Ministry of Science & Technology has set up a concentrated solar thermal (CST) based test rig facility in Hyderabad to solar industry test capability and performance of solar thermal components like solar receiver tubes, heat transfer fluids, concentrating mirrors. The facility was set up by the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and […] Read more
Hyundai to Invest $100 M in Solid-state Battery Developer Solid Energy Updated On Thu, Jul 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Hyundai Motor Co, a South Korean automotive manufacturer of international repute, will invest USD 100 million in solid-state battery specialist Solid Energy System (SES) corporations, according to recent media reports. The company appears to have signed an equity investment agreement with SES. A spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Solid Energy has developed a prototype lithium metal […] Read more
Oorjan Cleantech Installs Rooftop Solar at Mumbai’s Housing Society Updated On Wed, Jul 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Solar company Oorjan Cleantech has recently installed over 230 solar panels, with a capacity of about 100 kWp, over 7500 square feet shadow free area in Mahavir Universe Phoenix Society, Bhandup — one of Mumbai’s high-rise housing societies. Setup in 60 days The company installed German mono-crystalline panels with 400 watt capacity per head. It completed the […] Read more
APTEL Overrides TNERC Judgement In Case of Solitaire BTN’s 100 MW Solar Plant Updated On Wed, Jul 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Appellate Tribunal For Electricity (APTEL),has ruled strongly in favour of the solar developer Solitaire BTN (BTN) against the state regulator of Tamil Nadu, discom, transmission firm. In overriding the previous judgement of the state regulator, APTEL has probably shown up the risks of working directly with state discoms like nothing else. The judgement was […] Read more
Stena Recycling to Invest €24.6 M in Swedish Battery Recycling Plant Updated On Tue, Jul 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Swedish recycling company Stena Recycling is planning to invest around €24.6 million in what will be one of Europe’s most advanced battery recycling facilities near its Nordic Recycling Center in Halmstad, Sweden. The Gothenburg-based company described the project as a “new battery recycling process” and said that UK chemicals company Johnson Matthey would add a process […] Read more
Residential Rooftop Solar To Cost Rs 31,200/Kw In Andhra Pradesh after Subsidy Updated On Tue, Jul 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Corporation Limited (APEPDCL) has discovered the lowest bid of Rs. 50,000/kW for up to 1 kW of residential rooftop solar systems. That means, after central subsidies, it would cost only Rs. 31,200 to consumers. Interestingly, for larger 100Kw to 500Kw sizes, the discovered price is Rs 36,000/Kw , though […] Read more
Texas’s Winter Crisis Helps Build A Case For Solar Storage . Will It Be The Turning Point? Updated On Mon, Jul 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Earlier this year, Winter Storm Uri swept across North America in the month of February and thrust the U.S. state of Texas in the grip of a major power crisis, causing electricity outages, disrupting telecom facilities, and creating food, medical support, and heat shortages. Like many other power-dependent infrastructures, the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant in […] Read more
