Is the ‘Lucky Country’ Pushing Its Luck with Climate Change? Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Australia, for long the ‘lucky country’ due to a variety of reasons, especially its size, abundance of natural resources and some would say, distance from the rest of the world, is finally feeling the heat from climate change, activists say. Is that true? And How well prepared is Australia to do its bit? Just over […] Read more
MNRE Extends Bid Submission Date for Evaluation of 5GW VGF Scheme Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Now, the last date for submitting proposals, in four envelope system, has been extended till November 27, 2019 in place of, earlier, November 20, 2019. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has further extended the bid submission deadline for the evaluation of its 5 GW (5,000 MW) Viability Gap Funding (VGF) scheme. Now, […] Read more
Karnataka’s Pavagada Reaches 1850 MW Milestone with 100MW Avaada Commissioning Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy The Pavagada Solar Park, a showpiece project for the Government of Karnataka as well as the International Solar Alliance (ISA) for its massive capacity (2050 MW) and the way it managed all stakeholders including land owners, has just reached another milestone. Industry sources say that Avaada Energy has commissioned 100 MW at the park, taking […] Read more
IEA Secures $50 mn Wind Construction Order From RWE Renewables Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy IEA has announced that it has secured an approximately USD 50 million wind energy project award in Oklahoma from RWE Renewables. Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA), a leading infrastructure construction company with specialised energy and heavy civil expertise, has announced an approximately USD 50 million wind energy project award in Oklahoma from RWE Renewables. The award is […] Read more
Acciona to Supply 173 GWh Renewable Electricity to Vidrala in Portugal Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Acciona has signed a contract with Vidrala to supply renewable electricity to its 2 glass container plants in Portugal, for an estimated capacity of 173 GWh Acciona has signed a contract with the Vidrala group to supply electricity of renewable origin in 2020 to its two glass container plants in Portugal, for an estimated volume […] Read more
The smarter E India to Organise its 11th Edition Next Week Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy The smarter E India will be celebrating its 11th edition by next week from November 27 -29, 2019 in Bengaluru. With three parallel energy exhibitions, ‘The smarter E India’ is the country’s innovation hub for the new energy world. It presents cross-sector energy solutions and technologies and reflects the interaction of the solar, energy storage […] Read more
Europe to Lead RE Cost Reductions for Offshore Wind Through 2028 Updated On Wed, Nov 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy The levelised cost of energy (LCOE) in Europe for bottom-fixed offshore wind will fall from an average of USD 133/MWh in 2019 to USD 51/MWh in 2028 Europe’s levelised cost of energy (LCOE) for bottom-fixed offshore wind will fall from an average of USD 133/MWh in 2019 to USD 51/MWh in 2028, according to new […] Read more
Hanergy SHJ Technology Records 25.11% Conversion Efficiency Updated On Wed, Nov 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Hanergy has once again broken the world record for its SHJ technology with a record-setting 25.11% conversion efficiency, has been acknowledged by the ISFH Hanergy has announced that its Chengdu Research & Development Centre has once again broken the world record for its silicon heterojunction (SHJ) technology. The record-setting 25.11percent conversion efficiency (surface area 244.45 […] Read more
Milestone: Ørsted Inaugurated Taiwan’s First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm Updated On Tue, Nov 19th, 2019 by Saurenergy This 128 MW wind power plant is a joint venture (JV) between Ørsted, Japan’s JERA, financial services provider Macquarie Capital and Taiwan-based Swancor with shareholding of 35 percent, 32.5 percent, 25 percent and 7.5 percent respectively. Danish power company Ørsted has officially inaugurated the Taiwan’s first commercial offshore wind farm named Formosa 1. The commissioning […] Read more
