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
US Air Force Paves the Way for Space-based Solar Power Updated On Thu, Dec 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Northrop Grumman have successfully conducted the first end-to-end demonstration of key hardware for the Arachne flight experiment. As part of the ground demonstration, novel components for the “sandwich tile” were used to successfully convert solar energy to radio frequency (RF), a development that seeks to pave the way […] Read more
550 MW Solar Plant Comes up On Tidal Land In China Updated On Thu, Dec 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy On December 16, 2021, as the Wenzhou Taihan 550MW aquaculture-PV complementary Solar Plant built in tidal land joined the grid, increasing the installed capacity of clean energy power generation in the local power grid by about 26%. The plant, probably the biggest of its kind in Asia has Astronergy/CHINT Solar behind it as the investor/builders. Expected […] Read more
APTEL Leans With Rajasthan Solar Park Developer On Jurisdiction Issue Updated On Wed, Dec 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy In an interesting judgement on the rights and powers of Solar Park Developers in states, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), in an order yesterday, has laid down the operating rules for such situations. The tribunal was acting on a plea by the Saurya Urja Company of Rajasthan Limited, which runs the Bhadla Solar park, […] Read more
EKI Energy Services Races To Make The Most Of Its Headstart In Carbon Credits Updated On Wed, Dec 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy For Indore based EKI Energy services Limited, the past 12 months have been nothing short of a ride of a lifetime. The firm has left many startups in the shade with the incredible price movement of its stock, soon after it listed on the BSE SME index. After issuing shares at a price of Rs […] Read more
Curbs On Banking Of Power Risks Hurting Renewable Producers Updated On Wed, Dec 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy A briefing note by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and JMK Research asserts that new restrictions on banking of power will inhibit the growth of the rooftop and open-access solar market. This would have a wide ranging impact on India’s national target of 500 gigawatts (GW) of installed renewable capacity by […] Read more
5 MWh Vanadium Flow Battery Activated In UK By Invinity Energy Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Invinity Energy Systems, the flow battery firm has joined developer Pivot Power (Part of EDF Renewables), to complete the storage component of the Energy Superhub Oxford (ESO) project. The project combines a 50 MWh lithium ion battery storage system (from Wartsila) with a 5 MWh vanadium flow battery from Invinity Energy. The lithium battery was […] Read more
Octopus Energy, Sterlite Power Sign MOU For Green Power Systems Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy UK based 1.2 billion pound sterling energy group Octopus Energy Group, which has over 3 million customers in the UK has entered into an MOU with leading Indian power transmission player Sterlite Power. The agreement aims to help decarbonise Indian industry and bring cheaper green power to consumers around the world. The Memorandum of Understanding […] Read more
PXIL launches Its Own I-DAS For Combining RE and Conventional Power Trading Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s 1st institutionally promoted power exchange, Power Exchange India Ltd (PXIL) has launched the Integrated Day Ahead Spot market (called I-DAS), a collective transaction that integrates transactions for Renewable Energy (RE) along with Conventional energy. I-DAS offers market participants the convenience of submitting orders for transacting in RE as well as Conventional power in the same […] Read more
