TotalEnergies Starts 380 MW Utility-Scale Solar Plant with Battery Storage in Texas Updated On Thu, Nov 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy French Energy major TotalEnergies has started commercial operations of Myrtle Solar, its utility-scale operated solar farm in the United States. Located south of Houston, Texas, Myrtle has a capacity of 380 megawatts peak (MWp) of solar production and 225 MWh of co-located batteries. With 705,000 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels installed over an area equivalent to 1,800 American football […] Read more
ISA’s Global Solar Facility Set To Receive Capital Aid of $35mn Updated On Wed, Nov 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA) today announced that the Global Solar Facility (GSF), a payment guarantee fund formed by ISA to stimulate investments into solar power projects, is set to receive a capital contribution of $35 million dollars. The Global Solar Facility (GSF) is designed to catalyse solar investments in underserved segments and geographies across […] Read more
US Five Offshore Wind Projects Can Power 1.75 million Homes: Report Updated On Wed, Nov 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Biden-Harris administration recently approved the ‘Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind’ (CVOW) commercial project. This is the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership. This announcement supports the administration’s goal of deploying 30 Gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030. Some other projects approved under this are the […] Read more
What is ailing the growth of solar irrigation in Bihar? Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Birender Singh is a 68-year-old farmer based at Azamgarh village in Sitamarhi district of Bihar. Buoyed by his interest in solar, he installed a 2HP, off-grid solar pump in 2016. It was installed under the state government’s Chief Minister New and Renewable Energy Solar Pump Scheme. Singh was among the 2,771 farmers who received the subsidized solar pump under the […] Read more
SJVN Arm Calls Bids for Projects of 1465 MW Aggregate Capacity Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy SJVN Green Energy Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of SJVN Limited) invites online bids from eligible bidders on two stage (stage-1: techno-commercial bid and stage-2: price bid) for the manufacture and supply of solar PV modules of total 1465 MWp capacity for solar power projects to be installed at various states of India. The projects […] Read more
Amazon Crowned As Leading Renewable Energy Corporate Buyer in India Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy IT giant Amazon is now the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in India. The firm sealed this position soon after it launched a 198 MW wind farm in Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The said project is the firm’s 50th renewable energy project in India, which has helped it take its capacity beyond 1.1 GW in India. As […] Read more
MPPCL Issues Tender for Procurement of 500 MW Energy Storage Capacity Updated On Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited (MPPMCL) has issued a tender inviting bids for the procurement of 500 MW of energy storage capacity with a discharge duration of six hours and a maximum discharge period of hours. The energy storage system will harness the potential of Pumped Hydro Storage Plants (PHSPs) for a 40-year duration […] Read more
NTPC REL Calls EPC Developers for 650 MW Solar Projects Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has issued a tender inviting online bids from bidders on single stage two envelope (that is, envelope-I: techno-commercial bid and envelope-II: price bid) basis for EPC package for development of 650 MW (2 X 325 MW) grid connected solar PV projects at Bikaner, Rajasthan. The last date and time […] Read more
Ministry of Coal To Employ Surplus Land For Green Energy Projects Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Coal and the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) have joined hands to work for the promotion of green energy. The decision was arrived at during secretary-level joint meeting between the two ministries. The MNRE will offer technical, policy and capacity building support, technicians and other functionaries through National Institute of […] Read more
