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
Hindustan Salt’s 4000 MW Solar Park Plans Under High Court Scrutiny Updated On Wed, Dec 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Last month, we had reported on the ambitious move by ailing PSU Hindustan Salts Limited to use its land bank for a massive 4000 MW solar park. That plan, always an ambitious stretch considering the many issues with the firm as well as its non-existent expertise in the solar space, has just been questioned, and […] 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
SECI’s 1110 MW Hybrid Projects Face a Long Delay Due To Uncertainty Over SC Judgement Updated On Wed, Dec 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy In yet another case involving adoption of tariff after taking into account change in law events, a key SECI project, the 1110 MW (Tranche III) Wind -Solar Hybrid project could be facing a long delay. The letter of award to the winning bidders had been issued on 31/12/2020, ie, almost a year back. The project, […] 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
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
AES Acquires Community Solar, Adds 10 GW Renewable Pipeline Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy US energy firm AES Corporation has announced the acquisition of leading US solar developer, Community Energy Solar, LLC (Community Energy). AES has signed PPAs to deliver 4 GW of renewables in the US this year and the acquisition of Community Energy will further bolster the Company’s future expansion efforts with a strong pipeline and skilled […] Read more
Bangladesh’s Largest PV Project Goes Online With Sungrow Inverters Updated On Mon, Dec 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Bangladesh, which is celebrating its 50th year of independence this year, has started commercial operations at its largest PV project — the 130 MWp Bagerhat solar power plant. Powered by Sungrow’s central inverter solutions, which works closely with the ABB and Orion Group in the country. 130 MWp PV project in Bangladesh With 95% of Bangladesh’s […] Read more