NREL Study On Storage Requirements Finds High Alignment With PV, Over Wind Updated On Tue, Jan 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy The United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) latest Storage Futures Study (SFS) reports is out. The SFS is a multiyear research project that explores the role and impact of energy storage in the evolution and operation of the U.S. power sector. Designed to examine the potential impact of energy storage technology advancement on the […] Read more
Vistra Announces Expansion Of California Storage Facility To 3000 MWh Updated On Tue, Jan 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Vistra today announced that it plans to further expand its Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility in Moss Landing, California. The company has entered into a 15-year resource adequacy agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for a new 350-megawatt/1,400-megawatt-hour battery system. This would complement the existing 400 MW/1,600 MWh of energy storage capacity already at the site. On Jan. 21, 2022, PG&E filed its application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) […] Read more
Agrivoltaics Make Their Case For India Updated On Tue, Jan 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy It is a truism that no change is really big enough to matter, unless it impacts the agricultural sector in India. After all, even after 2021, the Agriculture and allied sectors account for over 50% of our workforce, and contribute a substantial 18% to the country’s GDP. With the highest amount of arable land in […] Read more
The Sodium Ion Batteries Behind Reliance’s $135 million Purchase of Faradion Updated On Sat, Jan 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy When Reliance announced the outright purchase of UK based Faradion Limited on the last day of 2021, it was widely seen as one more brick in the renewable edifice that Reliance has committed itself to. The Faradion investment was the 6th major investment by the firm into technologies or competency in the renewable space. But […] Read more
LG Energy Solution’s $10.7 Billion IPO And Its Probable Impact Updated On Fri, Jan 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The successful completion of LG Energy Solutions’s $ 10.8 billion IPO in South Korea values the battery maker at about $59 billion makes it the third largest listed firm on the Korean Kospi index, behind electronics giant Samsung and Hynix. The successful IPO signals just how large, and tough, the future of the battery business […] Read more
Global Floatovoltaics Market Expected to Reach 4.8 GW by 2030: Report Updated On Thu, Jan 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Global floating solar panels market, estimated at 1.6 GW in 2021, is projected to reach 4.8 GW by 2026, finds a new study published by research company Global Industry Analysts (GIA). Floating solar panels or floating photovoltaics (FPV), which are also known as floatovoltaics, are solar panels that are mounted on a structure floating on a […] Read more
Budget 2022- As Wishlists Grow Longer, What Can Renewables Industry Expect Updated On Thu, Jan 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Union Budget for 2022, scheduled to be presented on Feb 1, 2022, is probably done and dusted for all practical purposes by now. Changes if any, would have been made, representations considered and dealt with, and the focus now on balancing the books. In that situation, we check out the key industry demands from […] Read more
IEEFA: Skyrocketing EV Sales in China Spell a No-turning-back Step Change in Global Energy Landscape Updated On Wed, Jan 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy The jury is in. The global race between passenger electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cells vs petrol vs diesel is over. EVs have won in China, the world’s biggest auto market, writes Tim Buckley, Director of Energy Finances Studies Australasia & South Asia, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), as he gives insight […] Read more
Fortum Teams Up with Russia’s Bank GPG for Wind JV Updated On Tue, Jan 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy Finnish state-owned energy company Fortum has announced that it is initiating cooperation in wind power generation in Russia with Bank GPB. For this purpose, 1.3 GW portfolio of wind projects is being transferred from the Fortum-Rusnano Wind Investment fund (50/50 joint venture) to a joint venture recently established with Bank GPB, the company said in […] Read more