Portugal’s floating solar energy auction sets world record negative price Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Portugal’s first auction of rights to build and operate floating solar plants on the surfaces of its reservoirs set a world record low price of minus 4.13 euros per megawatt hour for future output, the environment ministry said on Tuesday. The government assigned rights to install floating panels with capacity to convert sunlight into 183 […] Read more
Nepal Will Export Solar Power to India, Joins ISA Updated On Mon, Apr 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy India will import solar energy from Nepal and the Himalayan country will also join the International Solar Alliance (ISA) led by India. This is the crux of the outcome of the three day visit of Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India. The delegation level talks between Indian PM Narendra Modi and Deuba led […] Read more
Low demand for grid-connected rooftop solar systems in Kerala Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Kerala, the most literate state in the country with a high proportion of urban, independent housing, is failing the rooftop solar test. Grid-connected rooftop solar power systems, one of the key projects identified to meet the state’s solar target, is failing to attract many users. This, even as the state discovered fairly competitive prices for […] Read more
ENGIE North America Gets $800m Financing for 665 MW Wind, Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Apr 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy ENGIE North America has announced that the company has successfully completed Tax-Equity financing for its Iron Star (Kansas) and Priddy (Texas) wind projects and Equity financing for the portfolio of these assets along with Hawtree solar project. The solar project was recently declared commercially operational. Together the projects total 665 MW. ENGIE says that leading […] Read more
Cleantech Solar commissions 1 MW rooftop solar PV system for SeniorAerospace in Thailand Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Cleantech Solar has commissioned a 1 MW on-site rooftop solar PV system at the manufacturing facility of Senior Aerospace Thailand in Laem Chabang. The project provides solar power to Senior Aerospace under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), signed between Senior Aerospace (Thailand) Ltd., a subsidiary of Senior plc – an international manufacturer of high-technology components […] Read more
Endesa’s €600 million RE park in Portugal to have Solar, Wind and Green Hydrogen Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Enel Group subsidiary Endesa Generación Portugal will develop a renewable energy park that will have solar, wind and green hydrogen projects. This will require an investment of €600 million in the Abrantes region of Portugal. Endesa has also been awarded rights to build a 168.6 megawatt (MW) battery energy storage system (BESS) also that will […] Read more
CSIR-CMERI and their record-breaking solar trees need a pause Updated On Tue, Mar 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Earlier this month on March 14th, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI) unveiled the world’s largest solar tree, officially certified by the Guinness World Records (GWR), which has been installed at its Centre of Excellence for Farm Machinery in Ludhiana, Punjab. Rated for a capacity of 53.6 kW, […] Read more
BMRCL to Run Metro Trains on Solar Power Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is mulling over harnessing solar power to run metro rail services. BMRCL is formulating plans for the installation of solar panels in all metro stations that will be built in phase 2, 2A and 2B. The upcoming phases of the BMRCL are expected to be implemented by 2023. BMRCL says […] Read more
Delhi’s Budget Wakes Up To Green Potential, targets 2500 MW solar in 5 years Updated On Mon, Mar 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Delhi’s state government, run by the Aam Aadmi Party through it’s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has finally woken up to the potential in green jobs. In the annual budget presented by state finance minister Manish Sisodia for financial year 2022-23, branded the Rozgar budget or Jobs budget, the government has finally shown awareness of the […] Read more
