Vestas Bags Orders Worth 1.11 GW in USA and Brazil Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy Denmark-based, Vestas has bagged multiple orders in USA and Brazil with a combined capacity worth 1112 MW. In the United States, the turbine manufacturer and wind energy solutions provider has won three orders worth a total of 545 MW. The first order the company has received is for 220 MW of V120-2.2 MW turbines for […] Read more
Nordex Group Bags 166 MW Wind Turbines’ Order in Argentina Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The contract for the wind farm has been awarded by Genneia, a renewable energy Independent Power Producer in Argentina European wind turbine maker Nordex Group today announced it has bagged an order for supplying 38 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 166 MW in Argentina. “For the first time, the Group is supplying turbines […] Read more
US DOE Grants $28 Mn in Funding For Wind Energy Research Updated On Sat, Mar 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $28.1 million in funding aimed at advancing wind energy nationwide across the land-based, offshore and distributed wind sectors. While utility-scale wind energy in the United States has grown to 90 GW, significant opportunities for cost reductions remain, especially in the areas of offshore wind, distributed […] Read more
Govt To Blacklist CSUN Over Failure To Meet Contractual Commitments Updated On Fri, Mar 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Indian Government has plans to blacklist China Sunergy (CSUN), as the Chinese solar module supplier has failed to meet its contractual obligations with local project developers, new and renewable energy secretary Anand Kumar said. This is the first time that the ministry is considering such a step against a foreign solar equipment supplier. “We will soon issue […] Read more
Optimise Your O&M Procedures with Improved PV Asset Management Updated On Fri, Mar 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Implementing a solar plant dashboard for reduced Operation & Maintenance (O&M) costs and increased profitability Would the average consumer invest in the stock market without real-time insight into financial performance? Not a chance. We live in a world that craves information, preferably easily accessible and digestible information, especially when it relates to a major financial […] Read more
Industry Roadblocks May Halt Renewable Energy Growth Juggernaut Updated On Fri, Mar 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Renewable energy saw a significant boost globally in the past few years on the back of rising awareness about trimming the effects of climate change and global warming. Moreover, many countries globally, including India, are taking an active part in increasing the share of renewables, especially, solar in their energy mix. However, there are many […] Read more
Plunging Costs of Lithium-Ion Batteries on the Verge of Displacing Coal, Gas Updated On Fri, Mar 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy Two technologies that were immature and expensive only a few years ago but are now at the center of the unfolding low-carbon energy transition have seen spectacular gains in cost-competitiveness in the last year. The latest analysis by research company BloombergNEF shows that the benchmark levelised cost of electricity, or LCOE, for lithium-ion batteries has […] Read more
AfDB Approves $20 Mn Facility For Green Mini-Grid Program in Congo Updated On Fri, Mar 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy The African Development Bank (Afdb) Board has approved the allocation of $20 million in loans to the Democratic Republic of Congo, to support renewable-based, mini-grid solutions to the off-grid cities of Isiro, Bumba and Genema. The DR Congo Green Mini-Grid Program will serve as the pilot to an innovative private-led electrification approach to deploy renewable-based […] Read more
Renewable Push: India To Launch Transmission Line Tenders Worth $5 Billion Updated On Wed, Mar 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy According to MNRE official, India will float Transmission line tenders worth $5 billion starting from June this year According to agency reports, India plans to launch $5 billion of transmission-line tenders in phases, beginning in June this year. The move is aimed to route a targeted 175 GW of power from renewable sources into the […] Read more