Sunrun Partners up to Demonstrate use of Home Batteries as Grid Resources Updated On Thu, Jun 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy Sunrun has partnered up with two major utilities in California and NY to demonstrate the use of home batteries as grid resources or virtual storage plants Sunrun, a leading US home solar, battery storage and energy services company, has partnered up with two major utilities in California and New York to demonstrate the use of […] Read more
Australia to add 1.2 GWh of Energy Storage Capacity in 2020: WoodMac Updated On Wed, Jun 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy According to new research, Australia is set to add 1.2 GWh of energy storage capacity in 2020, more than double the 499 MWh installed in 2019. According to new research, Australia is set to add 1.2 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of energy storage capacity in 2020, more than double the 499 MWh installed in 2019. This takes […] Read more
SECI Disburses Rs 10.3 Cr in GST Claims to 6 SPDs in May Payments Updated On Tue, Jun 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy SECI has detailed that it has reimbursed six firms or SPDs (across their multiple subsidiary SPVs) for GST claims to the tune of Rs 10.35 crore. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), the nodal agency for implementing renewable energy projects in the country recently published a list of all the payments (solar/ wind power […] Read more
Backsheets Exhibited High Overall Defect Rate of 11% in India: Kaushik Choudhury, DuPont Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy Globally, nearly a four-fold cumulative increase in PVDF outer-layer cracking defect rate has been observed, from 5 per cent to 23 per cent between year 4 and year 9 after installation… In India, the defect results are similar to global and backsheets exhibited a high overall defect rate of 11 per cent. Most of the […] Read more
Andhra Govt Renegotiates Greenko IREP Contract, Secures Rs 3495 Cr Extra Revenue Updated On Mon, Jun 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy AP Govt has secured an additional revenue of Rs 3495 crore after it successfully renegotiated the IREP contract with the implementing firm Greenko group. The Andhra Pradesh (AP) Government has announced that it has secured an additional revenue of Rs 3495 crore after it successfully renegotiated the contract, for the proposed Integrated Renewable Energy Project (IREP), […] Read more
RTM Trading to Enable Efficient Price Discovery, Support Grid Balancing, Says ICRA Updated On Thu, Jun 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy The recent launch of the real-time market (RTM) for power trading likely to lead to efficient price discovery in the power trading market, said a leading credit rating agency, ICRA. On the other hand, it will also enable power distribution utilities (Discoms) and the open-access consumers to bid for electricity within 1 hour of the […] Read more
Argentina’s Renewable Projects Likely to Hit by Covid-19, Tightening of Economy Updated On Thu, Jun 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy The construction and commissioning of renewable energy projects in Argentina are expected to get delayed on the back of the coronavirus crisis and tightening of the economy during the last two years. The reason behind the delay in the commencement of construction projects was due to the tightening of the economy which had restricted project […] Read more
Masdar to Design, Finance, Build and Operate 500 MW Wind Project in Uzbekistan Updated On Thu, Jun 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Masdar has signed an agreement to design, finance, build and operate a 500-MW utility-scale wind farm project in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Leading developer and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects, Masdar Clean Energy has announced that it has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan […] Read more
NHDC Seeking Consultants for 3rd Party Inspection & Testing of Modules Updated On Thu, Jun 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy NHDC has tendered for the empanelment of consultants for carrying out 3rd party quality inspection and testing of solar PV modules used in its projects NHDC Limited has issued a tender for the empanelment of experienced and capable consultants for carrying out third party quality inspection and testing of solar PV modules used in the […] Read more