Elon Musk Won US$50 Million In A Bet to Build A Huge Battery In 100 Days Updated On Mon, Nov 27th, 2017 by Saurenergy Musk took it as a challenge in order to solve South Australia’s power woes which had witnessed a state-wide blackout. Tesla and SpaceX Founder and entrepreneur Elon Musk has won a bet for building a giant battery in a record time of 100 days, $50 million was on stake during the bet and Musk has […] Read more
Air-breathing Battery Could Cut Costs of Renewable Energy Storage Updated On Fri, Nov 24th, 2017 by Saurenergy Solar power and wind are increasingly popular sources for renewable energy. But intermittency issues keep them from connecting widely to the U.S. grid: They require energy-storage systems that, at the cheapest, run about $100 per kilowatt hour and function only in certain locations. Now MIT researchers have developed an “air-breathing” battery that could store electricity […] Read more
India and Sweden to Facilitate Transfer of Innovative Clean Energy Technologies Updated On Thu, Nov 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy India–Sweden Innovations’ Accelerator Programme expects to facilitate transfer of innovative clean energy technologies India and Sweden expect to facilitate transfer of innovative clean energy technologies and solutions from Sweden to India and also to work closely in adopting and promoting clean technologies. “India has strong presence of large Swedish companies which are very old and […] Read more
India’s Clean Energy Sector Aims To Generate 330,000 New Jobs: Report Updated On Wed, Nov 22nd, 2017 by Saurenergy The Union Government is planning to set up 160,000 Megawatt (Mw) of fresh renewable energy generation capacity in the five years between 2017 and 2022. More than 330,000 new jobs are likely to be generated from India’s growing renewable energy sector over the next five years, according to US-based global research organisation World Resources Institute […] Read more
India-World Bank Ink $100 Million Loan Agreement For Clean Energy Updated On Tue, Nov 21st, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar parks will be mostly under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) Solar Park Scheme. In a significant development, India and the World Bank have signed a $100 million loan and a grant agreement to help the country increase power generation capacity through cleaner, renewable energy sources. In a statement the World […] Read more
IL&FS Tie-up With Ecamion To Explore Energy Storage Business Updated On Sat, Nov 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy IL&FS and Ecamion will explore entering the energy storage business, with an eye on the electric vehicle opportunity Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS) Ltd has joined hands with Canadian clean technology company Ecamion Inc. to explore entering the energy storage business, with an eye on the electric vehicle opportunity, said a senior ILF&S official. […] Read more
Head to Head: PERC or Mono Half-Cell Updated On Fri, Nov 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy These innovative new technologies for solar PV systems have the potential to further boost power output and reduce overall costs. The technology of Passivated Emitter and Rear Cells (PERC) originated in 1990s and since then monocrystalline PERC has become increasingly popular due to its great efficiency. On the other hand, Half-cut solar cells are part […] Read more
MNRE organises panel discussion on ‘Innovative Financing and Market Evolution to achieve 175 GW Renewables by 2022’ at CoP 23, Bonn, Germany Updated On Fri, Nov 17th, 2017 by Saurenergy India committed to its Renewable Energy Targets to provide Equitable Sustainable Development The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), organised a panel discussion on ‘Innovative Financing and Market Evolution to achieve 175 GW renewables by 2022’ on 16th November 2017 at the […] Read more
World’s Largest OPV System Installed on French School Roof Updated On Thu, Nov 16th, 2017 by Saurenergy The goal of this experimental project is to open the door to longer term and large-scale development of OPV technology. French multinational Engie has inaugurated the world’s largest organic photovoltaic (OPV) system on a roof at a school in France, with Heliatek’s technology. The 530m2 roof of the Pierre Mendès-France secondary school, in La Rochelle, […] Read more