Floating Solar to Generate 900% More Electricity Across APAC: IEEFA Updated On Wed, Jul 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Asia leads Europe in deploying floating solar, also known as floating photovoltaic (FPV), a new IEEFA report finds. Energy finance analysts Sara Jane Ahmed and Elrika Hamdi at the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) note that power demand in the Philippines and Malaysia has dropped by as much as 16 percent during the COVID-19 […] Read more
Siemens Inks Long-Term Pact with EnergyNest for Energy Storage Solns Updated On Fri, Jun 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy Siemens Energy, a division of global technology giant Siemens, has recently entered into a long-term partnership with the Norwegian technology company EnergyNest. EnergyNest, which is a startup in the space, is a supplier of thermal energy storage systems. The two companies joined hands with an aim to jointly offer modularized and standardized thermal energy storage […] Read more
Assam to Tender for Floating Solar Plant and LED Street Lights Updated On Wed, Jun 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy APDCL is going to issue a tender for the implementation of a 15 kWp floating solar power plant at Jolpukhuri lake in Assam. The Assam Power Development Corporation (APDCL) is going to issue a tender for the implementation of a 15 kWp floating solar power plant at Jolpukhuri lake in the state. The power department […] Read more
Adani After More Thermal Capacity, Acquires 49% Stake in OPGC Updated On Wed, Jun 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy Adani has picked up a minority stake in Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) – a thermal power generating company owned by the Government of Odisha. Fresh from its monumental win in the manufacturing linked solar power tender issued by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), the Adani Group has picked up a minority (49 […] Read more
NTPC Tenders for Rooftop Solar Plants at Barauni TPP in Bihar Updated On Tue, Jun 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy NTPC Ltd has issued a tender for the installation of rooftop solar projects at Stage 2 of NTPC Barauni Thermal Power Plant (TPP) in the state of Bihar. NTPC Ltd has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible bidders for the installation of rooftop solar projects at Stage 2 of NTPC Barauni Thermal Power Plant […] Read more
Floating Solar On Fast Lane With Start of Work On 100 MW NTPC Ramagundam Project Updated On Mon, Jun 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy With Work finally starting on NTPC Ramagundam’s Floating solar project, with a planned capacity of 100 MW, floating solar is back in focus. The Ramagundam project is being built on the balance reservoir of NTPC’s Ramagundam Super Thermal Power Station, with a nameplate capacity of 2600 MW itself. The reservoir itself gets its water from […] Read more
With Focus On Chinese Imports, Familiar Tussle Returns For Solar Sector Updated On Mon, Jun 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy Imports in the solar sector, where Chinese origin equipment is said to account for anything between 78 percent to 85 percent of equipment used, are back in focus. Reports quoting sources say that the government has sought product-wise details of cheap imports, comparison with domestic prices and tax disadvantage, if any, from industry to curb […] Read more
Renewables Contributed Largest Increase in Energy Terms on Record in 2019: BP Updated On Thu, Jun 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy BP plc has issued its Statistical Review of World Energy, revealing that renewables contributed their largest increase in energy terms on record during 2019 BP plc, a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, has issued its 69th annual edition of the bp Statistical Review of World Energy (bp Stats Review). The report found […] Read more
DroneBase Gets $7.5 Mn in Series C Funding to Expand Footprints in Solar, Wind Energy Market Updated On Wed, Jun 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy After analyzing the growth potential in the renewable energy sector, aerial data analytics company DroneBase has secured USD 7.5 million in series C funding in order to expand its footprints into the renewable energy market. The company is planning to do this further with its new platform DroneBase Insights for wind and solar industry. For […] Read more