Australian JV to Build Country’s Largest Privately Funded Battery Updated On Thu, Dec 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Engie, Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), and Fluence have partnered to deliver Australia’s largest privately-funded and owned utility-scale battery. The project will connect to existing network infrastructure to support the transition to renewable energy at the site of the former Hazelwood Power Station in the Latrobe Valley. Providing 150 MW/150 MWh of flexible energy, the […] Read more
India At 75 And Beyond. Solar’s Starring Role Updated On Mon, Nov 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s Climate Pledges Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge at the COP26 Climate Summit at Glasgow, not only laid down the roadmap for India to scale up contribution of renewable energy in the overall energy blend, it also set the ball rolling for exploring a new industrial model. India, which is the third largest emitter of […] Read more
European Solar & Storage Set to Grow over 400% by 2025: Study Updated On Mon, Nov 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy The forecast for household solar continues to look bright for coming years, with European solar & storage set to grow over 400%, from 3 GWh installed storage capacity in 2020 to 12.8 GWh in 2025, announced SolarPower Europe recently. SolarPower Europe has published its annual ‘European Market Outlook for Residential Battery Storage’ report, covering 2021-2025. Analysing […] Read more
Australia’s Grid Vulnerabilities Threaten Wind Energy Expansion Too Updated On Fri, Nov 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Australia, where solar rooftop became the number 1 source of energy on some day earlier this year, has been grappling with issues with the national grid for some time. At stake is not just the grid stability itself, but also the expansion of renewables further into the system. While large battery announcements have given the […] Read more
Gadkari Bats For Ethanol, Green Hydrogen At Wind Conference Updated On Fri, Nov 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy At the World Wind Energy Conference 2021 (WWEC2021) being held at New Delhi, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, stressed on the need to see ethanol and Green hydrogen make an impact in the transportation sector to make a real impact. Pointing out that only 6% of the energy consumption in the […] Read more
TG Regulator Asks Discom to Synchronise Developer’s 3MW Solar Project Updated On Mon, Nov 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has favoured solar developer Tejas India Solar Energy Pvt Ltd. in a recent judgement, partly allowing its petition to direct the Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd (TSSPDCL) to synchronise the developer’s 3 MW solar power project at Kodakandla substation within 30 days, while rejecting Tejas’ plea for […] Read more
An Ancillary Services Market Will Be Key To Integration of 450 GW of Renewables By 2030 Updated On Sat, Nov 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new study, Electricity market design for efficient procurement of ancillary services in India to address changing system needs, by Wartsila and KPMG makes the case for power market reforms in India using power system simulation models. The study demonstrates that some of the renewable rich states in India could immensely benefit by adding more flexible generation […] Read more
India Needs $10 T Investment to Achieve Net-Zero by 2070: CEEW-CEF Updated On Thu, Nov 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy India would need cumulative investments of USD 10.1 trillion to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, according to an independent study released today by the CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF). These investments would help decarbonise India’s power, industrial, and transport sectors. However, the first-of-its-kind study also estimated that India could face a significant investment shortfall […] Read more
Global Energy Storage Market Set to Hit 1 TWh by 2030: BNEF Updated On Thu, Nov 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Energy storage installations around the world will reach a cumulative 358 gigawatts/1,028 gigawatt-hours by the end of 2030, more than twenty times larger than the 17 gigawatts/34 gigawatt-hours online at the end of 2020, according to the latest forecast from research company BloombergNEF (BNEF). This boom in stationary energy storage will require more than $262 […] Read more
