Rise In Key Input Metals Sends EV Prices Up in China Updated On Fri, Apr 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading China-based EV manufacturers, that have sprouted to take advantage of the world’s largest EV market, have surprised potential customers with price hikes in recent weeks. The hikes come as a surprise to many people who have taken a drop in battery prices, which account for almost 40-50% of EV costs, for granted. As it […] Read more
In Conversation with Nitin Gupta, Co-Founder, Attero Recycling Updated On Thu, Apr 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy As the EV transition picks up pace, India’s progress will depend on the availability of Lithium-Ion batteries, and their cost. It’s a challenge for a country wholly dependent on imports for now, a dependence as crippling as our dependence on oil imports. Alive to the challange, the government floated a PLI scheme for battery manufacturing, […] Read more
51 MWh Vanadium Flow Battery Goes Online In Japan Updated On Thu, Apr 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Japanese technology major and part of the eponymous conglomerate, Sumitomo Electric has announced the start of the largest vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) energy storage systems in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido from April 1. The battery is also one of the largest worldwide of its type. Sumitomo Electric said that the 17MW/51MWh VRFB […] Read more
Rajasthan HC dismisses PIL against land allotment to solar companies Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a PIL protesting land allotment to solar companies in Fatehgarh area and imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 on the petitioners. A division bench comprising Justice Vinod Bharvani and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued an order on March 31 and dismissed the PIL and directed the petitioners to deposit the penalty […] Read more
Senior Renewable Energy Engineer Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate who supports the further growth, development, and service delivery of the energy consulting team, with a particular focus on electrical and/or mechanical engineering aspects of our projects, but also business development and project management (leading our internal teams) of Solar PV, wind, energy transition and mini/microgrid projects. Focus […] Read more
Portugal’s floating solar energy auction sets world record negative price Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Portugal’s first auction of rights to build and operate floating solar plants on the surfaces of its reservoirs set a world record low price of minus 4.13 euros per megawatt hour for future output, the environment ministry said on Tuesday. The government assigned rights to install floating panels with capacity to convert sunlight into 183 […] Read more
The Top 5: Biggest Exporters of Electricity in the World Updated On Wed, Apr 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy In the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the western world reacted with a slew of sanctions on Russia. As it turns out, the sanctions topped short of a complete ban on Russian energy – oil, gas, and coal imports. Even as the UK decided to phase out Russian oil by the end of […] Read more
Uranium Miner Virginia Energy May Install 1000 Acres Solar Project in Coles Hill, Virginia Updated On Tue, Apr 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Uranium development and exploration company Virginia Energy Resources has signed an option agreement with a solar development company to evaluate the feasibility of a solar energy generation facility on 1,000 acres land owned by it at Coles Hill, Virginia, United States of America. If the solar project comes up, it would generate low carbon energy […] Read more
‘Now or never’ to avoid climate catastrophe, warns UN Panel Updated On Tue, Apr 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy UN climate experts said Monday that humanity has less than three years to halt the rise of planet-warming carbon emissions and less than a decade to slash them by nearly half. They warned that the world faced a last-gasp race to ensure a “liveable future”. That daunting task is still — only just — possible, […] Read more