Five Clean Energy Sectors Employ Around 9 million Workers: IEA Report Updated On Thu, Nov 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) titled World Energy Employment (WEE) 2023 mentions five sectors that employ around 9 million workers today. Among these sectors, solar PV is reported to be the largest, creating around 4 million jobs. On the other hand, manufacturing of EVs and their batteries has reportedly been the […] Read more
How is Soltec’s Tracker for US Market Different than Its Other Trackers? Updated On Thu, Nov 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar tracker manufacturer from Spain, Soltec, has designed a single-axis tracker specifically for the US market. The tracker, SFOne US, vis-a-vis Soltec’s trackers for other markets, sees a fewer number of parts. It also comes with the option with some pieces pre-assembled. In the US market, the tracker is longer with thicker piles, which means […] Read more
Battery Management Firm Element Energy Raises $111 Million Updated On Wed, Nov 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy US battery management firm Element Energy, a Menlo Park-based Battery Management Technology company founded in 2019, has announced the close of $111 million in capital comprised of a $73 million Series B equity investment and a $38 million debt facility provided by Keyframe Capital Partners, L.P. The Series B round is co-led by one of […] Read more
Berkeley, DOE Produce Database To Map Solar PV Facilities Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Berkeley Lab and USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) produced a publicly available database. The detailed Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB) aims to map ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) facilities with capacity of 1 megawatt. This come alongside US’s DOE (Department of Energy) data, that released an online dataset of […] Read more
Solar Energy In US Can Surpass Hydropower By 2024: EIA Estimates Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest Energy International Agency (EIA) report on solar growth in the United States (US) suggested that the country witnessed an increase in installed capacity by an average rate of by 44% annually from 2009 to 2022. It forecasted that the US would generate 14% more electricity from solar energy than from hydroelectric facilities in […] Read more
Swift Current’s 197 MW Castle Gap Wind Project Set Into Motion Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Swift Current has announced that it has kickstarted operations of its 197 MW Castle Gap Wind Project established in Central Texas. The project supplies power to retail giant, Target Corporation. Swift Current and Target Corporation have forged a partnership by way of a virtual power purchase agreement. Presently, the wind project is generating enough energy […] Read more
Hithium & Perfect Power Join Forces for 1 GWh Energy Storage Updated On Fri, Nov 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Manufacturer of stationary energy storage products for large-scale energy project developers as well and commercial and industrial sector, Hithium has forged a partnership with energy storage project developer Perfect Power LLC. The agreement was signed at Hithium’s headoffice located in China. The agreement will pave the way for Hithium to supply battery products of 1 […] Read more
EU, US Frontrunners In Offshore Wind Patents: IRENA Report Updated On Fri, Nov 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest joint report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) claimed that patents over offshore wind technologies are on the rise globally. The report titled; Offshore Wind Energy Patent Insights Report showed that between 2002-2022 patent filings for offshore wind technologies grew on average by 18%. This growth […] Read more
CEA Propagates the Idea of Vehicle to Grid Updated On Wed, Nov 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy In March, the Ministry of Power had requested the CEA to frame guidelines for reverse charging of grid from batteries of electric vehicles (EVs). Accordingly, a committee was constituted by the CEA to analyze various aspects of reverse charging from EVs and present it to the committee, which saw participants from IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, […] Read more