Global Energy Storage Alliance Appoints Dr. Rahul Walawalkar as Chairman Updated On Thu, Nov 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy The appointment was announced at the GESA board meeting held this month in Pasadena, California, USA. Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director of India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has been appointed as the Chair of Global Energy Storage Alliance (GESA) for two years. GESA is a consortium of six different energy storage alliances co-founded in 2014 […] Read more
Instruments to Accelerate the Advent of Energy Storage in India Updated On Tue, Nov 20th, 2018 by Saurenergy With all the buzz going around energy storage these days, very often than not it is claimed to be the holy grail of renewable energy. Owing to the intermittency and unpredictability in solar and wind generation, high degree of flexibility in Loads and Sources is needed by the electricity grid for absorbing renewable energy beyond […] Read more
ONGC Issues Tender for a 5 MW Solar Project in Andhra Pradesh Updated On Fri, Nov 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy ONGC tender document will be on sale from 10th November till 5th December. The bidding will take place on 5th December. Country’s leading stat-run oil giant, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has floated a tender for a 5 MW grid connected solar project which will be built at its Tatipaka site in Andhra […] Read more
Adapt or Die – Can Renewables Save the Planet, or Is It Too Late? Updated On Thu, Nov 15th, 2018 by Saurenergy Since the recently held Global Climate Action Summit where global leaders debated the practicalities of taking the climate change battle to the next level, media sources the world over have all been reporting the same thing: if global warming is not kept in check, there will be dangerous environmental and socio economical consequences. The BBC headlined with […] Read more
Ameresco Finishes Three Solar Facilities in Ashland Updated On Tue, Nov 13th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Town partnered with Ameresco to develop the solar PV projects under a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Ameresco Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company and the Town of Ashland held a ribbon-cutting at the Town’s capped landfill to celebrate the completion of the three solar facilities. The Town partnered with Ameresco […] Read more
Fourth Partner Energy Commissions 980 kWp Rooftop Solar Carport for ŠKODA AUTO’s production facility in Aurangabad Updated On Tue, Nov 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy Fourth Partner Energy, India’s leading distributed solar energy company has commissioned a 980-kWp carport for ŠKODA AUTO India Private Ltd. at their manufacturing facility in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. This initiative, built in line with the ‘GREEN FUTURE’ strategy of ŠKODA AUTO and commissioned as part of the ‘INDIA 2.0’ project, is expected to reduce 922 tons […] Read more
Tata Power Hosts the 2nd Annual Distribution Utility Meet, 2018 Updated On Thu, Nov 1st, 2018 by Saurenergy Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility hosted the 2nd Annual Distribution Utility Meet, 2018 today in Mumbai. The event was inaugurated by Mr. Arvind Singh, Principal Secretary – Energy, Government of Maharashtra in the presence of Mr. Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power and Mr. Reji Kumar Pillai, President, India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF). […] Read more
Tata Power Launches ‘Know Your Electricity Consumption’, daily energy management tool for consumers Updated On Wed, Oct 31st, 2018 by Saurenergy In a unique move to help its Consumers take better control of their energy usage, Tata Power, India’s largest integrated utility rolled out a new service ‘Know Your Electricity Consumption’ that allows its customers to view their power consumption trend through an online dashboard. The company in a statement issued to the media said, Consumers […] Read more
SolarReserve to Get US’ $2 Mn SETO Award to Advance CSP Research Updated On Mon, Oct 29th, 2018 by Saurenergy The company was selected as a part of the Energy Department’s FY2018 SETO funding program, an effort to invest in new projects that will lower solar electricity costs and support a growing solar workforce. Solar power projects developer SolarReserve was selected to receive a USD 2 million award from the US Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies […] Read more
