As Thousands in California Suffer ‘Planned’ Outages, the Case for Solar Storage Presents Itself Updated On Fri, Oct 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), the largest utility responsible for providing power to California, started cutting off power to thousands of residents on Wednesday. This was done to prevent the eruption of wildfires like last year. Many residents find that their solar installations are of no help due to one reason. Pacific Gas and Electric, […] Read more
MNRE Clarifies December 2022 as Deadline for 175 GW Target Updated On Fri, Oct 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy MNRE has clarified that the deadline for India to achieve its renewables target of 175 GW installed generational capacity is December 31, 2022. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified via an official release that the deadline for India to achieve its renewables target of 175 GW installed generational capacity is December […] Read more
Ingeteam Organises Supplier Event to Strengthen Supply Chain Updated On Thu, Oct 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy During the event a total of seventy-five key suppliers were gathered with an aim to tighten relationships, grew supply chain collaboration along with continuous improvement. With an aim to target triple objective through single move, Ingeteam, a global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, had organised the supplier meet recently at its new […] Read more
Crisil Report on India’s Flagging Renewables Drive Draws Strong Rebuttal from MNRE Updated On Thu, Oct 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy Less than 4 days after reports first appeared in the media, including this one on Saur Energy, that used a CRISIL report to pan India’s renewables drive, comes a strong rebuttal from the Secretary of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The denial, worded in strong terms and with more than a little data, […] Read more
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Work on Lithium-Ion Batteries Updated On Wed, Oct 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2019 has been awarded jointly to Akira Yoshino, John B. Goodenough and M. Stanley Whittingham for the development of lithium-ion batteries. Making the announcement in Stockholm, the Nobel Committee said that the winners have “created a rechargeable world’, underscoring the critical role their find has made in our lives […] Read more
Acme and Adani Make the World’s Top 10 Solar PV Asset Owners List Updated On Wed, Oct 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy According to Wood Mackenzie’s inaugural global solar asset ownership ranking, ACME and Adani have made the cut for the world’s top 10 According to Wood Mackenzie’s inaugural global solar photovoltaic (PV) asset ownership ranking (excluding China), the world’s top 10 solar PV asset owners now hold over 22 gigawatts (GW) of cumulative solar capacity. Collectively, […] Read more
Engie EPS Selected for Solar Plus Storage Projects in Guam Updated On Wed, Oct 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy Engie EPS has been selected as the successful bidder for the construction of two solar-plus-storage projects under a 20-year PPA in Guam Engie EPS, a subsidiary of the Engie group, involved in the energy storage systems and microgrids segment has been informed that the Power Authority of Guam, a US territory in the Western Pacific, […] Read more
Total Begins Construction of 3rd Solar Plant in Japan Updated On Wed, Oct 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy Total Solar International has announced the start of the construction of the company’s 52 MW Miyagi Osato Solar Park in Japan. Total Solar International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Total Group, dedicated to utility-scale solar plants, has announced the start of the construction of the company’s Miyagi Osato Solar Park, a large-scale solar plant of […] Read more
Delhi Discoms Penalised for Defaulting on RPOs Updated On Wed, Oct 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy DERC has imposed penalties to the tune of Rs 1.71 crore on discoms TPDDL and Rs 2.88 crore each on BYPL and BRPL for defaulting on their RPOs Delhi’s power regulator, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has imposed penalties to the tune of Rs 1.71 crore on discoms TPDDL and Rs 2.88 crore each […] Read more
