Engineer-Substation Physical Design Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Principal Duties and Responsibilities:- Proficiency with substation physical detailed design for utility substations 115kV and above (General Arrangement; Elevations and Sections; Equipment Specifications; Grounding; Lightning Protection; etc.); Knows how to use CDEGS (Grounding studies per IEEE80); Knows how to use CYME for underground cable ampacity cals; Knows how to do lightning protection per IEEE; Knows […] Read more
Gas Lobby Hinders RE Transition In Chile Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Gas lobby is throwing a spanner in the transition to renewable energy in Chile which likes to present itself as a worldwide leader on climate change. Solar and wind projects have been developed across North Chile. But, across most of South Chile people use wood for combustion. A report recently published liberally quoted Chile’s […] Read more
Vibrant Energy Strengthens Top Tier With Vinay Pabba As COO Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Solar developer Vibrant Energy, a strong name in the C&I segment where it has pushed its opex model, has strengthened its senior management team. Backed by Macquarie Group, Vibrant Energy will look to Pabba as COO to grow and manage its portfolio of projects better. Pabba, an IIT Madras and XLRI Jamshedpur Alumni, is a […] Read more
India says BRICS countries should explore cooperation in solar energy, climate resilience Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav has suggested to the BRICS countries to explore cooperation in areas of solar energy, infrastructure, industry transition and climate resilience. Interestingly, the BRICS grouping, besides having the world’s no. 2 and no. 2 emitter in the form of China and India, is also notable for […] Read more
British International Investment completes 250 MW RE projects in Pakistan Updated On Fri, May 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy British International Investment (BII) has said that renewable energy projects that have been supported by it with financing for an aggregate capacity of 250 MW in Pakistan have been completed. Habib Yousuf, Country Director for Pakistan at BII and British Deputy High Commissioner to Karachi, Mike Nithavrianakis joined an event marking the occassion. The projects […] Read more
‘Coal to Renewable Energy’ is Cheaper than ‘Coal to Gas’: TransitionZero Study Updated On Fri, May 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy A new study from TransitionZero says that a shift from coal to clean energy is cheaper than switching to gas. Production and use of energy is the reason behind climate change. Electricity and heat produced during the employment of energy in various uses causes 35% of GHGs across the world. Coal alone is the highest […] Read more
Alcoa Signs Contract for Renewable Power to Support Restart of Aluminum Smelter Updated On Fri, May 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Alcoa Corporation has announced the signing of a contract for renewable energy to support the planned restart in 2024 of aluminum smelting at the San Ciprián smelter in Spain. The official statement of Alcoa has said that the long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) is with Greenalia, an independent renewable energy developer and producer. Subject to […] Read more
PVEL Scorecard 2022 Confirms Improving Quality, Performance From Top Manufacturers Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy PV Module Reliability Scorecard 2022 is out. 25 manufacturers have made it to the list. 3 India based manufacturers, Adani Solar, Vikram Solar and Waaree Solar make it to the list, although only Adani Solar seems to have performed creditably across all parameters. The Germany based PVEL’s scorecards summarise results from the independent testing and […] Read more
RWE Issues €2 billion Green bond For Renewable Play Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a major announcement, RWE has said that it has successfully issued a green bond with a total volume of €2 billion. The bond was issued in two tranches of €1 billion each. The maturities of the two will take place in 2026 and 2030. RWE has said that for the first tranche, the yield-to-maturity […] Read more