US BESS Market Grows Amid Federal Policy Changes: Report Updated On Fri, Jun 13th, 2025 by Saurenergy The United States (US) battery energy storage (BESS) market is booming across the country this year, with a growth streak in 2024. The rapid clip of expansion is partially due to falling battery manufacturing costs, with Rystad Energy predicting this trend to continue over the next five to seven years amid ongoing design improvements. While […] Read more
TANFAC Operationalizes 5,000 TPA Solar-Grade Acid Plant Updated On Fri, Jun 13th, 2025 by Saurenergy Chennai-based TANFAC, a chemical company, has successfully commissioned its 5,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) Solar Grade Dilute Hydrofluoric Acid (DHF) plant. This chemical is used in the manufacturing process of wafers and solar cells. The commissioning follows the approval of the trial production quality by one of India’s major solar energy producers, confirming that the […] Read more
Torrent Wins 300 MW SECI Wind Project At Rs. 3.97/Unit Updated On Fri, Jun 13th, 2025 by Saurenergy Torrent Green Energy Private, a subsidiary of Torrent Power has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for setting up of 300 MW Wind power project under Wind Tranche-XVIII. Torrent Green Energy secured the project from SECI at a tariff of ₹ 3.97/unit. This project is to be […] Read more
Maharashtra: Crompton Bags Rs 101cr Solar Pump Order Updated On Fri, Jun 13th, 2025 by Saurenergy Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals, a solar pump provider has secured its largest-ever order in the solar water pump segment. The company has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from the Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) valued at over ₹ 101 crore (exclusive of GST). The company would undertake the designing, manufacturing, supplying, and transportation, along […] Read more
ACME’s 1st Wind Project Gets Bigger With 19.8 MW Capacity Addition Updated On Fri, Jun 13th, 2025 by Saurenergy Indian renewable energy developer ACME Solar Holdings has announced adding 19.8 MW of additional wind energy capacity in its first wind energy project in Gujarat. The Gurugram-based company had initially commissioned 26.4 MW of wind capacity in this project. With the inclusion of the newly commissioned project, the cumulative capacity of the project has reached […] Read more
ISA Drives $200 Mn Effort To Scale Distributed Renewables in Africa Updated On Thu, Jun 12th, 2025 by Saurenergy International Solar Alliance (ISA) held its sixth meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe and the Others Region convened in Brussels under the chairmanship of the Federal Republic of Germany as the Regional Vice President. The meeting focusses on the issue of energy access, Director General of ISA, Ashish Khanna at the meeting said, “With […] Read more
MIT-WPU Opens Battery Research Center for Li-ion, Na-ion Tech Updated On Thu, Jun 12th, 2025 by Saurenergy Pune-based MIT-World Peace University (MIT-WPU) has launched a battery fabrication and research facility focused on lithium-ion (Li-ion) and sodium-ion (Na-ion) technologies. The facility developed by the private state university is designed for end-to-end battery development, featuring in-house capabilities ranging from active material synthesis to coin cell fabrication and electrochemical performance evaluation. The MIT-WPU research team […] Read more
MoP Draft Broadens Roles for Grid and Standalone Energy Storage Updated On Thu, Jun 12th, 2025 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has proposed a draft amendment to Rule 18 of the Electricity Rules, 2005, aimed at providing legal clarity for Energy Storage Systems (ESS) by expanding the regulatory status and allowing consumers to become legitimate owners. As per the draft, “The Energy Storage System shall be utilized either as an independent […] Read more
Egypt: AfDB Commits $184.1 Mn For Solar & BESS Project Updated On Thu, Jun 12th, 2025 by Saurenergy African Development Bank Group’s board of directors approved a financing package of up to $184.1 million to support the development of the Obelisk 1-GW solar photovoltaic project and 200MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Egypt. This is expected to be Africa’s one of the largest solar power plants. Located in Qena Governorate in southern […] Read more
