Power Consumption has Returned to Normal, Over 11% Growth in October Updated On Mon, Oct 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s power consumption grew 11.45 percent to 55.37 BU in the first half of October this year, mainly driven by buoyancy in C&I activities. India’s power consumption grew 11.45 percent to 55.37 billion units (BU) in the first half of October this year, mainly driven by buoyancy in industrial and commercial activities, as per government data. According to the power ministry […] Read more
Ashwani Kumar Appointed Group CEO of Suzlon Group Updated On Mon, Oct 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy Suzlon Group, one of India’s largest renewable energy solutions provider, has announced that it has appointed Ashwani Kumar as its Group CEO. Tulsi Tanti, Chairman and Managing Director, Suzlon Group said, “I am delighted that Ashwani Kumar is joining the Suzlon family. He brings with him a rich experience in the power and infrastructure sectors […] Read more
Penn State Powers Up with Solar Updated On Sat, Oct 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Penn State announced that this month the University has begun purchasing renewable electricity generated from three Lightsource bp solar farms that have completed construction in Franklin County. The projects were initiated in early 2019 upon the signing of a 70 megawatt Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) under which Penn State would purchase 100% of the electricity […] Read more
Fluence Acquires Advanced Microgrid Solutions’ AI-Driven Software and Digital Intelligence Platform for Renewables and Energy Storage Updated On Sat, Oct 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Fluence, a Siemens and AES company, today announced it has acquired the digital intelligence platform of AMS, the leading provider of A.I.-enabled optimized bidding software for utility-scale storage and generation assets. The combination of the two companies’ technologies will help utilities, developers, and commercial and industrial customers optimize energy storage and flexible assets to deliver […] Read more
Green Term-Ahead Market Will Boost RE Trading in India Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy By August 2020, India had 88 gigawatts (GW) of installed renewable energy capacity. In the pipeline, as of June 2020, there was 47 GW of solar, wind and hybrid projects with another 24 GW of projects in the bidding phase (where tenders have been issued but auctions are yet to complete). And the start of trading on August 21, […] Read more
EV Firm Ampere Ties up With eBikeGo, to Supply 2,000 Electric Scooters Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Ampere has announced that it has tied up with e-mobility start-up eBikeGo, and has secured an order for the supply of 2,000 electric scooters. Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturer Ampere has announced that it has tied up with e-mobility start-up eBikeGo, and that it has subsequently secured an order for the supply of 2,000 electric scooters. The latest […] Read more
TransAlta Announces Commercial Operation of Alberta’s First Utility Scale Battery Storage Project Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy TransAlta Renewables has announced that its 10 MW WindCharger battery storage project (WindCharger) began commercial operation on October 15, 2020. WindCharger is Alberta’s first utility-scale, lithium-ion energy storage project and utilizes Tesla Megapack technology. It has a nameplate capacity of 10 MW and total storage capacity of 20 MWh. This technology can be fully charged in approximately two hours […] Read more
Jammu & Kashmir to be Power Surplus by 2024: L-G Manoj Sinha Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Jammu and Kashmir will be power surplus over the next four years, Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha has said. The presently power-starved union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) will be power surplus over the next four years, Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha has said. Speaking to the media at the Raj Bhawan, Sinha said, […] Read more
Delhi CM Kejriwal Calls For Mass Movement for Solar, But Reality Stays Slow and Low Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy When the Delhi government announced its first ever solar policy in 2015, the target was 1000 MW by 2020, and 2000 MW by 2025. Call it inexperience, lack of focus, or a rapidly changing policy environment, but the state is nowhere close to, or even on the path to, those ambitious numbers. The Delhi government […] Read more
