Neoen Doubles Australian Battery Size, Citing ‘Market Opportunities’ Updated On Tue, Dec 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy French developer Neoen, the firm behind the original ‘big battery’ at Hornsdale Power reserve where is used Tesla batteries, has just expanded its bet on Australia. The firm has announced the doubling of its newest big battery production to 100MW/200MWh in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Neoen has emerged as a major storage player on […] Read more
Singapore’s Keppel Corp to Buy Majority Stake in Shell-backed Cleantech Updated On Tue, Dec 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Cleantech Solar, a Singapore-headquartered renewable energy to corporates, announced today that a consortium of Keppel Corporation Limited (Keppel), Keppel Asia Infrastructure Fund LP (KAIF) and a co-investor of KAIF, through Cloud Alpha Pte Ltd, is acquiring a 51% equity interest in Cleantech Renewable Assets Pte. Ltd. from Cleantech Energy Corporation Pte. Ltd. The remaining 49% […] Read more
Serbia to Develop 11.3 GW of Solar and Wind Power Projects Updated On Tue, Dec 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Serbia has released its draft program of economic reforms for the period 2022-2024, which envisages the implementation of state projects for the construction of wind farms with a capacity of 3,000 megawatts (MW) and solar power plants with a capacity of 8,300 MW. Serbia drafts the economic reforms program every year as a candidate country […] Read more
California Might Cut Major Rooftop Solar Incentive After Years of Debate Updated On Tue, Dec 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy California on Monday proposed reducing the rate at which homeowners can sell excess electricity from their rooftop solar panels into the grid, weakening a policy that has underpinned dramatic growth in the renewable energy industry for years. The announcement by the California Public Utilities Commission triggered an outcry from the solar panel installation industry, whose […] Read more
AGEL Signs 4667 MW PPA, Manufacturing Linked Project Moves Into High Gear Updated On Tue, Dec 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), the renewable energy arm of the diversified Adani Group, has signed an agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to supply 4,667 MW of green power. The firm claims this is the world’s largest ever green power purchase agreement. It also marks decisive movement on the 8000 MW […] Read more
MERC approves MSEDCL To Procure At Rs 3.05 For 111 MW Solar projects under MSKVY Updated On Mon, Dec 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy In an order issued last week, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) gave its approval to Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited for starting the procurement process of 111 MW of grid connected Solar power projects under the ‘Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana’ (MSKVY). The order covers a total of 33 respondent firms who had […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa, Strohm to Improve Decentralized Green H2 Concept Updated On Mon, Dec 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Netherlands-based Strohm, a manufacturer of Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) Flowline products, has been chosen by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, a major wind engineering company, for a partnership aimed at developing hydrogen transfer solutions. The collaboration seeks to improve the decentralized green hydrogen concept, whereby green hydrogen is generated in each wind turbine generator and transported to […] Read more
Power Consumption Rises 1.3 % to 34.23 B Units in First 10 Days of Dec Updated On Mon, Dec 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s power consumption grew by 1.3 per cent in the first ten days of this month from December 1 to 10 to 34.23 billion units (BU) over the same period a year ago, according to power ministry data. In 2020, power consumption was 33.78 BU during December 1 to 10. In the entire month of December […] Read more
Fast Charging Degrades Performance of Li-ion Batteries in EVs: Study Updated On Mon, Dec 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Haste makes waste, as the saying goes. Such a maxim may be especially true of batteries, thanks to a new study that seeks to identify the reasons that cause the performance of fast charged li-ion batteries to degrade in electric vehicles. In new research from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, scientists […] Read more
