Germany’s Renewable Energy Generation Witnesses 5% Rise YoY Updated On Mon, Jan 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Bundesnetzagentur, a German energy regulatory office published its electricity market data for 2023. In mentioned an increase in share of renewable energy generation in 2023, especially in the market share of the grid load. It estimated that the electricity generated from renewable sources stood at 55.0 percent, a rise from 48.42% in 2022. It […] Read more
LONGi Develops Silicon Solar Cells With 27.09% Efficiency Updated On Thu, Dec 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The world’s largest integrated solar module maker, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd., has announced that it developed solar cells with 27.09% for the efficiency. It adds that the crystalline silicon heterojunction and back-contact (HBC) solar cells, are certified by the Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH) in Germany. The solar cells of 27.09% […] Read more
UK, German Moves To Support Offshore Wind Point To Challenges Ahead Updated On Fri, Nov 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ørsted’s Travails World’s biggest offshore wind energy developer- Danish firm Ørsted on November 1 this year announced ceasing developing two of its proposed offshore wind projects in the United States (US) at the cost of around £3bn in penalties. These projects were slated to come up at New Jersey off the US coast. They had […] Read more
EU, US Frontrunners In Offshore Wind Patents: IRENA Report Updated On Fri, Nov 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest joint report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) claimed that patents over offshore wind technologies are on the rise globally. The report titled; Offshore Wind Energy Patent Insights Report showed that between 2002-2022 patent filings for offshore wind technologies grew on average by 18%. This growth […] Read more
Solar Power for EV Charging? Stop, Says German Bank Updated On Wed, Sep 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Germany’s state owned KfW bank was caught on the wrong foot with the response to a solar subsidy plan for EVs. the plan, which sought to offer subsidies to users who opted to use solar power to charge their EVs, met with an overwhelming response on day 1, with 33,000 applications. That meant the funds […] Read more
Large RE Market A Boon For India: Anadi Iyer, India Director, Fraunhofer Updated On Fri, Sep 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy How is Fraunhofer’s helping the renewable energy sector in India? Fraunhofer works around science and engineering, whether it is renewable energy, production technologies, material science, smart cities, smart manufacturing, and artificial intelligence, etc. We can make solar cell battery storage systems of high quality. We are also working on several technologies simultaneously, like thins cells. […] Read more
France Becomes Top Net Power Exporter of Europe Updated On Wed, Aug 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy A recent report by EnAppSys, an energy data consultancy provider, indicates that France became the largest net power exporter of Europe, surpassing Sweden. On the other hand, Germany became a net importer from a net exporter of power during the first half of this year. The report showcases the recent progress in France’s position in […] Read more
Is It Possible To Build Smaller Yet Long-Lasting Lithium Batteries? Updated On Mon, May 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy Lithium-ion batteries have now become indispensable to households across the world. With their excellent energy storage, lightweight, and recharging potential, these batteries are now finding their rampant usage in Electric Vehicles (EVs) and other household energy storage devices. But is it possible to build more long-lasting and smaller Lithium-ion batteries of equal or more capacity? […] Read more
Long Duration Storage With Lithium Batteries Gets a Boost With RWE Bid In Australia Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy RWE Renewables, a German-based energy company, has now bagged a tender in New South Wales (NSW) in Australia to offer long-term energy storage systems. The company had earlier bid for its proposed eight-hour-long battery storage systems. However, by quoting lower than pumped storage, the firm has opened up a slew of possibilities on the utility […] Read more
