Offshore Wind Developers To Get Seabed Area On Lease For Five Years Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued norms for the tenders for allocating seabed to develop offshore wind projects. It comes when the ministry has proposed to hold bids for the allocation of offshore wind sites off the coast of Tamil Nadu. As per the norms, the National Institute of Wind Energy […] Read more
KP Energy Bags 464.10 MW BoS Package for Wind Energy Project from NTPC REL Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy KP Energy Limited has been awarded a contract through the Notification of Award (NOA) for the development of a 464.10 MW Balance of System package for an Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) connected wind energy project to be developed in the state of Gujarat. The contract has been awarded by NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) […] Read more
Tale Of Two Solar Trailblazers-Greenlab Diamonds & Muni Seva Ashram Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Greenlab Diamonds and Muni Seva Ashram are two different entities working in entirely different sectors. While Surat-based Greenlab Diamonds is a company dealing with lab-grown diamonds, Muni Seva Ashram is an institution at Goraj in Vadodara, hosting a hospital, school and social institutions. However, both these Gujarat-based institutions have one thing in common-adoption of green […] Read more
Solar Bids Below Rs 2? BCD Holds Up Solar Tariffs In India Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Even as prices of China-made solar cells and modules continue to slide to unprecedented lows, power consumers are likely to benefit only partially, thanks to the Basic Customs Duty (BCD) of 40 percent that the government has on module imports, besides the 25% on solar cell imports. While the drop in prices is welcome to […] Read more
Amara Raja Batteries Limited Is Now Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Two years ago, Amara Raja Batteries Limited (ARBL), which delves in industrial and automotive battery sector (listed as BSE: 500008 and NSE Code: AMARAJABAT), announced to direct its focus beyond batteries and address the larger energy and mobility space. The firm has now capped off the journey with the official name change to Amara Raja […] Read more
TPREL to Set Up 41 MW Captive Solar Plant for Solar Manufacturing Unit Updated On Thu, Sep 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company Limited, will set up a 41 MW captive solar plant at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu for Tata Power Solar’s new greenfield 4.3 GW solar cell and module manufacturing facility located at Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The captive plant will help generate 101 million units […] Read more
Clean Energy Investments Have Surged In India: IEA Report Updated On Wed, Sep 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA) has recently released a document on the roadmap for the Net Zero plans. The report indicates the role of government policies in bringing improvement in solar PV. The report emphasizes that the clean energy investment today is dominated by the advanced economies and China. As per the report, large economies such as India […] Read more
US Continues to Break Storage Records, With 5.5 GWh Added In Q2 2023 Updated On Wed, Sep 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy A report from Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association states that the U.S. added 5,597 MWh of energy storage in Q2 2023, a new quarterly record. The storage boom has been fueled by a sharply rising share of renewable energy, as well as incentives at state level as well as now, through the […] Read more
Pexapark Infused with Funding Worth €20m in Series C Round Updated On Tue, Sep 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Pexapark, a Switzerland-based firm that helps make PPAs for renewables, has been injected with funding worth €20m in Series C round. The fresh funding round was led by Telstra Ventures, a global investor in technology. It also saw participation from Swisscom Ventures and the A&G Energy Transition Tech Fund. “This fresh injection of capital takes […] Read more
