Solex Initiates Ground Breaking Ceremony for the Construction of its 1.5 GW PV Module Manufacturing Facility near Surat, Gujarat Updated On Tue, Oct 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy Solex Energy earmarked the commencement of this ambitious 1.5 GW solar module manufacturing facility by breaking ground at its factory site near Surat. A few months ago, Solex Energy Limited had announced the expansion of its solar module manufacturing facility to 1.5 GW. The pandemic and the resulting call for being ‘Atma Nirbhar’ had propelled […] Read more
AES Gener to add 253 MW RE and 112 MW Storage to the Grid in Chile Updated On Mon, Oct 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy AES Gener is incorporating 253 MW of renewable energy and 112 MW of battery storage into the national electricity system of Chile. AES Gener has announced that it recently held the virtual groundbreaking of the projects, Andes Solar II-B and Campo Lindo. The projects will incorporate four technologies, which will allow the incorporation of 253 […] Read more
State Commission to Conduct Hearing on Mumbai Power Outage on Oct 21 Updated On Mon, Oct 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy MERC will be making a suo motu hearing on the Mumbai power outage on October 21, 2020. The reasons for the rare citywide power outage will be discussed. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has said that it will be making a suo motu hearing on the Mumbai power outage on October 21, 2020. The […] Read more
Adani to Complete 1 GW Transmission Line to Mumbai by Dec’ 2021 Updated On Mon, Oct 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy Adani Transmission has vowed to execute a transmission line project which will enhance the power supply by 1 GW to Mumbai, by the end of next year Adani Transmission has vowed that it will be able to execute a transmission line and substation project at suburban Vikhroli which will enhance the power supply by 1,000 MW (1 GW) to […] 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
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
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
Sterling and Wilson Wins Solar Plus Battery Storage Contract Updated On Fri, Oct 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Sterling and Wilson has announced that its HES division has signed an EPC contract to construct a solar plus battery storage hybrid power plant in Niger. Sterling and Wilson, one of the leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies in India, has announced that its Hybrid & Energy Storage division (HES) has signed an EPC […] Read more
Greenbacker Expands into California Power Optimization Sector with Stem Updated On Thu, Oct 15th, 2020 by Saurenergy Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company announced today that on September 30, 2020, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, it purchased the rights to Rodeo Energy Storage LLC, a 10 MW / 21.3 MWh portfolio of 20 behind-the-meter energy storage systems, which were developed and will be constructed and operated by Stem, Inc. (“Stem”), the global leader in artificial […] Read more
