Battery Boom Could Redraw Geopolitical Order Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accelerated a shift to investment in renewables and storage batteries as a way to reduce dependence on imports of fossil fuels a large part of which comes from OPEC and Russia. Dependent on Russia for supply of gas everyday, Europe and USA are desperately trying to break free and access […] Read more
50% of Power In Spain Comes From Renewables In April Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Span’s national grid operator Red Electrica de Espana has informed in its estimates report that Spain had produced a little over half of its electricity from renewable sources of energy last month. It said that in April the Spanish power coming from clean sources was 50.1 per cent. It has higher than what was produced […] Read more
Coming Soon: A Low-Cost, Long-Term Energy Storage Battery From Imperial College Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy A team of engineers and chemists of Imperial College London recently developed a path breaking new battery design that could allow long-term energy storage at affordable price. It has polysulfide-air redox flow battery (PSA RFB) with two membranes as an alternative to the electrolyte vanadium, used in conventional redox flow batteries, which is typically expensive and primarily […] Read more
Denmark to build energy islands for greater supply of renewable energy Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Denmark is mulling to build two energy islands that can supply renewable energy produced offshore sources to the domestic market of Denmark and other countries of Europe. Minister of Climate, Energy, and Utilities of Denmark, Dan Jorgensen has recently said that Denmark and the rest of Europe must get rid of Russian fossil and for […] Read more
‘Big Battery’ fuels revenue jump at French renewables group Neoen Updated On Wed, May 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy French renewable power producer Neoen ‘s first-quarter revenue jumped by more than a third, helped by the commissioning of one of the world’s largest lithium-ion batteries in Australia, the company said on Tuesday. Neoen, which specialises in solar farms, onshore wind and energy storage, posted overall sales up 36 per cent at 109 million euros […] Read more
Renault Looks to Separate Electric Vehicles’ Business Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy Renault has said that it might separate its electric vehicle vertical from the rest of the car making business. Renault informed that it might exercise the option of going for a public listing of the business in the second half of 2023. Groupe Renault is a century old French carmaker and is currently 16th largest automotive […] Read more
Green ammonia from green hydrogen can reduce India’s fertiliser subsidy burden Updated On Thu, Apr 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy A shift to green ammonia would significantly reduce the Indian government’s massive fertiliser subsidy burden and boost energy self-reliance by cutting dependence on imports of expensive liquified natural gas (LNG) for fertiliser manufacturing, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Of course, green ammonia itself would come […] Read more
European Commission Ponders Hiking Renewable Energy Target To 45% By 2030 Updated On Thu, Apr 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ukraine-Russia conflict, and the vagaries of climate change might just have nudged the European Commission when it comes to its renewable energy targets. The European Commission is analyzing if the Union can achieve a higher aim of having 45% of its energy coming from renewable sources by 2030. Currently the European Commission has proposed […] Read more
Masdar Signs Agreement with Kyrgyzstan to Develop 1GW Renewable Projects Updated On Wed, Apr 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Central Asian economies are looking to diversify their energy basket in order to reduce their carbon emissions and reduce dependence on fossil fuels which are mostly imported. In the latest development, United Arab Emirates based clean energy company Masdar has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Energy of Kyrgyzstan in […] Read more
