US-Based Flexible Solar Firm Active Surfaces Secures $5.6M Funding Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy US-based Active Surfaces, a flexible solar panel startup spun out from MIT, raised $5.6 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Safar Partners, a deep-tech venture capital fund. Additional participants—include QVT, Lendlease, Type One Ventures, Umami Capital, Sabanci Climate Ventures, New Climate Ventures, SeaX Ventures, and others—reflect a diverse support […] Read more
Google’s Nest Renew & OhmConnect To Form Virtual Power Plant In US Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy Renew Home, North America’s residential virtual power plant (VPP), has launched out of the combination of Google Nest Renew service and OhmConnect in the US. The company has received a $100M investment from majority owner Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP). According to a statement released by Google Renew Home, the company says “It will transform residential […] Read more
Pakistan A Step Closer To 1.3 GW Renewable Project Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy Pakistan, where despite a horrendous power grid situation and ideal conditions for solar, renewable energy beyond Hydro has simply not been allowed to take root, might finally be moving towards a GW scale renewable project. The country’s grid has been paralysed with issues linked to its ‘circular debt’, leading to extended blackouts, and a stealthy […] Read more
IEA Report Advocates Digital Integration Of Power Grids To Boost Efficiency Updated On Mon, May 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy A latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) report highlighted the importance of matching growth with clean energy transition through digital power grids. The IEA report presented electricity transmission through the power grid as an alternative to support urban areas with more than 80% of the global GDP. They report contribute to more than […] Read more
Fortum Sells Stake In Indian Solar Portfolio To Gentari Renewables Updated On Fri, May 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy Finland-based Fortum sold its ownership in the 185-MW Indian solar portfolio and is considering alternatives for its remaining operations in India. Fortum signed an agreement to sell the remaining 43.75% share of its Indian solar power portfolio to Malaysia-based Gentari Renewables India Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn. Bhd. Gentari […] Read more
Renewables Can Bring Down Singapore’s Gas Dependency To 61%: EMBER Updated On Thu, May 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy A recent report from energy think tank EMBER said that Singapore’s heavy reliance on gas-based electricity could be cut down with the expected rise of renewables in the country. The report said that based on its calculations, the share of electricity from gas would drop from 92% in 2022 to 61% by 2035. This was […] Read more
BII Invest $19 Mn To Expand CHARGE Zone Network In India Updated On Wed, May 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy CHARGE ZONE, secured a $19 million commitment from British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor. CHARGE ZONE, is an Indian electric vehicle (EV) charging network provider, and DFI is the UK’s development finance institution. This collaboration forms part of their long-term plan to create a network of one million […] Read more
IOCL To Form New Subsidiary To Implement 1GW Wind, Solar Project Updated On Wed, May 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has announced its plans to implement 1 GW of renewable energy projects across the country. In its latest board meeting, the oil corporation laid out a map to initiate projects involving standalone ground mounted Solar or standalone onshore Wind or Wind-Solar Hybrid projects. IOCL has plans to establish a Wholly […] Read more
IEA Forecasts 40% Drop In Battery Storage Costs By 2030 Updated On Fri, Apr 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy International Energy Agency’s (IEA) recent report on the use of batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) and battery storage installations has shown that developer costs of batteries will decline by 40% by 2030. The report was prepared after studying the use of solar PV plus batteries and found the total upfront costs of utility-scale battery storage […] Read more
