56% Solar Projects Planned for 2022 at Risk due to Mfg Cost Hike: Rystad Updated On Fri, Oct 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy The earliest estimates on the impact of price volatility and rising costs on solar projects worldwide are finally coming out, and the news is not good. The surging cost of manufacturing materials and shipping could threaten 50 gigawatts (GW) – a staggering 56% – of the 90 GW of global utility PV developments planned for […] Read more
MoP Revises Terms of Reference of NCT to Fast-track ISTS Process Updated On Fri, Oct 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has revised the terms of reference of National Committee on Transmission (NCT) to fast-track Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) planning and approval process, thereby facilitating renewable energy development and integration in the power system. “As one more step in the series of major reforms being carried out in the power […] Read more
India Vows to Take up Climate Justice Combat at COP26 Updated On Thu, Oct 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy India will be a fighter for climate justice at the upcoming COP26 summit, seeking to make rich nations pay for measures to ease rising temperatures, the country’s Environment Minister said yesterday. And the world’s third-biggest source of greenhouse gases is not yet guaranteeing that it will offer new mitigation efforts at the crucial conference which […] Read more
Despite more RE invt, global eco recovery is ‘Uneven’, ‘Unsustainable’: IEA Updated On Thu, Oct 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy Spending on clean energy amounts to 3% of the USD 16.9 trillion that governments have so far mobilised to bolster their economies from the recession triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest update from IEA (International Energy Agency). The share is up from around 2% in July but still leaves global carbon dioxide (CO2) […] Read more
Projects to Create Green Grid, CCS Hubs Across ASEAN, Australia Updated On Thu, Oct 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy National authorities and companies across Southeast Asia and Australia are seeking ways to pool renewable energy resources and form a green power grid in the region, according to media reports. Below are some of the projects engaged in developing this green grid that have been announced: ASEAN Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […] Read more
Invest in RE in Developing Nations for Global Energy Transition: Study Updated On Thu, Oct 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new report by BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Climate Investment Funds details how private capital has been successfully leveraged to support renewable energy growth in developing nations – and offers specific insights on how to grow such investment further in key markets. The insights are published as the contentious question of how wealthier nations can […] Read more
Honeywell Debuts Flow Battery For Formal Testing, 12 Hours Power Discharge Promised Updated On Wed, Oct 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy US-based multinational Honeywell has announced the development of a new flow battery for providing long duration power of up to 12 hours. The firm says the technology will be first tested by US utility major Duke Energy in a 400kWh system configuration in 2022, before being scaled upto a 60MWh pilot project by 2023. The […] Read more
50 MW Wärtsilä Energy Storage System Activated in UK Updated On Wed, Oct 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Pivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, has activated a 50 MW lithium-ion energy storage system in Kemsley, Kent supplied by the technology group, Wärtsilä, to support the integration of renewable energy into the UK’s National Grid. Wärtsilä has supplied an energy storage system at the Kemsley substation in South England which is directly connected to […] Read more
525 KW Solar Plant Installed in Golden Temple, Punjab Updated On Wed, Oct 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy With the financial assistance of the US-based United Sikh Mission, a 525 KW capacity solar power plant was commissioned in the holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as Golden Temple, in Amritsar, Punjab, on Tuesday. “Our mission is to ensure clean power supply round the clock at Sri Darbar Sahib, saving 33 per […] Read more
