Nearly 600,000 Clean Energy Jobs Lost in the US due to Pandemic: Report Updated On Thu, May 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new report has revealed that April saw at least 447,200 new clean energy jobs lost, bringing the total to 594,300 since the beginning of the pandemic. A report tracking the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on US employment has revealed that April brought clean energy job losses triple those seen in March, for an […] Read more
India Moves Up at 74th Rank in Global Energy Transition Index Updated On Wed, May 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy India has moved up two places and secured the 74th position on the global Energy Transition Index (ETI) after improvements in all key parameters of the economic growth, energy security and environmental sustainability, as per the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual rankings. According to WEF report, coronavirus will compromise the transition to clean energy without an […] Read more
Smart Prepaid Meters Enable Discoms Generate 95% Billing Efficiency amid Lockdown Updated On Tue, May 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Despite lockdown imposed across the country due to coronavirus crisis, the use of smart prepaid meters is helping power distribution companies (Discoms) in generating around 95 percent of billing efficiency, along with an average 15-20 percent increase in monthly revenue per consumer. This is significant as most of the Discoms amidst lockdown in the country […] Read more
Ameresco Partners with New Hampshire on Energy Savings Performance Contract Updated On Tue, May 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Ameresco is partnering with the State of New Hampshire for undertaking energy conservation measures at over 20 state facilities Ameresco, a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, has announced that it is partnering with the State of New Hampshire on an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) that will allow for energy conservation measures at […] Read more
JNCASR Researchers Invent Economical, Energy-Efficient Wafer-Scale Photodetector Updated On Thu, May 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy The researchers from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), a multidisciplinary research institute, have invented a cost-efficient and energy-efficient wafer-scale photodetector, which is capable of detecting weak scattered light. This is a thin slice-based photodetector, which uses gold – silicon interface, designed mainly for security applications, to track unwanted activity. This research of […] Read more
Plummeting Energy Demand to Result in Record Decline in Carbon Emissions: IEA Updated On Fri, May 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy The COVID-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system with a 6 percent drop in global power demand predicted for this year. A new report has highlighted that the COVID-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system in more than seven decades, with the drop in demand this year […] Read more
Making Clean Energy a key Part of Global Economic Recovery: IEA Roundtable Updated On Mon, Apr 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy IEA and the Government of Denmark recently hosted a meeting to discuss the importance of making clean energy a key part of the global economic recovery The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Government of Denmark recently hosted a high-level roundtable meeting in which government ministers and business leaders from around the world discussed the […] Read more
CEL Seeking Multi-PERC Solar Cells With Efficiency Greater than 19.4% Updated On Fri, Apr 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy CEL has issued a tender for the supply of 1 million multi-crystalline PERC solar cells which have a minimum conversion efficiency of 19.4 percent. Central Electronics Limited (CEL) has issued a tender, seeking bids from legible vendors for the supply of 1 million multi-crystalline PERC solar cells which have a minimum conversion efficiency of 19.4 […] Read more
Seraphim’s New 166mm Half-Cut Cell Module Offers Higher Efficiency with Less Cost Updated On Thu, Apr 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy China based solar product manufacturer Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System (Seraphim) has unveiled its new high-efficiency 166mm half-cut cell module, which can save over 5 percent of the cost per watt in projects above 1MW against ordinary modules. This is a new generation of photovoltaic (PV) modules combining 166mm-size silicon wafers with multi-busbar (MBB) and half-cut […] Read more