Extreme Temperatures: CEA Issues Clarifications To Wind Companies Updated On Mon, Aug 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued clarifications for the wind power companies related to their compliance with the norms related to extreme temperatures. This clarification came to the forth after the Wind Power Producers Association (WIPPA) approached the Ministry of Power. The association had earlier apprised the ministry about the hurdles in obtaining Connectivity […] Read more
What The Green Industries Said About Budget 2024? Updated On Tue, Jul 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy Hours after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Union Budget 2024, the industry leaders also reacted to the budget announcements. Many of them talked about the benefits and challenges of the industry in the light of the announcements. The minister, in her budget speech talked about imposing Customs Duty on solar glass imports and include […] Read more
Green Financing A Boon For Clean Transmission Projects: Sharib Razi Updated On Fri, May 31st, 2024 by Saurenergy What are the challenges faced by the grid, when it comes to a higher share of renewable energy? Razi: There are two major challenges with increasing share of renewables in the grid. Firstly, due to the intermittent nature of renewable energy, the peak generation of solar or wind does not coincide with the peak load […] Read more
Wind Capex To More Than Double To Rs 1.8 lakh Crore By Fiscal 2028 Updated On Tue, May 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy CRISIL Ratings recently announced that, the wind capacity addition is expected to witness to rise 2.5x on auction ramp-up and easing supply side constraints. The research agency anticipates an increase in India’s wind capacity addition with an increase by 2.5 times to nearly 25 GW between fiscals 2025 and 2028. This is an increase compared […] 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
JLR Develops Portable BESS Using Second-Life Range Rover Updated On Tue, Apr 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) partnered with energy storage start-up, Allye Energy, to create Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). A single Allye MAX BESS holds seven second-life Range Rover and Range Rover Sport PHEV battery packs that can be simply removed from the vehicles and slotted into customized racks, without unnecessary additional processing. Each BESS can […] Read more
JSW Energy, Serentica, ReNew & Hero Solar Among Firms Winning 1.5 GW SECI Bid Updated On Wed, Mar 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Four firms won the bid that was issued by Solar Energy Corporation of India’s (SECI) regarding 1.5 GW firm and dispatchable renewable energy from Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) -connected projects. As per SECI, JSW Neo Energy, Serentica Renewables India, ReNew Solar Power and Hero Solar Energy were the winners in the auction by SECI. The […] Read more
Uttar Pradesh, TUSCO Sign PPA To Setup 600 MW Solar Project In Jhansi Updated On Tue, Mar 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy Uttar Pradesh govt and the Centre (GoI) have decided to set up a 600 MW solar project in Jhansi District in the state of Uttar Pradesh (Jhansi Solar Power Park). They signed an agreement for the development of a grid-connected ground-mounted solar power project. The agreement mentioned, “The agreement was a signed between joint venture […] Read more
JSW, NTPC Among Four Firms Winning 1.5 GW SECI Tender Updated On Mon, Mar 11th, 2024 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has awarded the 1,500 MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected solar power projects to JSW Neo Energy, Sunsure Solarpark Fourteen, Tejorupa Renewables India Project, and NTPC Renewable Energy after they won the bid regarding the same. The tender for the project was released by SECI in December 2023. According to […] Read more