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
Uttarakhand to Empanel EPC Contractors for Rooftop Solar Projects Updated On Tue, May 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy UREDA has issued a tender for empanelment of the EPC contractors for commissioning of rooftop and small solar plants at various locations in Uttarakhand. The Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA) has issued a tender, inviting bids from eligible firms for the empanelment of the EPC contractors to undertake work of project commissioning of grid-connected […] Read more
Shell, Eneco to Enter Dutch Tender for 759 MW Offshore Wind Project Updated On Fri, May 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy Through their JV with CrossWind, Shell and Eneco will be participating in the tender for the 759 MW Hollandse Kust (Noord) offshore wind farm. Shell Nederland, a subsidiary of the Royal Dutch Shell, has announced its plans to create a green hydrogen hub in the port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The firm aims to […] Read more
Neoen Secures 352 MWp Landmark PPA With CleanCo Updated On Thu, May 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy Neoen has signed a 352 MWp PPA with CleanCo Queensland in one of Australia’s most substantial renewable energy agreements to date. Neoen, one of the world’s leading and fastest-growing producers of exclusively renewable energy, has signed a 352 MWp power purchase agreement (PPA) with CleanCo Queensland in one of Australia’s most substantial renewable energy agreements […] Read more
Importance of Using Storage with Increasing Renewable Energy Updated On Wed, May 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Background and Context The Government of India has announced ambitious targets for Renewable Energy (RE) capacity addition, and the Country is rapidly adding Wind and Solar generation in the energy mix. However, there are some well accepted issues associated with RE power – such as intermittency, fluctuations owing to weather changes, and limited forecasting/ scheduling […] Read more
Will India have greater success with manufacturing when it comes to energy storage? Updated On Tue, May 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy The ongoing global economic crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic has raised concerns about India’s dependence on imports and strongly put the case for encouraging domestic manufacturing in the country. Though, the government also aimed to support the industry but the road towards this is filled with lot of challenges, which needs to be sorted […] Read more
3 Startups With Solar, Storage Tech Selected for GameChanger Accelerator Updated On Mon, May 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL has announced 3 new startups involved in solar and storage technologies are to participate in the program The Shell GameChanger Accelerator Powered by NREL (GCxN) has announced three new startups to participate in the program following a multistage competitive evaluation. GCxN provides promising cleantech startups with technical resources […] Read more
As India Goes Electric, MellowVans Offers A Model for Cargo Updated On Wed, Apr 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the more heartening things about the introduction of electric vehicles in India has been the fact that it happened without any major government support. The famed subsidies and other incentives that it took to get a significant part of the population moving by EV’s, was never put to use here, as E-rickshaws, proliferated. […] Read more
Fish Gills Used to Develop Rechargeable Metal-Air Battery Updated On Tue, Apr 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy Scientists at INST, Mohali, under DST have come up with an efficient, low-cost electro-catalyst from fish gills that can help develop rechargeable batteries Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, have recently come up with an efficient, low-cost […] Read more
