India Can Integrate 175 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy into the Electricity Grid: Study Updated On Sat, Jul 1st, 2017 by Saurenergy The report developed under the U.S.-India bilateral program “Greening the Grid”, confirms the technical and economic viability of integrating 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy into India’s power grid by 2022, and identifies future course of actions that are favorable for such integration Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal recently released the first part of the study “Pathways […] Read more
Chennai Metro Rail Ltd to install solar power plants, save ₹1.5 crore a year in energy costs Updated On Fri, Jun 23rd, 2017 by Saurenergy CleanMax Solar will install and own the solar plants and sell the power to Chennai Metro The Chennai Metro Rail is reportedly planning to install solar power plants at its stations and the Koyambedu maintenance depot to provide 6 MW of electricity. According to The Hindu CleanMax Solar will install and own the solar plants […] Read more
Sterling and Wilson Scales New Heights; Gets Awarded the World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Updated On Tue, Jun 20th, 2017 by Saurenergy The solar power plant is jointly developed by Marubeni, a Japanese integrated trading and investment giant, along with Jinko, a global leader in the solar industry, and Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA). Sterling and Wilson, one of the dominant global forces in the solar power space, has bagged Turnkey Engineering Procurement and Construction […] Read more
Coal India to set up 1000 MW Solar Power Plant: Piyush Goyal Updated On Wed, Jun 14th, 2017 by Saurenergy Coal India Ltd (CIL) will set up 1,000 Megawatt (Mw) solar power plant in a bid to reduce its carbon footprint. The Minister for Coal, Mines and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal recently announced that India for the first time became an energy exporter in the year 2016-17. He also said that Coal India Ltd (CIL) […] Read more
Finnish Demo Plant Uses Carbon Dioxide to Produce Renewable Fuels and Chemicals Updated On Mon, Jun 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy The Finnish demo plant comprises four separate units: a solar power plant; equipment for separating carbon dioxide and water from the air; a section that uses electrolysis to produce hydrogen; and synthesis equipment for producing a crude-oil substitute from carbon dioxide and hydrogen. VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) […] Read more
UK Hits Clean Energy Milestone, Generates 50.7% of Electricity from Renewable energy Sources Updated On Mon, Jun 12th, 2017 by Saurenergy Britain made another history on the eve of Election Day, when power from wind, solar, hydro and wood pellet burning supplied 50.7 per cent of the UK’s total energy consumption on Wednesday Britain made another history on the eve of Election Day, when power from wind, solar, hydro and wood pellet burning supplied 50.7 per […] Read more
Vietnamese Province Green-Lights $35 Million Solar Energy Plant Updated On Thu, May 18th, 2017 by Saurenergy The 30 MW solar energy plant is being developed as a joint venture between local energy companies Song Lam Investment & Construction and Song La Energy JSC, and is being entirely domestically-funded, with a total investment of VND800 billion (US$35 million). Vietnam’s north-central province of Thanh Hoa is set to build a new 30 MW […] Read more
Cochin International Airport to Double its Solar Capacity Updated On Thu, Apr 13th, 2017 by Saurenergy Cochin International Airport in southern India that is powered with a 15.5 MW solar power plant will soon see an expansion. The further expansion will make the airport as the world’s first to be powered solely by solar power. Back in 2015, Cochin International Airport Limited, the company that operates the airport in the southern […] Read more
Saudi Arabia Shortlists 27 Companies for Round 1 of National Renewable Energy Program Updated On Tue, Apr 11th, 2017 by Saurenergy World’ top oil exporter Saudi Arabia has shortlisted 27 companies for its solar and wind power projects, as part of the first round of its renewable energy initiative The Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO) of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources has shortlisted a number of companies for the first round […] Read more
