Energy Storage Contracts Down 34 Percent in Q3 2019 Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Energy storage contracts in the third quarter of 2019, saw 23 contracts announced, marking a drop of 34 percent over the last four-quarter average of 35. Energy storage contracts in the third quarter of 2019, saw 23 contracts announced, marking a drop of 34 percent over the last four-quarter average of 35, according to GlobalData’s […] Read more
ADB Provides $250 mn to EESL to Expand Energy Efficiency Investments in India Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy ADB has approved a loan of USD 250 million as part of an assistance package to EESL to expand energy efficiency investments in India. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of USD 250 million as part of an assistance package to Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a public sector energy service company, […] Read more
Microgeneration and Power Trading – Will it work for India Updated On Thu, Nov 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy At the outset let us define what is microgeneration. In simple terms, it is defined as the small-scale production of electricity from a low carbon source. This includes the design and installation of advanced distributed generation systems using traditional or renewables technologies. Given that traditional power systems are efficient only at scale, they typically do […] Read more
Iberdrola Commissions Lithium-ion Energy Storage System in Spain Updated On Wed, Nov 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Iberdrola subsidiary, i-DE has commissioned the first electrical energy storage system with lithium-ion batteries for distribution networks in Spain. Iberdrola has announced that its electricity distribution arm, i-DE has commissioned and inaugurated the first electrical energy storage system with lithium-ion batteries for distribution networks in Spain. The project, which is the first in the country, […] Read more
Solar PV Energy Capacity to Exceed 8000 GW by 2050: Report Updated On Wed, Nov 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report has predicted that while capacity additions in Asia, North America and Europe, the global PV solar capacity could exceed 8,000 GW by 2050. Wind energy and concentrated solar power (CSP) have reduced their costs significantly, but it is solar photovoltaic (PV) that has reduced its costs dramatically, thanks to rapid developments in […] Read more
India’s Wind Energy Sector Enters A Slump Formally, As 2.4 GW of NTPC Auctions at Risk Updated On Wed, Nov 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy If the poor response to the August tender for 1200 MW was not enough, comes the news that even the 1200 MW tender of NTPC in August last year has run into serious trouble. The tender, which had received bids ranging from Rs 2.77 to Rs 2.83 from developers including Renew Power, Hero Future Energies, […] Read more
Clean Energy Investments in Developing Nations Falls Post Slowdown in China Updated On Tue, Nov 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report has revealed that the investments in clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. A new report has revealed that the investments in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in […] Read more
Renewables to Surpass Coal in US by 2021, Says IEEFA Updated On Mon, Nov 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy In an historic crossover, the yearly power generation from renewable energy is likely to surpass power generation from coal-based power plants for the first time in the United States (US) in 2021, said IEEFA report. According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report, recent trends for coal has been rapidly declining, […] Read more
Renewable Power Capacity in Croatia to Reach 1.9 GW by 2030 Updated On Mon, Nov 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy Croatia has decided to increase the share of renewable energy to 36.4 percent of total consumption by 2030 and is expected to reach 1.9 GW by 2030 The enormous renewable energy potential of Croatia has prompted the government to increase the share of renewable energy in its total energy consumption to 36.4 percent by 2030. […] Read more