Pumped hydro resurfaces when sun doesn’t shine and wind doesn’t blow Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy When the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, grid-scale energy storage will be a big challenge as climate neutrality increasingly presses for a massive scale-up. Pumped hydro is back and can catapult India into the big league to make up for the lost opportunities. Not just that, as we are seeing during the […] Read more
NTPC Hopes To Raise Rs 2,000 crore From Stake Sale In NGEL Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy State owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is planning to sell a stake in its subsidiary NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) that was formed to develop renewable energy projects. NTPC is expected to raise about Rs 2,000 crore from the sale of the stake. The corporation has earlier indicated that the sale was likely by October […] Read more
NGSL Signs Pact With African Bloc For RE Development In Africa Updated On Mon, May 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy NTPC GE Power Services Limited (NGSL) has inked a tripartite Memorandum of Engagement (MoE) with The Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB), Kenya and Procorp Enertech Private Limited (PEPL) where the three entities will cooperate for the development of solar power projects in Africa. The official statement says that the MoE specifically envisages installations of ground […] Read more
Global Renewable Capacity Addition in numbers For 2021 from IRENA Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy “At the end of 2021, global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3064 GW. Hydropower accounted for the largest share of the global total, with a capacity of 1230 GW,” finds a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar and wind energy accounted for equal shares of the remainder, with capacities of 849 […] Read more
5 Upcoming Trends that will dominate the power sector in the new fiscal Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy The world faced numerous challenges in the last fiscal due to pandemic and consequent lockdown. Almost every sector felt the heat but they also indicated the signs of recovery; they are on the path of continuous rise. The new financial year stimulates hopes and aspirations across the sectors to reach the expected targets. The power […] Read more
Fire incidents Compel Ola and Pure EV to recall thousands of e-scooters Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy The fire incidents in electric vehicles across the country is pushing the electric vehicle manufacturers to recall their EVs as their goodwill stares at a decline. The central government has also formed a panel to examine if the OEMs were negligent in manufacturing the electric vehicles. Now Pure EV and Ola Electric have recalled thousands […] Read more
Power Minister Calls for International Credit Guarantee and RE Bank for RE Development Updated On Mon, Apr 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy While addressing the round table conference at the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in Gurgaon, Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, R.K Singh said that the world now requires setting up of an international credit guarantee fund and a renewable energy bank that will help the world with renewable energy projects’ development. The […] Read more
Atul Greentech Partners with Honda and Valeo to Make Electric Vehicles Updated On Fri, Apr 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Gujarat based Indian electric vehicle player Atul Greentech Private Limited (AGPL) has announced that the company has collaborated with Honda Power Pack Energy India Private Limited and Valeo to develop electric vehicles in India that will feature battery swapping solutions. Atul Greentech is a subsidiary of Atul Auto Limited, which has specialised in three wheeler […] Read more
Green ammonia from green hydrogen can reduce India’s fertiliser subsidy burden Updated On Thu, Apr 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy A shift to green ammonia would significantly reduce the Indian government’s massive fertiliser subsidy burden and boost energy self-reliance by cutting dependence on imports of expensive liquified natural gas (LNG) for fertiliser manufacturing, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Of course, green ammonia itself would come […] Read more
