Could Solar Energy power Indian homes for free? Updated On Sat, Nov 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy Imagine running all your electricity-hungry home appliances and devices at home as much as you want and paying zero or near-zero electricity bill. This is already an accepted way of life for many people in Germany, a handful of American states, and a few other countries around the world where electricity tariffs have not just […] Read more
AC Energy Launches $400 mn Fixed for life Green Bond Updated On Fri, Nov 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy AC Energy has successfully set the terms of its senior perpetual fixed-for-life green bond issuance at an aggregate principal amount of USD 400 million Ayala Corporation’s energy platform, AC Energy has announced that it has successfully set the terms of its inaugural US dollar-denominated senior perpetual fixed-for-life (non-deferrable) green bond issuance at an aggregate principal […] Read more
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
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
Solar Inverters Ready For the Spotlight Updated On Fri, Nov 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy For most people, thinking of solar usually brings to mind solar panels, the distinctive signature of solar energy. But this story takes a look at another critical part of the solar chain, the inverters. These devices, tasked with the job of converting DC power to AC and more, have been largely taken for granted, even […] Read more
83.38 GW Renewable Energy Installed till Oct: RK Singh Updated On Fri, Nov 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Out of the country’s 175 GW target for renewable energy by 2022, India has installed a total of 83.38 GW by the end of October this year, said RK Singh. This information was given by R.K. Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) New & Renewable Energy, Power and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, in a written reply […] Read more
Solar Payback Offers Free 3-Day Workshop in December Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy The objective behind organizing this training workshop is to enhance knowledge about the engineering challenges faced by planners, engineers & instructors in designing industrial solar heat applications. Solar Payback, which promotes the use of Solar Heat for Industrial Processes (SHIP), is organising a three-day ‘Train-the-Trainer’ workshop in Pune, India from December 3 to 5, 2019. […] Read more
Power Minister Rubbishes News of October Woes for Thermal Plants Updated On Thu, Nov 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Mr. R.K. Singh, the Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy has denied the news of idling in the thermal sector. Is he right? In a somewhat belated response to a series of stories that came out last week about the ‘distress’ in the thermal power sector, Shri R.K. Singh, India’s MNRE Minister has […] Read more
Heliogen Achieves Breakthrough Temperature in Solar Thermal Application Updated On Wed, Nov 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Heliogen has announced that for the first time commercially, it has concentrated solar thermal energy to exceed temperatures greater than 1,000 degrees Celsius. Clean energy company, Heliogen has announced its launch and that it has – for the first time commercially – concentrated solar thermal energy to exceed temperatures greater than 1,000 degrees Celsius. The […] Read more