Voltalia Begins Setting Up 59 MW Brazil Wind Farm Updated On Wed, Aug 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy The VSM4 project is in Voltalia’s Serra Branca cluster, the world’s biggest wind-and-solar cluster Voltalia, an international player in renewable energy sector, started construction of its 59 MW VSM4 wind farm in the Serra Branca cluster, Brazil. Nordex Group is supplying the 17 wind turbines to be installed at the VSM4 site, each with a […] Read more
Vestas Bags 54 MW Multi-Brand Service Agreement in the Philippines Updated On Tue, Aug 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Vestas has secured an agreement with Vena Energy Vestas has secured an agreement with Vena Energy to service its 54 MW Gamesa turbines at Pililla Wind Project in Philippines. The agreement is Vestas’ first full scope multi-brand service deal in the country. Vestas prior extensive experience from servicing 3.6 GW Gamesa turbines globally, including Taiwan […] Read more
RERC Increases Capacity by 400 MW under KUSUM Yojana Updated On Tue, Aug 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy In Rajasthan, Solar PV Projects Totaling 725 MW will be Installed now, under Component-A of the KUSUM Yojana The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has increased the capacity of solar PV projects to be installed in Rajasthan under Component-A of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyaan (KUSUM) Yojana by 400 MW. Rajasthan […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Impacted by COVID, Reports Net Loss of €466 mn in Q3 Updated On Tue, Aug 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa performance in Q3 of FY 2020 reflected the impact of COVID-19 on its operations as well as challenges in the Onshore business Siemens Gamesa performance in the third quarter (Q3) of FY 2020 (April-June) reflected the impact of COVID-19 on its operations as well as challenges in the Onshore business, due to the slowdown […] Read more
GERC to Amend RPO Regulations Updated On Tue, Aug 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Changes to (Procurement of Energy from Renewable Sources) (Third Amendment) Regulations Have Been Proposed The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has proposed changes to regulations regarding procurement of energy from renewable energy generating sources; these will be the “Third Amendments in the GERC (Procurement of Energy from Renewable Sources) Regulations, 2010”. In the GERC proposal, […] Read more
IIT Kharagpur Team Awarded for Generating Power From Wet Clothes Updated On Tue, Aug 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy A team of researchers from IIT – Kharagpur has been awarded for their work on developing a mechanism for generating power from wet clothes A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Kharagpur has been conferred with the ‘Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award 2020’ for clean energy research for their work […] Read more
The same duties on imports of cells & modules are not going to serve the purpose: Prasoon Chaudhary Updated On Mon, Aug 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy In a chat with Prasoon Chaudhary, Business Unit Head, Photovoltaic Solar Manufacturing at Pennar Industries Limited, we got his perspective on the many challenges the module side of the business faces today. After their success in the mounting structures business, the engineering goods firm is looking ahead to replicating the same level of success in […] Read more
China to add 251 GW of new wind capacity by 2029 Updated On Mon, Aug 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Subsidy phase-out to impact 16% of onshore wind capacity additions China is expected to add 251 GW of new wind power projects to its grid by 2029. According to a Wood Mackenzie report, the country’s wind power market could reach a cumulative grid connected capacity of 461 GW by the end of the decade. More […] Read more
APTEL Defers REC Trading by Four Weeks Updated On Mon, Aug 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy No REC trading sessions held in July The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has deferred the renewable energy certificate (REC) trading by a time period of four weeks. July 2020, REC trading session on both the Indian power exchanges, the PXIL and IEX, has been postponed by four weeks due to an APTEL order on […] Read more
