RE Wins at World’s 1st ‘Green’ Olympics Being Held in China: Carbon Brief Updated On Fri, Feb 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy The desire of the leadership in China to showcase clean energy development and make it a part of the country’s international image, while important in itself, is backed by real developments on the ground, finds UK-based Carbon Brief, a platform that specialises in the science and policy of climate change. Established in response to the 2009 Climategate […] Read more
US Researchers Pursue 5¢/kWh Energy Cost Goal with New CSP System Updated On Thu, Feb 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Department of Energy (DoE) are working on a state-of-the-art concentrated solar power (CSP) facility as the government looks to reduce the energy cost to a mere 5 cents per kWh. The new technology is expected to have the potential to lower the cost of renewable energy […] Read more
China’s RE Boom Year Poses Challenges to Western Markets: WoodMac Updated On Thu, Feb 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy China’s renewables manufacturing has emerged from 2021 bigger and more competitive than ever before. Western markets are benefitting from trading with the IKEA of the energy transition, but balancing reliance on China’s technology providers with local interests is now a key political as well as environmental challenge, says Wood Mackenzie. China’s need to meet soaring […] Read more
EU Works for Timely Realisation of 300MW Offshore Wind Target Updated On Thu, Feb 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a report adopted by the European Parliament, the Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have charted out a roadmap on faster deployment of offshore wind in the continent to timely arrest global warming and climate change. This is in line with the ‘EU Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy’ that sets out the goals of reaching 60 […] Read more
Jinko’s new Tiger Neo 605 panel targets both utility and commercial projects Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Even as 2020 marked a decisive shift to higher output (500 Wplus) modules, JinkoSolar’s Tiger Neo, with an efficiency up to 22.3%, and a promise to have 15-20W more wattage than the conventional p-PERC panel of the same size is set to be a frontrunner. Unlike other panels whose higher power comes from enlarged sizes, […] Read more
Mahindra to be minority partner in any battery venture, e-XUV 300 launch by Q3, 2023 Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Auto major Mahindra and Mahindra ‘s top tier executives, while discussing its results at an analyst call, made some interesting observations on the firm’s EV and battery plans. On the results side, the firm had a strong Q3, reporting a 155 per cent jump in its standalone profit at Rs 1,353 crore for the December […] Read more
IIT Kanpur Incubated Offgrid Energy labs gets funding from Shell, others Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Offgrid Energy Labs, a deep science, Intellectual Property led global innovator has unveiled its first innovation – rechargeable zinc-based battery (ZincGel®). Backed by investors including Shell Ventures, Ankur Capital, and APVC Singapore, Offgrid Energy Labs aims to disrupt the global energy storage market through new materials and design for stationary batteries. According to the firm, growing demand […] Read more
Corporate PPA market overtakes utility PPA’s in Europe in 2021, changes foreseen Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Corporate contracted capacity in Europe hit 6.5GW in 2021, versus 4.6GW for utility PPAs, making it the first time corporate PPA’s overtook utility PPA’s in Europe. This is disclosed in a report by renewable advisory firm, Pexapark, in its report titled European PPA Market Outlook 2022. The resurgence of corporate PPA’s, at a time when […] Read more
India’s RE Capacity Addition Rose by ~80% in Q3 FY22: CEEW-CEF Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy New capacity addition of non-hydro renewable energy increased to 3.4GW during the third quarter of FY22, compared to just 1.9GW installed in the same period last year, according to the latest edition of the CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) Market Handbook. This is nearly an 80% rise in new renewable energy (RE) capacity addition […] Read more