Demand for Domestic Products Increased After China’s Covid-19 Incidence: Yash Jain Updated On Wed, Mar 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy Solar panel prices, production, and supply are poised to continue to be in turmoil in the midst of the Coronavirus outbreak. Yes, the demand for domestic products have increased tremendously after China’s COVID-19 incidence. However, the industry is also facing shortage of raw material as compared to the demand. Also, we are coming up with […] Read more
Long Standing Issues of Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements Updated On Tue, Mar 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Standing Committee on Energy had recently presented its 4th report in the Parliament, one key area of focus was the state of Power Purchase Agreements The Standing Committee on Energy working under the Ministry of Power had recently presented its fourth report in the Parliament addressing all the financial layouts made by the government […] Read more
Railway’s Petition Regarding 14 MW Rooftop PV Projects Dismissed Updated On Thu, Mar 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy GERC has dismissed the petition filed by the Western Railway requesting relaxation in Gujarat’s net metering regulations. The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has in its latest order has dismissed the petition filed by the Western Railway requesting the commissions’ involvement in granting relaxation in the state’s net metering regulations. The petition was filed against […] Read more
Dominion Energy Gets Approval for First Battery Storage Projects Updated On Wed, Feb 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy Dominion Energy Virginia has received approval from the State Corporation Commission to move forward with four battery storage pilot projects Dominion Energy Virginia has announced that it has received approval from the State Corporation Commission (SCC) of Virginia to move forward with four battery storage pilot projects to pave the way for additional energy storage […] Read more
Fifteen Cleantech Startups Awarded for Unique Technology, Biz Model Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a bid to encourage startup companies in the cleantech space, fifteen companies addressing climate change and energy access were awarded by the Government of India, BIRAC, Tata Trusts, Tata Power and Social Alpha. These companies were working on technologies for energy storage, smart metering, clean cooking, innovative electric vehicle (EV) solutions, battery technologies, energy monitoring […] Read more
Energy Storage Industry Sees New Opportunities in Sitharaman’s Budget 2020 Updated On Sat, Feb 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Welcoming the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2020, which was tabled in the parliament today, the energy storage industry body India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has sought numerous opportunities in this year’s Budget for the energy storage sector. From Sitharaman’s second Union Budget, the energy storage industry analyzed that it will not only provide […] Read more
Boson Robotics Sees Opportunity in India Updated On Sat, Jan 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy One of the biggest challenges in maintaining a solar farm is the issue of cleaning. Keeping the panels clean can make a huge difference to productivity of solar power, especially at utility scale. That has led to the emergence of firms specialising in the job. It wasn’t long though, before a Chinese firm started to […] Read more
Clean Energy Flunks The Easy Financing Test Updated On Mon, Jan 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy For a Sector that requires one of the largest sustained funding requirements in decades, financing for clean energy investments in India has had a rocky ride. The three year lock-in for developers is the most recent obstacle. Bankability. That’s a word that is highlighted proudly across the solar chain, and whose value can never be […] Read more
IIT-M Develops Eco-Friendly way for Hydrogen Generation From Seawater Updated On Fri, Jan 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Researchers from IIT-M have developed a technology that can be used to generate hydrogen fuel from seawater in an eco-friendly way Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) have developed a technology that can be used to generate hydrogen fuel from seawater, an advance that may contribute to a cleaner energy future. Using this technology, described […] Read more