US Utility Solar Capacity Crosses 100 GW Updated On Wed, May 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy The American Clean Power Association (ACP), in its quarterly report for the US states that 2024 has begun on a strong note with Q1 seeing U.S. utility-scale solar, wind, and storage sectors adding a combined 5,585 megawatts (MW) of new capacity.This is an increase of 28% compared to installations in the same period a year […] Read more
Tesla Gets Approval For Shanghai Megapack Energy Storage Battery Plant Updated On Tue, May 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy Tesla will be building a Megapack energy storage battery plant in China. The EV maker battery plant will come up near its electric vehicle gigafactory in Shanghai. According to a report, Tesla will invest around CNY1.5 billion (USD200 million) in the new megafactory. The factory will cover an area of about 20 hectares in the […] Read more
Megha Engg. Bags 2000 MW Pumped Storage Project Updated On Wed, May 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy Hyderabad based infrastructure firm Megha Engineering and Infrastructure (MEIL) has been awarded the 2,000-megawatt Sharavathi pumped storage power project in Karnataka. The project, which is set to be the largest pump storage power generation unit in the country, is estimated to cost over Rs 8,000 crore and play a key role in Karnataka’s energy future. […] Read more
Battery Storage Needs To Be Increased Six Times By 2030 To Meet Global Energy Demand Updated On Tue, Apr 30th, 2024 by Saurenergy After their deployment in the power sector more than doubled last year, batteries need to lead a sixfold increase in global energy storage to enable the world to meet 2030 targets, according to the latest International Energy Agency (IEA) report. Growth in battery outpaced almost all other clean energy technologies in 2023 as falling costs, […] Read more
SaurEnergy Explains- AC & DC Capacity of Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Apr 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy As Solar PV penetration hits new highs each year, the numbers are just adding up. 2023 saw at least 29 countries installing more than 1 GW, up from 25 countries in 2022. Nineteen countries (not including the EU) now have more than 10 GW of total cumulative capacity and five have more than 40 GW. […] Read more
IEA Forecasts 40% Drop In Battery Storage Costs By 2030 Updated On Fri, Apr 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy International Energy Agency’s (IEA) recent report on the use of batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) and battery storage installations has shown that developer costs of batteries will decline by 40% by 2030. The report was prepared after studying the use of solar PV plus batteries and found the total upfront costs of utility-scale battery storage […] Read more
China RE Installations To Grow 5 Times By 2050 With 5 TW Solar Capacity, Finds Study Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy A recent report by Norwegian analyst DNV has shown that China will have more than quintuple renewable energy installations by 2050. Energy Transition Outlook China 2024 (ETO) report states that in the coming years, the Chinese energy mix will shift rapidly from one dominated by fossil fuels to one where renewable power plays a key […] Read more
Global PV Cumulative Capacity Rose To 1.6 TW In 2023: IEA Updated On Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy International Energy Agency’s International Power Photovoltaic System Program (IEA-PVPS) recent report found the global PV cumulative capacity grew to 1.6 TW in 2023. IEA-PVPS a collaborative R&D Agreements established within the IEA in its recent study showed, “1 581 GW of minimum installed cumulative capacity was installed by the end of 2023. At least 407.3 […] Read more
JinkoSolar Enters BNEF Energy Storage Tier 1 List Updated On Mon, Apr 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy Continuing the trend of leading solar equipment manufacturers making a mark into energy storage as well, leading globak module maker JinkoSolar makes an entry into Bloomberg NEF’s “BNEF Energy Storage Tier 1 List 2Q 2024”. The admission acknowledges Jinko’s quality as well as ambition to continue to be an integral part of the evolving solar […] Read more
