China’s sunset on wind and solar subsidies could impact climate change efforts: IFFRAS Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS) – a Canada based think tank – has reported that the renewables’ expansion that has been in full flow in China can see a reversal. In 2021, China finally ended many subsidies on solar and wind energy. This will discourage the use of cleaner sources of energy and […] Read more
After Rooftop Solar, Australia Leads The World On Per Capita Solar Too Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy IEEFA reports that even as protests against renewable energy projects gather momentum before the federal elections, Australia has quietly passed a major solar milestone, notching up 25GW of installed capacity – more PV per capita than anywhere else in the world. That’s a huge achievement for a country that has been pilloried for its massive […] Read more
IIT Bhubaneswar Develops Low-Cost Mobile Solar Pump for Farmers Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Building on a 2017 grant from the state government of Odisha to build a technology driven support for farmers in the state, IIT Bhubaneswar has come up with a state-of-art solar pump that is not just economical, but also with added mobility feature to support farmers in distant locations. SO far, IIT Bhubaneswar has delivered […] Read more
300 MW Solar Projects Planned at Chandrapur CSTPS Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) will develop a whopping 300MW solar power project to offset or mitigate its persisting carbon emission. The super thermal power station has been in the news for a long time for the massive air pollution caused by it. The company has now decided to create three solar power plants […] 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
Fraunhofer ISE Settles Solar Patent Infringement Cases Out of Court Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, based in Germany, has reached out-of-court settlements with inverter manufacturers in seven patent infringement cases to date. The sued companies from China, Taiwan and Germany had infringed the patent on the HERIC® topology invented at the Institute in 2002, said Fraunhofer ISE. The HERIC® (Highly Efficient and Reliable […] Read more
15 GW Solar Projects risk impact from BCD on April 2022, Says NSEFI Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy With barely six weeks to go before the the Basic Customs Duties (BCD) on solar module imports(40%) and solar cells (25%) kick in, the National Solar Energy Federation of India (NSEFI) has written to the MNRE to make a case for grandfathering of these projects. By grandfathering, these projects would, in effect be exempt from […] Read more
India’s Hopes to Replace Diesel with Renewable Energy in Farms Rides on Solar, Mostly Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Headlines have been announcing India’s plans to shift from diesel to renewable energy for its farming sector. The headlines have taken off from a statement by Power and MNRE minister R.K. Singh during a meeting with officials on Friday. What the headlines do not indicate is how heavily this hope depends on two critical factors. […] Read more
China to Focus on Gobi Desert for New Solar, Wind Power Bases Updated On Fri, Feb 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy China’s new renewable energy plans will focus on the Gobi and other desert regions, as it speeds up the construction of huge new wind and solar power bases and boosts its transmission capabilities, regulators said in a new policy document, according to recent media reports. To meet its climate targets, China – the world’s biggest […] Read more