EIB Backs €2 Bn Investment to Scale up use of Renewable Energy Updated On Mon, Apr 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy EIB has approved new financing of EUR 3.4 billion to accelerate the shift towards renewable energy and sustainable transport. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it has approved new financing of EUR 3.4 billion to accelerate the shift towards renewable energy and sustainable transport, corporate innovation, improved housing, education and communications. Of which, […] Read more
Coal India Signs its First Solar PPA, 100 MW Deal With GUVNL Updated On Mon, Apr 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Coal India Limited has signed its very first PPA for the sale of 100 MW of solar power to Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL). Coal India Limited (CIL) has announced that it has signed its very first Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the sale of 100 MW of solar power to the Gujarat Urja […] Read more
Arriving Soon: Solar Panels that Generate Power at Night Updated On Sat, Apr 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Can solar panels generate energy even when the sun isn’t around? In a major breakthrough, researchers at the University of California have designed a unique night solar panel (NSP) that can produce 50 W under ideal conditions at night, one-fourth of what traditional solar panel produce during the day. In their paper entitled ‘Nighttime Photovoltaic […] Read more
Torrent Power Awarded 300 MW Solar PPA, Project to be Established in Gujarat Updated On Fri, Apr 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Torrent Power has been awarded a long-term PPA for 300 MW capacity of solar power generation, project to come up in Gujarat. Torrent Power has announced that it has been awarded a long-term Power Purchase Arrangement (PPA) for 300 MW capacity of solar power generation. The firm has stated that it will set up the […] Read more
Amazon Announces New Investments in RE in US, Canada, Europe Updated On Thu, Apr 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Retail giant Amazon announced this week that it was investing in nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects in the US, Canada and Europe, thereby becoming the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in Europe. The company said that with these 9 new projects, it now has 206 renewable energy projects worldwide that can generate 8.5 […] Read more
ReNew Power Commissions 105 MW Solar Facility in Gujarat Updated On Thu, Apr 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy ReNew Power announced yesterday (April 21) that it has commissioned a 105 MW solar generation facility in Gujarat, with the project having a 25-year power purchase agreement with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) at a tariff of Rs 2.68/kWh. The project has advanced mono perc solar modules with seasonal tilt structure design as part […] Read more
India Renewables Dashboard Launched, To Offer Generation Data On Renewables Updated On Thu, Apr 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy In a move that needs to be widely welcomed, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and CEEW’s Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) have launched the India Renewables Dashboard yesterday. The dashboard will provide detailed operational information on renewable energy (RE) projects in India. The move, if executed ell, will be a welcome addition to the quality of data […] Read more
Cross Border Electricity Trade in the Age of Renewables- New Trends and Developments Updated On Tue, Apr 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Trading in electricity, unlike what many people might know, has been an intrinsic part of trade for many regions of the world. After all, it is only a little different from the energy trading that we all understand, be it oil or gas. In markets like Europe, which have found ways to bring down barriers […] Read more
Solar Power Technology Continues To Wait On the Promise Of Perovskite Cells Updated On Tue, Apr 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Scientists today are using perovskite materials, named after a little known 19th Century Russian mineralogist and nobleman Count Lev Perovski, to make solar cells more efficient and adaptable than ever before. The material was first discovered in Russia’s Ural Mountains in 1839 by Gustav Rose and became fairly common in later decades wherein it was […] Read more
