China’s Solar Power Installations Touch Record High Of 31 GW In First Half Of 2022 Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Installing solar power projects at breakneck speed, China built nearly 31 GW from January to June 2022. This is 137% more than last year during the same period. This trend, unless stopped midway, is extrapolated to clock between 75 GW and 90 GW by the end of this year. According to Wang Bohua, the honorary […] Read more
Central Govt Lifts Curbs To Allow CPSEs To Import RE Material From China Updated On Wed, Jul 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy NTPC and other such Central Public Sector Enterprises have finally got a level playing field with private sector companies and can now import from China the materials needed in renewable projects. In a major announcement, the Central government has lifted the curbs imposed on them in 2020 to stop procurement of items from countries involved […] Read more
US And Australia Ink New RE Pact To Break China’s Stranglehold Updated On Thu, Jul 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The US has inked a pact with Australia to break China’s stranglehold on clean energy technology supplies, according to a news report published. Addressing a joint press conference, US Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, and the Australian Climate Change and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen, announced a “net-zero technology acceleration partnership” that places a premium on improving […] Read more
IRENA Presents China 13-point Lay Out to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Through RE Updated On Tue, Jul 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Intergovernmental organization International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has shared with China a 13-point plan to help achieve the climate change commitments. As part of its strategic partnership, the report laid out the route and speed to China aiming for its carbon emissions to peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. “China is the world’s […] Read more
IEA Calls For Innovation To Bridge Gap Between Demand & Supply Of Metals For EV Batteries Updated On Tue, Jul 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy The autonomous intergovernmental organisation that shapes policies related to energy for countries, International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a 68-page report “Global Supply Chains of EV Batteries“. The report states that innovation alone can help bridge the fast increasing gap between demand and supply of critically important metals for EV batteries. The supply of critical […] Read more
IEA Report Pitches For More Diverse Solar Panel Supply Chains Updated On Thu, Jul 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy The IEA has released a report stating that if the world is to securely transition to net zero emissions, it has to augment efforts towards the expansion as well as diversification of the worldwide production of solar panels. Currently, China has a dominant position in the market with regards to the supply chains of solar […] Read more
Five Asian Countries Listed In Top 10 Economies Powered By Solar Energy Updated On Mon, Jul 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Of the top ten economies powered by solar power, 5 are from Asia. This is a major breakthrough given that a decade ago, only two Asian countries were on the list, while European countries dominated the solar rankings. The Asian countries on the list have witnessed a decade of steady growth, accelerating its solar capacity. […] Read more
China’s CATL Launches Battery With 1000 km Range On A Single Charge Updated On Mon, Jun 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading battery manufacturer, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL) has launched its Qilin battery technology which has a volume utilization efficiency of 72% and an energy density of up to 255 Wh/kg. CATL claims that it has recorded the highest integration level worldwide so far by delivering a range of over 1,000 km . The […] Read more
Price Of Solar Panel Material, Polysilicon, Touches $40.62, Highest In A Decade Updated On Thu, Jun 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Strong demand coupled with production glitches has pushed the price of a key material for solar panels, Polysilicon, to the highest level in more than a decade in China. Now the cost of clean energy is too high for the companies to afford even as the climate goals are in crying need of more renewable […] Read more
