SPDA Chalks Out New Brand Identity Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy SPDA, or the Solar Power Developers Association, an independent industry association committed towards promoting the renewable energy space, has made a strategic decision to rebrand itself as ‘Sustainable Projects Developers Association’ (SPDA). The new brand identity reflects the association’s transition from representing pure-play renewable energy developers to that of representing end-to-end provider of solutions across […] Read more
Battery Waste Management Rules 2023 Laid Down Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has issued Battery Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2023 (BWMR 2023). The BWMR 2023 lays down the mandatory waste battery collection, recycling or refurbishment targets for electric vehicles battery of three wheelers, including E-rickshaw, categories L5, L5-M, L5-N, E-cart. Compliance Cycle: 2026-27, 2032-33 For the year 2026-2027, the […] Read more
October Solar Additions Equal To Full 2022 As Europe’s Solar Romance Blooms Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Rystad Energy Research reports that Europe’s solar installation levels are exceeding expectations, with the amount installed in October 2023 already matching the total installed in all of last year. Rystad Energy modeling forecasts new solar capacity additions will grow 30% this year versus 2022, surpassing 58 gigawatts direct current (GWDC) of new panels by the […] Read more
Is Solar Trumping Wind, Again? Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Between 2017 and 2021, you wouldn’t be blamed if you thought the whole burden of adding renewable energy capacity had fallen on solar energy. Thus, even as wind turbine capacities were going up, actual wind capacity deployment, particularly onshore wind, was slumping, leaving in its wake a slew of firms struggling to survive. Dominated by […] Read more
Our PVDF-based backsheet has proven to be a popular product for floating solar market: Avinash Hiranandani, RenewSys Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Mumbai-based RenewSys is a global manufacturer of solar PV modules, PV cells, PV encapsulants – EVA, POE, EPE PV backsheets. The firm’s Patalganga solar module manufacturing plant is located about an hour away from the JNPT port in Maharashtra and is home to large format PV modules – mono-facial and bi-facial, glass-glass, and glass – […] Read more
MoP Warns States Against Levying Charges On Power Generation Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has now issued an order asking states to not levy any additional charges on the generation of electricity from any source ranging from hydropower, thermal to renewable. The ministry even termed the events as “unconstitutional and illegal”. “It has come to the notice of the Government of India that some State Governments […] Read more
Bids For Standalone Wind In Tranche XIV In June 2023 Awarded Between INR 3.18-3.24 Per kWh: GWEC Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The India’s Wind Energy Market Outlook 2023-2027 released by the Global Wind Energy Council, says that by the end of 2022, total renewable energy installed in India stood at 121 GW of total installations with wind contributing 35% of this, making India the fourth-largest wind market in the world, in terms of cumulative installed capacity. […] Read more
New York Government Clears the Path for 6.4 GW Clean Energy Projects Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The New York state government has announced a slew of initiatives that are set to accelerate capacity additions of renewable energy massively. Notable among these are Community Offshore Wind and Clean Path NY. In a recent announcement that further sets an optimistic tone for New York renewable energy industry, the government has given a green […] Read more
NYSERDA Awards 1.3 GW Wind Capacity Under Community Offshore Initiative Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy New York has provisionally awarded a Community Offshore Wind contract worth 1.3 GW. A joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, Community Offshore Wind will be developed under a phase-wise approach within Community Offshore Wind’s 3.2 GW seabed lease in the New York Bight. The seabed lease was acquired during federal bidding by the […] Read more