A Majority Renewables Grid by 2030 Will Support 980,000 Direct Jobs in US: Report Updated On Tue, Dec 22nd, 2020 by Saurenergy A new study has found that reaching a majority renewables grid over the next decade will support 980,000 direct jobs in the US According to a new ‘first-of-its-kind’ study, released by Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association (ACP), reaching a majority renewables grid will deploy over USD 1 trillion in capital investment into the American economy […] Read more
COVID-19 Slowed Down Energy Efficiency Progress in the US: Report Updated On Mon, Dec 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy More US states adopted or advanced new energy-saving targets, but COVID-19 slowed other efficiency efforts, according to the ‘2020 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard’. More US states have adopted or advanced new energy-saving targets and vehicle and appliance rules, but COVID-19 slowed other efficiency efforts, according to the ‘2020 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard’. For the first […] Read more
Broad Reach Power Acquires Montana Wind and Solar Projects Updated On Sat, Dec 19th, 2020 by Saurenergy Broad Reach Power (“Broad Reach”), an independent power producer (IPP) based in Houston which owns a five-gigawatt portfolio of utility scale solar and energy storage power projects in Montana, California, Wyoming, Utah and Texas, announced today that it has acquired a 250-megawatt (MW) wind project and a 250-MW solar project, both located in Montana. “I am […] Read more
Uneven Grouping of Renewables Leading to Curtailments in India: TCCL Updated On Thu, Dec 17th, 2020 by Saurenergy Electricity demand in India grew at a CAGR of 5.1% over the last decade from FY 2011 to FY 2019. However, this fell to a mere 1.2% in FY 2020. India was already facing an economic slowdown, with industrial output declining to an 8-year low during the year, but compounded by the impact of the […] Read more
Amazon Adds 26 new Solar and Wind Projects, Takes 2020 Total Beyond 4 GW Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Amazon has added 26 new wind and solar projects totaling 3.4 GW of electricity production capacity to its corporate purchase portfolio. Global e-commerce major, Amazon has announced that it has added 26 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects totaling 3.4 gigawatts (GW) of electricity production capacity to its corporate purchase portfolio. With the latest […] Read more
Engie North America Partners With Climate Investor For Distributed Generation Portfolio Updated On Tue, Dec 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy ENGIE North America and Hannon Armstrong, a leading investor in climate change solutions, announced a new partnership to jointly invest in a Distributed Generation (DG) portfolio of solar and solar-plus-storage assets located across the United States. The portfolio is comprised of a diversified set of community solar and commercial & industrial (C&I) ground-mounted, carport and rooftop […] Read more
‘Suns-Voc’ Testing System That Could Become the IoT of Photovoltaics Updated On Mon, Dec 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new system ‘Suns-Voc’ developed by a team of researchers from Arizona State University which can measure solar performance over the long term in scalable photovoltaic systems, is being considered as a breakthrough in the cost and longevity of interconnected power delivery. Solar cells are only “current-voltage” tested in the lab before they are deployed […] Read more
Energy Storage Market in the US Breaks Records in Third Quarter: Report Updated On Thu, Dec 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy A new report has revealed that 476 MW of energy storage capacity were deployed in the US in the third quarter of 2020, setting a new record A new report has revealed that 476 megawatts (MW) of storage were deployed in the US in the third quarter of 2020, an increase of 240 percent over […] Read more
Govt Role, Hydrogen In Focus At Plenary On Future Of RE At REINVEST Updated On Thu, Dec 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy At a plenary session of ReInvest 2020, called the Future of RE, the focus shifted to all that needed to be done to ensure the future arrives on time. Where renewable power forms the basis of the economy without causing the sort of upheavals and disruptions that many skeptics continue to warn of. Picking up […] Read more
