Union Budget Raises Combined Expenditure of IREDA and SECI by 143% Updated On Fri, Feb 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy The 2022 Union Budget has increased the expenditure budget of the two of its premiere agencies that are mandated with enabling a thriving renewable sector – Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The budget for the two central firms has been proposed to be raised by a whopping 143 […] Read more
Bounce Clocks 1 M Battery Swaps — A First in Indian EV Market Updated On Fri, Feb 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Smart mobility firm Bounce said on Thursday it has achieved over a million battery swaps on its energy infra network, making it the first player in the domestic market to accomplish such a feat. Backed by marquee investors such as Accel, Accel US, Sequoia Capital India, Falcon Edge, Qualcomm and Omidyar Network, among others, Bounce […] Read more
IEX Update For January 2022, Solar Prices at Rs 3.59 /unit In GTAM Market Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) achieved 8652 MU volume in January’22 comprising 7245 MU in the conventional power market, 280 MU in the green power market and 1126 MU (11.26 lac Certificates) in the REC Market. Overall, the Exchange achieved 16% YoY volume growth across all its market segments during the month, even as month […] Read more
Italy Renewables Problem Continues; Wind Energy Auction Highly Undersubscribed Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The conundrum of Italy’s renewable sector continues unabatedly as it’s evident from the results of its latest renewables auction published. The Italian government had about 3,300 MW of renewable energy on offer. This also included the non-awarded capacity from the previous auction which also witnessed under-subscription. The travesty continued this time too and the government […] Read more
With Green Bonds in Budget’22, RE Financing Grows in India: IEEFA Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy As India’s renewable energy sector growth continues to outpace all other global economies, the Budget announcement on issuing green bonds – which are among the most widely used instruments for funding green infrastructure – will massively support this trajectory, finds a new report out by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The union […] Read more
MNRE Focus On Residential Rooftop, As National Portal for Subsidy, Net Metering In the Making Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry and New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under Power Minister R.K. Singh finally seems to be paying heed to the crying need for attention from the rooftop solar sector. To give some speed to the reeling rooftop solar segment MNRE has issued a simplified procedure for residential consumers to get the rooftop solar plant […] Read more
Energy Vault Inks $100 M Deal to Deploy its Energy Storage Tech in China Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Swiss energy storage firm Energy Vault has announced a License and Royalty agreement for renewable energy storage with Atlas Renewable and their majority investor China Tianying, an international environmental management and waste remediation corporation engaged in smart urban environmental services, resource recycling and recovery, and zero-carbon clean energy technologies. The agreement supports the deployment of […] Read more
Led by Amazon, Corporates Bought 31.1 GW Clean Energy in 2021: BNEF Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Corporations bought a record 31.1 gigawatts of clean energy through power purchase agreements, or PPAs, in 2021, up nearly 24% from the previous year’s record of 25.1GW, according to research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Over two thirds of this purchasing (65%) occurred in the U.S. However, also underpinning the strong growth is a surge in activity […] Read more
Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy in IIT Jodhpur Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A new ‘Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy’ has been launched in IIT Jodhpur ’s Technology Park. The new initiative is in association with the Rajasthan Solar Association (RSA) which signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the IIT. The new association of the RSA with IIT Jodhpur will pave the way for the Technology Park […] Read more
