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IEA Forecasts 40% Drop In Battery Storage Costs By 2030

International Energy Agency’s (IEA) recent report on the use of batteries in electric vehicles (EVs) and battery storage installations has shown that developer costs of batteries will decline by 40% by 2030. The report was prepared after studying the use of solar PV plus batteries and found the total upfront costs of utility-scale battery storage […]

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News In Brief- Shree Cement, Godawari Motors, Azerbaijan Solar Auction, US New Transmission Rule

Shree Cement joins RE100 With Commitment to transition To 100% Renewable Electricity by 2050 Shree Cement, one of India’s largest cement producers with an installed capacity of over 56 MTPA, proudly announces its membership in the esteemed RE100 initiative, a global initiative led by Climate Group, advocating for businesses to convert to 100 percent renewable […]

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China RE Installations To Grow 5 Times By 2050 With 5 TW Solar Capacity, Finds Study

A recent report by Norwegian analyst DNV has shown that China will have more than quintuple renewable energy installations by 2050. Energy Transition Outlook China 2024 (ETO) report states that in the coming years, the Chinese energy mix will shift rapidly from one dominated by fossil fuels to one where renewable power plays a key […]

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Global PV Cumulative Capacity Rose To 1.6 TW In 2023: IEA

International Energy Agency’s International Power Photovoltaic System Program (IEA-PVPS) recent report found the global PV cumulative capacity grew to 1.6 TW in 2023. IEA-PVPS a collaborative R&D Agreements established within the IEA in its recent study showed, “1 581 GW of minimum installed cumulative capacity was installed by the end of 2023. At least 407.3 […]

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Scatec Launches 540 MW Kenhardt Solar Farm In South Africa

Scatec has recently launched the Kenhardt project totalling 540 MW solar and 225 MW/1,140 MWh battery storage in South Africa. The Scatec project is touted to be one of the world’s largest hybrid solar and battery storage facilities. The Sactec project was awarded by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in South Africa under […]

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US Announces $7 Billion Solar For All Program For Rooftop Solar

In an announcement on Earth Day (April 22nd) that will remind many of India’s very own almost $8 billion PM Suryaghar Yojana, the Biden Administration has announced a massive push for rooftop solar in the US. The program was kicked off with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announcing that 60 selectees will receive $7 billion […]

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Statkraft To Provide Wind, Hydro Energy To German Railway Company

Statkraft will supply green electricity from hydropower directly to Deutsche Bahn from its two run-of-river power plants in Langwedel and Landesbergen in Lower Saxony, Germany from 2027 to the end of 2034. Over the 8-year contract term, the Norwegian energy company will supply a total of just over 350,000 MWh of green electricity as a […]

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Everything You Wanted To Know About India’s Biggest Rooftop Solar Scheme

Made For, Of and By India One of the biggest aspects of the PM Surya Ghar Scheme is the focus on mass markets, by limiting subsidies to systems upto 3kW in size. It is also meant to be a catalyst for India’s domestic manufacturing base for solar equipment, which has struggled to counter Chinese imports […]

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Charging Firms, Energy Companies To Create UPI-Like Network for EV Charging

Twenty Energy companies have come together to create an Alliance for an open energy network called the Unified Energy Interface (UEI). This UPI-like system is aimed at facilitating seamless payment and transaction interoperability within EV charging networks. The Alliance includes member companies like ChargeZone, Pulse Energy, Kazam, Sheru, Trinity, Turbo, etc. Leading public policy think […]

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