With Phased Duties on Solar Imports, Government Hopes for Orderly Transition Updated On Thu, Jun 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy At his press conference today, Power Minister R.K. Singh confirmed that duties, possibly starting at 25 percent, will be imposed on module imports from August 1. He wasn’t absolutely certain on duties for cell imports, but indicated they would be treated at a lower rate, possibly 15 percent. It is also not clear if customs […] Read more
Xcel Energy Proposes $3 Bn in Energy Investments in Minnesota Updated On Thu, Jun 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy Minneapolis based Utility Xcel Energy has announced its proposal for one of the largest packages of energy investments in Minnesota Xcel Energy, a utility holding company serving more than 3.3 million electric customers, has announced its proposal for the one of the largest packages of energy investments in Minnesota’s history, as part of its response […] Read more
Renewables Contributed Largest Increase in Energy Terms on Record in 2019: BP Updated On Thu, Jun 18th, 2020 by Saurenergy BP plc has issued its Statistical Review of World Energy, revealing that renewables contributed their largest increase in energy terms on record during 2019 BP plc, a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, has issued its 69th annual edition of the bp Statistical Review of World Energy (bp Stats Review). The report found […] Read more
Investments in Distributed Energy Likely to Rise Up to 75% by 2030 Updated On Tue, Jun 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy With the market set for a decade of high growth, the rate of annual investment in distributed energy resources (DER) likely to increase up to 75 per cent by 2030, as analyzed by a leading business consulting firm. The Frost & Sullivan in its recent analysis, ‘Growth Opportunities in Distributed Energy, Forecast to 2030’, finds that favorable regulations, […] Read more
Fluence Secures 2,300 MWh Orders for 6th-Gen Energy Storage Technology from Key Customers Updated On Tue, Jun 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy Fluence, a leading energy storage technology solutions provider, has on Tuesday unveiled its sixth-generation energy storage technology stack combining factory-built hardware, advanced software and data-driven intelligence. The company claimed that this new technology will change the way energy storage systems are built and operated by making them simpler, safer, faster and more cost-effective to deploy […] Read more
Majority of Clean Energy Technologies Failing to Keep Pace: IEA Updated On Wed, Jun 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new assessment finds that a majority of clean energy technologies are failing to keep pace with long-term climate, air pollution and energy access goals. A new assessment of clean energy transitions finds that a majority of technologies and sectors are failing to keep pace with long-term climate, air pollution and energy access goals. And […] Read more
Top 10 States for Wind Energy Installations and Potential in India Updated On Wed, Jun 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Here we attempt to list the top 10 states for wind energy in India based on the installed capacity and their wind potential (at 120 M agl). India has set a target of installing 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity in the country by 2022, of which a majority is proposed to be met […] Read more
1400 GW of Offshore Wind Energy Predicted by 2050 by OREAC Updated On Tue, Jun 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy OREAC has a vision for 1400 GW of offshore wind capacity globally by 2050 to drive decarbonisation and a green economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. The Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC), on the occasion of World Ocean Day on June 8, 2020, has announced its vision for 1400 GW of offshore wind capacity […] Read more
Which States Have the Highest Solar Energy Potential in India? Updated On Thu, Jun 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy The solar energy generation potential in a specific area can be assessed based on factors like availability of land, solar radiation etc. The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), an apex institute of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), has estimated the potential of solar power in the country to be around 750 GWp. […] Read more
