Statkraft Increases Renewable Energy Targets, Chases Faster Growth Updated On Thu, Jun 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy Norway’s state owned renewable energy player Statkraft has updated its growth strategy for renewable energy with a new, more ambitious targets towards 2030. The official statement of Statkraft reveals that the strategy increases the annual growth rate for onshore wind, solar and battery storage from 2.5-3 GW in 2025 to 4 GW in 2030. Statkraft […] Read more
Germany’s Renewable Energy Pledge Blackened By Coal Updated On Wed, Jun 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Falling short of the energy cut short by Russia following the European support to Ukraine, Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck warned on June 19 that the war in Ukraine will cause an energy shortage by the winter. What he actually meant was that the coal supply and use would be increased to compensate for the […] Read more
India’s Renewable Energy Auctions To Retain Interest Of Large Developers-IEEFA Updated On Wed, Jun 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says that large developers in the renewable energy sector have enough options to boost returns even as challenges mount and will fight aggressively in the various auctions scheduled in 2022 in India. The report comes even as the industry is going through […] Read more
Petronas Owned Gentari Targets 40 GW of renewable energy by 2030 Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The national oil company of Malaysia – Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) – has announced that the company is aiming to build a Renewable Energy capacity of 30 – 40 GW through its new business unit Gentari by 2030. Petronas informed that the special focus for the renewable energy addition will be on solar power energy. […] Read more
When Renewable Energy Meets Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Updated On Thu, Jun 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy In the fast-changing world, technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are leading the next wave of productivity gains and tech changes. Artificial intelligence is the main branch of prediction-based technologies which includes domains like machine learning, neural networks and data science. The AI and ML technologies have thrown open a plethora […] Read more
Agilitas Energy Raises $350 Million to Expand Renewables & Storage Platform Updated On Fri, Jun 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Agilitas Energy, which claims to be the largest energy storage and solar PV player in the northeastern USA, has announced that it has raised $350 million of equity in a two-tiered investment from funds managed by CarVal Investors. The official statement of Agilitas held that the investment amount may be further upsized to $650 million […] Read more
VPPAs Could Help Meet A Quarter Of India’s 2030 Target of Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The recently released WWF-India’s report “Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) for C&I consumers in India” highlights that the total estimated demand for VPPAs in India by 2030 could be as high as 104 GW, which could help to meet 27% of the remaining target of India’s 500 GW target by 2030. The VPPAs offer many strategic […] Read more
Capgemini Achieves Sustainability Milestone with 100% Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Capgemini announced that it has achieved a sustainability milestone, with its offices and Data Center operations in Maharashtra now functioning on 100% renewable energy. Presently, the Airoli campus in Mumbai operates on 40% renewable energy from one of its biggest onsite solar plant, and the other 60% through the “Green Power” utility program. The Pune […] Read more
Despite Positive Results, Renewable Energy In Australia Faces Local Challenges Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Community protests are delaying Australia’s efforts to rebuild its overburdened electricity infrastructure, potentially delaying investments in wind and solar farms (Renewable Energy) that would be needed to replace retiring coal-fired power generation over the next 25 years. The continent sized country has long been blamed for going too slow on renewable additions, besides its high […] Read more