Is Solar Trumping Wind, Again? Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Between 2017 and 2021, you wouldn’t be blamed if you thought the whole burden of adding renewable energy capacity had fallen on solar energy. Thus, even as wind turbine capacities were going up, actual wind capacity deployment, particularly onshore wind, was slumping, leaving in its wake a slew of firms struggling to survive. Dominated by […] Read more
Amazon European Portfolio Enhanced with 39 Renewable Energy Projects Updated On Mon, Oct 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy IT giant Amazon has revealed that it has added 39 new renewable energy projects in Europe as on date. These entail 24 utility-scale wind and solar projects. Amazon is also developing its first solar farm in Greece. In 2022, Amazon’s had set up its first utility-scale solar farm in Poland. So far, Amazon has added […] Read more
Solar Energy-generated Electricity Costs only 3−6 Cents Per kWh: CDRI Report Updated On Wed, Oct 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy UNDP (United Nations Development Program) has released a report published by Coalition for Disaster Risk Infrastructure (CDRI), on ‘Capturing the Resilience Dividend’. Capital Cost in Solar The report suggests that the cost of capital offers a critical benchmark to assess the risks and return preferences of investors and the pricing of money in different geographies. […] Read more
Australia’s Iron Ore Industry Faces Challenges in Decarbonizing Steel Updated On Fri, Sep 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) warns that Australia’s iron ore industry is at risk of losing ground to other countries as they move to meet growing global demand for green iron. The report states that the quality of the ore from Australia’s primary iron ore-producing region, the Pilbara, mainly […] Read more
As Solar Exports See Striking Surge, Indian PV Manufacturers Face New Challenges Updated On Fri, Aug 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy China continues its global domination when it comes to the solar supply chain. The leader brought online a whopping capacity of 87.41 GW of new solar power in 2022. As per an IEA report, it contributed to nearly 90% of solar PV modules manufacturing capacity in 2022. The report further states that this Chinese supply […] Read more
IRA Has Turbo Charged American Solar Manufacturing-SEIA Updated On Wed, Aug 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), an Industry Association Body of US has released a Solar Market Outlook Report. It is interesting to see how the SEIA, till recently an advocate of solar developers and cheap imports from China, has changed tack to celebrate the impending manufacturing boom in the US. The report, more a […] Read more
India’s Installed Power Capacity Twice Its Peak Demand: Singh Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Union Power Minister RK Singh said today that India’s total installed electricity generation capacity is now almost double its peak demand. He also boasted that due to the transformation of the Indian power sector, the export of power to neighboring countries became a reality. The minister said, “Today, India has an installed capacity of 421,000 […] Read more
1 TW Renewable Potential in Egypt: A Game-Changer or a Distant Dream? Updated On Fri, Aug 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Egypt has the potential to produce electricity capacity of 350 gigawatts (GW) from wind energy and 650 GW from solar energy, the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker suggested at the fourth edition of the round table on the green hydrogen industry in Egypt, chaired by Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. The claim […] Read more
SaurEnergy Explains – CCS and CCUS: Promise or Pipe Dream in the Oil and Gas Industry? Updated On Thu, Aug 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Oil and gas companies have been leaders in CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage) development. They operate five of the eight dedicated CO2 storage projects in operation and most of the existing CO2 pipelines. It’s marketed that the practice of capturing and storing carbon dioxide, rather than tackling the causes of the emissions themselves, could […] Read more
