Zomato Deliveries To Be 100% Electric Powered by 2030 Updated On Mon, Jun 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Gurugram based Food delivery giant, Zomato has taken a key step towards its sustainable future goals. As part of its environmental projects to offset its delivery carbon footprint, Zomato has announced committing to 100 percent adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) for deliveries by 2030, on World Environment Day (June 5). The firm is also on […] Read more
Reliance BP Mobility To Build 24 EV Battery Swap Stations Updated On Sat, Jun 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy The joint venture of Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) and UK’s energy firm BP Plc, Reliance BP Mobility Ltd. (RBML), as a part of its net-zero carbon target, has commenced the infrastructure development at all supply locations and started pilot testing of battery swap stations at over 24 select locations. RIL announced this development to further […] Read more
Canada Launches $800 M RE & Grid Modernisation Program Updated On Fri, Jun 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canadian Minister of Natural Resources, recently launched a CAD 964 million (USD 800 mn) program that will support smart renewable energy and grid modernisation projects over four years, aiming to lower emissions and help the country achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. “Our new Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program will increase our […] Read more
CWP & Mauritania In MOU to Build Green H2 Plant, but will Citizens Benefit? Updated On Thu, Jun 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy NSW-headquartered renewable energy developer CWP Global recently announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Mauritania for the development of a 30GW green hydrogen project. CWP claims that the project, called Aman, will be the world’s biggest renewable energy project, exporting green hydrogen and its derivatives to global markets. […] Read more
GWEC’s 16th Edition Global Wind Report 2021: Key Highlights Updated On Wed, Jun 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy 2020 was the best year in history for the global wind industry with 93 GW of new capacity installed – a 53 per cent year-on-year increase – but a new report published by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) warns that this growth is not sufficient to ensure the world achieves net zero by 2050. […] Read more
BP Acquires 9 GW Solar Portfolio in the U.S. Updated On Wed, Jun 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy British oil and gas giant BP plc announced yesterday that it is purchasing 9 GW of solar development projects in the US from independent US solar developer 7X Energy, pouring $220 million and 1 GW of “safe harbour” equipment into the deal. The projects are expected to meet bp’s laid down low carbon investment criteria, […] Read more
Is ‘Oil Miracle’ Middle East Now Seeking to Become a Hydrogen Capital? Updated On Tue, Jun 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy In the wake of hydrogen, especially green hydrogen (produced through electrolysis using renewable energy), being posited as an ideal alternative to fossil fuels for producing electricity, the oil powerhouse Middle East has set out to become a major producer of the new clean fuel—green H2. Many oil-dependent economies within the OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum […] Read more
Indian Railways Inviting Bids For 15MW Solar Project Coupled with BESS Updated On Tue, Jun 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy The joint venture of Indian Railways and Rail India Technical and Economic Service Lmt. (RITES), Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) has invited bids to select developers for setting up a 15MW solar PV power plant with 7MW/14MWh battery energy storage systems (BESS). Indian Railways is planning to set up its first pilot solar PV […] Read more
Daily Price Swings to be Limited to 10% by Upcoming China ETS Updated On Mon, May 31st, 2021 by Saurenergy According to a recent report in The Securities Times, a Shenzhen-headquartered national financial newspaper, China’s national Emission Trading Scheme (China ETS) – a policy considered important for achieving the country’s net-zero goals – will initially set daily trading limits at 10 per cent of prices when it comes online late in June. The report cites Mr Lai […] Read more
