Council Meets with Spotlight on Energy Transition & Food Systems: IRENA Updated On Fri, May 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy The 21st meeting of the Council will be held virtually on 25th and 26th May More than 280 representatives from 96 countries will gather virtually to attend the 21st Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), next week as countries continue to calibrate energy policy in line with the achievement of sustainable development goals […] Read more
RE Certificates Worth Over Rs 9,000 Cr Sold in India to Date: CEEW-CEF Updated On Thu, May 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to an independent study released today by the CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF), India’s Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) market has recorded net sales worth INR 9,266 crore during its decade of existence. The CEEW-CEF is an initiative of the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), one of Asia’s leading think tanks. CEEW-CEF […] Read more
Green Hydrogen Not a Blanket Alternative to Fossil Fuels? Updated On Thu, May 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Green hydrogen is increasingly being built up as the ideal clean fuel for a carbon-neutral tomorrow, but is it a viable replacement for the use of fossil fuels in cars or domestic heating systems? In a recently published study conducted by Germany’s Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), scientists have found that even though […] Read more
India Moves to 3rd in Latest Renewable Energy Attractiveness Index Updated On Thu, May 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy A piece of positive news has come from Ernst & Young Global Limited (EY), which released its 57th Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) yesterday, granting the third position to India due to its continued progress in solar energy. The biannual RECAI ranks the world’s top 40 markets on the attractiveness of their renewable energy investment […] Read more
IEA Report Advises Shutting Out Fossil Projects Now, To Reach 1.5C Target Updated On Wed, May 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA), one of the premier energy modeling agencies and until recently, a key backer of the perception that fossil fuel’s still have a future (of sorts), has finally changed track. In a recommendation that will surprise many people, and please even more who have been calling for the same, the agency […] Read more
How Cities Can Take Action to Drive the Energy Transition: IRENA Updated On Tue, May 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy The dominance of fossil fuels in the urban energy supply puts cities on the frontline of climate change. Cities account for about 75% of global primary energy use and are responsible for 70 per cent of energy related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, making them key actors in both national and global efforts to transition to […] Read more
Suncor and ATCO Partner to Produce Clean Hydrogen in Alberta Updated On Wed, May 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Two Canadian energy companies, Suncor and ATCO have announced that they will be working together to build a clean hydrogen project near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta with an estimate to produce 300,000 tonnes of clean hydrogen per year. The clean hydrogen project is in the early stages of developments including design and engineering. This project would […] Read more
Renewables Powering Through the Pandemic: IEA Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Renewable electricity expanded at fastest pace in two decades, with huge additions of solar and wind becoming the ‘new normal’ going forward Renewable sources of electricity such as wind and solar grew at their fastest rate in two decades in 2020 and are set to expand in coming years at a much faster pace than […] Read more
Repsol Starts Construction of Delta II, Its Largest Renewable Project at 860 MW Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Repsol has begun construction of Delta II, the company’s largest renewable project to date. Once com-pleted, it will have a total capacity of 860 MW distributed over 26 wind farms located in the region of Ara-gon in northeastern Spain. In the first construction stage, Repsol has begun work on two wind farms, La Cometa I […] Read more
