Budget 2024 Announcements On PSP, Thermal- Hit Or Miss? Updated On Wed, Jul 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy As the dust settles on the budget announcements, by all accounts the budget continues to lose relevance in terms of the sort of disruptive changes it could bring earlier. For the renewable sector, that means even as the loud clamor for a reduction of GST rate on equipment like turbines and modules from 12% to […] Read more
Will Europe Give In To Rising Dominance of China in Global Wind Energy? Updated On Tue, Jul 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy Wind energy is arguably the second most impactful industry in the global renewable world, after solar. The sector continued its impressive growth in 2023, setting a new record for global new wind turbine installations, 34 per cent higher than in 2022. The world installed added over 116 Gigawatt (GW) of new wind capacity during the […] Read more
IEA Task Force Develops BIPV Toolkit To Make Evaluation Simpler Updated On Fri, Jul 19th, 2024 by Saurenergy One of the more obvious, but less appreciated fact about the world in 2050 is that possibly 60% of the building stock of 2050 is yet to be built. For Solar, that figure might be closer to 80% or more for 2035. That makes a case for evaluating new technologies and their impact with a […] Read more
ADB Approves Support for Rooftop Solar Systems in India Updated On Wed, Jul 17th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $240.5 million in loans to finance rooftop solar systems in India that will help the government expand energy access using renewable energy. The financing will support tranches 2 and 3 of the Multitranche Financing Facility (MFF) Solar Rooftop Investment Program approved by ADB in 2016. The program was restructured in […] Read more
5 Key Points for India on the Road to 300 GW Solar by 2030 Updated On Tue, Jul 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy India missed its 2022 goal of achieving 100 GW of installed solar capacity. The fact that this target is still unmet highlights the need for significant efforts to overcome various challenges if the country is to realize its vast solar potential. This is even more important considering last year’s government resolution of adding 50 GW […] Read more
SJVN Issues Tender For 1.2 GW Hybrid Projects Across India Updated On Mon, Jul 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy SJVN recently released a tender for the selection of hybrid power developers for setting up 1200 MW ISTS-connected wind-solar hybrid power projects in India. The tender mandates the hybrid power Developer (HPD) to set up a project that includes a transmission network up to the Interconnection/ Delivery Point. The project is undertaken to supply wind-solar […] Read more
Spanish Rules For Floating Solar Plants Set A New Benchmark Updated On Mon, Jul 15th, 2024 by Saurenergy Last week, the Spanish cabinet passed a regulation regarding the installation of floating solar PV (FPV) on reservoirs in the country. In a royal decree to notify the regulations, Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) moved ahead with regulations considered a mix of common sense and scientifically conservative to allow […] Read more
Senior GHG Assessor – Climate change services Updated On Fri, Jul 12th, 2024 by Saurenergy Leading and managing Validation/Verification of GHG projects end-to-end under various schemes like VCS, GCC, GS etc. Be responsible for the validation/ verification report and the follow-up of possible corrective action/ clarification or forward action requests. Analyze project documentation, including Project Design Documents (PDDs, PSFs, PDs), Monitoring Reports, and Verification Reports and verify that projects adhere […] Read more
Energy Storage Can Bring 1 TW New Capacity Online By 2033, Finds Study Updated On Tue, Jul 9th, 2024 by Saurenergy Wood Mackenzie, recently forecasted an increase in renewable energy consumption from 2024 to 2033. It expects developers to bring more than 5.4 terawatts (TWac) of new solar and wind capacity online, which can increase the cumulative global total to 8 TWac, according to the latest analysis by Wood Mackenzie. The global data and analytics provider […] Read more