Battery Storage Warms Up with NTPC 1 GWh Tender For EOI Updated On Tue, Jun 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy National power generator NTPC continues to move aggressively on its pivot to renewable energy and more flexible power. In a tender it released on June 26, the state owned power major has invitee expression of interest (EOI) for setting up 1000 MWh of grid-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) at its power plants in India. […] Read more
JSW Steel, CSIR-NCL, Scotland Join ‘India H2 Alliance’ Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy The India H2 Alliance has expanded its membership with the inclusion of JSW Steel, which joins the IH2A energy transition coalition as the Steel and Cement Work Group lead, along with two government agencies – CSIR-National Chemicals Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) and Scottish Development International (SDI), the international arm of the Scottish Government; and three national sustainability […] 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
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
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
ADB to End Fossil Fuel Financing, No Timeline Committed Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Friday that it will not finance coal mining or oil and natural gas activities in the future, as a result of a draft energy policy supporting low carbon transition in Asia and the Pacific. Set up in the early 1960s and headquartered in Manila, the ADB has since channelled […] Read more
EVs Covers 1.3% of Vehicle Sales in India in FY 20-21 Updated On Wed, May 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Increasing domestic EV manufacturing is making India Atmanirbhar and positively impacting the Trade Deficit of India. Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption and hence its manufacturing has been the prime focus of our country for a few years now. The central and state governments are bringing new policies and incentives every year so far. According to a […] Read more
India H2 Alliance Makes Six-Point Submission to Create ‘Bharat H2’ Supply Chain Updated On Wed, May 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy India H2 Alliance has submitted a six-point agenda for creating a domestic ‘Bharat H2’ supply chain and build hydrogen systems at scale. India H2 Alliance (IH2A), the industry-led energy transition coalition, has submitted a six-point agenda to the Government of India for creating a domestic ‘Bharat H2’ supply chain and to build hydrogen systems at […] Read more
Finance Needs to be at the Centre of India’s ‘Net Zero’ Discussion: IEEFA Updated On Fri, Apr 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy India must exploit the growing pool of global capital as well as tap the resources of oil and gas majors pivoting to renewable energy With U.S. climate envoy John Kerry’s visit to India a rumour of a potential net zero announcement by India is doing the rounds. A recent flurry of reports and commentary has […] Read more
