The Top 5: Why Data Centres Are A Favourite To Shift To Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Nov 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy Whenever you use the internet, you’re connecting to one of the millions of servers distributed across hundreds of data centres located worldwide. Yes, these are the ‘cloud’ servers every digital user today is familiar with. While they are crucial for tech giants, people may not realise that these centres, with their extensive security requirements, and […] Read more
Chicago Sets Sights On Acquiring 100% Renewable Energy By 2025 Updated On Wed, Aug 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy The city of Chicago in the USA has committed to acquiring 100% renewable energy by 2025 for use in all city facilities and activities, and as the first step in that process, has reached an agreement with electricity provider Constellation for the purchase of renewable energy. A 593MW solar PV plant will be built by […] Read more
“Corporates Will Be key To Meeting India’s 450 GW Renewables Aspiration” Updated On Fri, Jul 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Srinivasan Viswanathan, CEO of Vibrant Energy is looking ahead to a great run for the firm, as the market continues to open up and throw up new opportunities. Backed by Macquarie capital’s Blueleaf Energy which owns a majority stake in the firm, Vibrant is focused on the corporate market for renewables, with a stress on […] Read more
VPPAs Could Help Meet A Quarter Of India’s 2030 Target of Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The recently released WWF-India’s report “Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) for C&I consumers in India” highlights that the total estimated demand for VPPAs in India by 2030 could be as high as 104 GW, which could help to meet 27% of the remaining target of India’s 500 GW target by 2030. The VPPAs offer many strategic […] Read more
540 MW Boralex Solar Farms & 77 MW of Storage To Add To New York Renewable Power Updated On Fri, Jun 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Quebec, Canada based Boralex Inc. has announced five solar farms totaling 540 MW of generation and 77 MW of storage have been selected by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as part of its 2021 request for utility-scale renewable energy certificates. Once constructed, the solar farms will generate more than 1 […] Read more
Fresh CERC Regulations For RE Certificates for RE Market Development Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) released on May 9 a set of regulations for development of renewable energy market through renewable energy certificates, holding back the date of enforcement. The National Load Despatch Centre remains the mandated Central Agency to enforce a host of regulations like (i) registration of eligible entities, (ii) developing a […] Read more
Power Minister Interaction With Stakeholders On Draft Policy For Energy Storage Systems Updated On Thu, Jan 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy In an important discussion on January 25, the Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh interacted with Renewable Energy developers, industry and various government representatives to discuss the elements of the draft Policy on Energy Storage system. The policy aims at the creation of technology-agnostic large storage systems across the value […] Read more
CERC Eases Rules, Compliances For Generators, REC Certificates Updated On Thu, Jan 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure ease of doing business, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has come out with a suo-motu order on January 22, published on its site on January 24, that relooks some of the rules and compliances mandated for power generators. The new revisions cover rules linked to procedures, […] Read more
Land and Liasioning – Solar/Wind Energy Updated On Fri, Jan 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Acquisition of land for setting up of large wind/Solar projects related documentation, due diligence, title search reports and land maps, identify aggregators for smooth acquisition of land. Have now how of technical requirements and onsite land identification for Solar/Wind Power Stay updated with the application of state Land laws, Property laws and Local laws including […] Read more
