Captive Cogeneration Plants To Meet RPO Obligations Out Now, Says MERC Updated On Tue, Sep 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy In a ruling that will await final judgement on a challenge in the Mumbai High Court, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has ruled to eject a petition from JSW Steel to consider power produced from its fossil fuel based co-generation plant as a set off for its Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) in the state. […] Read more
Is Maharashtra Ready For ‘Renewable Only’ Capacity Creation? Updated On Sat, Aug 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Coronavirus pandemic might have achieved what no amount of push from well meaning people did. Force one of India’s top Industrialised states, Maharashtra, to consider a full stop on fresh thermal energy capacity creation in the state. A report in the Economic Times quotes Maharashtra Energy minister Nitin Raut saying that no more thermal […] Read more
NTPC To Move Ahead on Separate Renewable Energy Arm Updated On Mon, Aug 24th, 2020 by Saurenergy Wire agency PTI reports that NTPC Limited has received a ‘go ahead’ from the Niti Aayog and Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) to set up a wholly-owned company for its renewable energy business. The move formalises NTPC’s plans in the renewable space. For many observers, a massive shift by the largest power […] Read more
Tetra Tech Wins USAID Renewable Energy Contract Worth $29.7 Million Updated On Thu, Aug 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy USAID has awarded Tetra Tech a five-year, USD 29.7 million single-award contract for the continuation of its Scaling Up Renewable Energy project (SURE II). Tetra Tech has announced that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded the Company a five-year, USD 29.7 million single-award contract for the continuation of its Scaling Up Renewable Energy […] Read more
Design Breakthrough can Spur Advances in Solar Lasers and Hydrogen Generation Updated On Thu, Aug 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy Scientists in Japan have developed a fully planar device that converts sunlight into a laser beam, which can efficiently power hydrogen fuel generators. Solar-pumped lasers convert sunlight into laser beams, which can be used to produce hydrogen—a clean type of fuel that can help to tackle the current environmental crisis. But, these lasers usually require […] Read more
Brookfield Renewable to Issue Green Bonds Worth $318.75 Mn Updated On Wed, Aug 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Brookfield Renewable Partners has agreed to issue USD 318.75 million aggregate principal amount of medium-term notes (green bonds). Brookfield Renewable Partners has announced that it has agreed to issue CDN$ 425 million (USD 318.75 million) aggregate principal amount of medium-term notes (green bonds), Series 14, due August 13, 2050, which will bear interest at a […] Read more
Renewables in 2020 Will be Fastest-Growing Source of Electricity in the US: EIA Updated On Wed, Aug 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy The EIA has revealed that it expects renewables to be the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the US in 2020. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has revealed in its Short Term Energy Outlook (STEO) that it expects renewables to be the fastest-growing source of electricity generation in the US in 2020. It has […] Read more
We Need to Renew our Pledge to Renewables: Niti Aayog VC Updated On Thu, Aug 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy India needs to renew its pledge to renewables as thermal cannot take the country far due to environmental constraints, Niti Aayog VC Rajiv Kumar has said. India needs to renew its pledge to renewables as thermal energy cannot take the country far due to environmental constraints, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said. Delivering the keynote address on ‘Solar Energy: The […] Read more
India’s Top 5 Power Producers And their Renewable Energy Plans Updated On Tue, Aug 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the broader developed economies, the push for renewable energy has already gone well past the stage for policy pushes, with many firms and power producers making decisive, long term shifts even as pressure, both public and from the government, still builds up. That is one reason why coal fired plants are shutting down faster […] Read more
