Renewable Energy: Looking Beyond Gujarat In 2023 Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian story of renewable energy is actually a story of paradoxes. Thus, even as the country has made remarkable progress in adding renewable capacity, it still fell comfortably short of the 175 GW target for 2022 Nationally, the country today has achieved 168 GW of renewable energy including large hydro power but the travesty […] Read more
Indian PV Modules Are Gaining Global Traction: Atul Kamathi, Grew Energy Updated On Tue, May 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Atul Kamathi is the Vice President (EPC) of Grew Renewables Pvt Ltd, an Indian solar module manufacturer. In a short-duration interview with Saur Energy at the sideline of ReneX exhibition in Hyderabad, Kamathi talks about the journey of the Grew, the likely future of the Indian module manufacturing sector, and others. A venture of the Chiripal Group, […] Read more
Aiming To Bring Down Energy Storage Costs: Manish Narula, Jinko Solar Updated On Mon, May 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Manish Narula is the Executive Vice President of Chinese solar manufacturer–Jinko Solar (South Asia). In an exclusive interview with Saur Energy in Hyderabad, Narula talked about his company’s experiments with newly-started energy storage devices, bifacial solar panels, and the future of these in India. Excerpts: How has the experience of Jinko Solar been in India till now? […] Read more
True Green Capital (TGC) Takes Majority Stake In CleanChoice Energy Updated On Sun, Apr 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy Connecticut based renewables investment firm True Green Capital Management has announced that it has acquired majority stake in Washington based cleantech company CleanChoice Energy. CleanChoice claims to empower people and businesses to access climate solutions. TGC will be offering dedicated capital to fund CleanChoice’s solar development pipeline. The acquisition will fuel the growth of CleanChoice […] Read more
IPP Conrad Energy & BNP Paribas Join Hands for English Solar Farm Updated On Fri, Apr 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy UK’s Independent Power Producer (IPP) Conrad Energy has entered into an agreement with BNP Paribas for a period of 15 years. The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) will pave the way for renewable energy to be supplied from Conrad Energy’s newly set up solar farm in Herefordshire, England. The Larport Solar Farm is slated to deliver […] Read more
South Africa Releases Its Largest Renewable Energy Tender of 3,740 MW Capacity Updated On Fri, Apr 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a first such tender for the country on African continent, South Africa has issued its first large-scale tender aimed at procuring renewable energy. With a capacity of 3,740 MW, this is the continent’s biggest program on renewable energy. This is the release of the first phase of the RFP (Request for Proposal). The tender […] Read more
The Top 5: Risks to Renewable Energy from Climate Change Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Climate change has already started posing real-world challenges. It is not just affecting adversely the developmental plans but is also disrupting the livelihoods of a considerable section of the human population in the regions prone to climate change disasters such as floods, droughts, sea level rise, etc. Renewable energy (RE) has given a push developmental […] Read more
HERC Approves Green Energy Open Access Rules, Ensures Not Levying Reliability Charges Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), in its latest order, approved changes to the draft Green Energy Open Access Rules. This comes after hearing pleas from the electricity generators, power distribution companies, and other stakeholders. The Ministry of Power, earlier on June 6, 2022, came up with its Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy […] Read more
Octopus Energy Eyes 20-GW Renewable By Decade End As It Opens 7 New Wind Farms Updated On Sun, Apr 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The UK based renewable energy player Octopus Energy has set a new target of 20GW that it wants to achieve by 2030 as it announced to have opened seven new onshore wind farms across Europe since 2022 in various countries. Octopus Energy manages £6 billion of renewable assets and energy translation projects globally. The seven […] Read more