India says BRICS countries should explore cooperation in solar energy, climate resilience Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav has suggested to the BRICS countries to explore cooperation in areas of solar energy, infrastructure, industry transition and climate resilience. Interestingly, the BRICS grouping, besides having the world’s no. 2 and no. 2 emitter in the form of China and India, is also notable for […] Read more
EU Hikes Solar Target to 600 GW By 2030, 320 GW by 2025 Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Still reeling from the aftershocks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and it’s struggle to punish Russia adequately with trade sanctions on fossil fuel exports, the EU’s updated REpowerEU strategy has reworked the maths to raise its solar targets by a 10 to 20% by 2025 and 2030 respectively. The new targets are 320GW of […] Read more
The Top 5: Key Cement Manufacturers & Their Net-zero Goals Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy The 20th century onwards has belonged to concrete in many ways. Alongside its strength and resilience, concrete is crucial and ideal for the building, being relatively cheap and simple to make. Each year 30 billion tonnes of concrete is used globally. Although concrete structures are, in many ways, ideal for climate-resilient construction, it is also […] Read more
Germany’s Third Rooftop PV Tender Earns Price Of Rs 6.96/kWh Updated On Wed, May 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy Germany’s solar procurement exercise has come to its end with the final prices hitting €0.07/Rs 5.71 ($0.073)/kWh to €0.0891/kWh. Results of third tender for rooftop PV projects ranging in size from 300 kW to 750 kW are out. Reviewing 171 bids with a total capacity of 212 MW, Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) selected 163 […] Read more
New RE Capacity Will Touch 300 GW This Year, Solar To Dominate: IEA Updated On Tue, May 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy A new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that new RE capacity across solar, wind and other sectors will collectively exceed 300 GW globally this year for the first time against 295 GW in 2021. A strong policy environment in China and the EU drove most of this expansion in PV this year. […] Read more
Italy working on incentives for offshore wind projects Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Italian government is working on incentives to boost the roll-out of offshore wind facilities, Italy’s energy transition minister said on Wednesday. “Incentive mechanisms are in the programming phase,” Roberto Cingolani said, answering questions from members of parliament. Besides subsidies, Cingolani said offshore wind would also receive grants from Italy’s national Recovery Fund plan. Rome […] Read more
China, Europe Will Lead World To Record-breaking RE Capacity In 2022 Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA) said today (May 11) that China and Europe would lead the world to set a new record in renewable energy capacity in 2022 after which the momentum could drop in the following year. The findings come from IEA’s Renewable Energy Market Update for May, 2022. A press release issued by […] Read more
EU Crunches Permit Process for RE projects To Under One year To Speed Growth Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ukraine-Russia conflict is bringing Europe to expedite renewable energy expansion in the region that will just enable the European Union to end its dependence on Russian gas and oil. In a fresh development, the European Commission may propose a new framework that will fasten the permitting system for renewable energy projects in the member […] Read more
Battery Boom Could Redraw Geopolitical Order Updated On Fri, May 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has accelerated a shift to investment in renewables and storage batteries as a way to reduce dependence on imports of fossil fuels a large part of which comes from OPEC and Russia. Dependent on Russia for supply of gas everyday, Europe and USA are desperately trying to break free and access […] Read more