Germany’s Renewable Energy Pledge Blackened By Coal Updated On Wed, Jun 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Falling short of the energy cut short by Russia following the European support to Ukraine, Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck warned on June 19 that the war in Ukraine will cause an energy shortage by the winter. What he actually meant was that the coal supply and use would be increased to compensate for the […] Read more
Interconnected European Grid Key to Managing Variations In Solar Irradiance Updated On Tue, Jun 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Decline In Solar Irradiance Has Sounded A Warning After it witnessed the wettest month in March 2022 in 61 years, Spain experienced the sharpest decline in solar irradiance in 28 years. The findings from a team of experts from solar data firm Solargis reveal that there has been a 50 per cent decline in […] Read more
US Launches $8 Billion Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub Programme Updated On Wed, Jun 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced through a Notice of Intent (NOI) that it will fund the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s $8 billion program to develop regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across America. According to the official statement of the department, H2Hubs will create networks of hydrogen producers, consumers, and local connective infrastructure to […] Read more
EU’s New Energy Plans Include Mandatory Solar Panels On New Buildings Updated On Fri, May 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy The European Union has recently decided to rapidly end its reliance on Russian oil and gas by making it mandatory for all new buildings to have solar panels. A news report published last week quoted the European Commission as saying, “There is a double urgency to transform Europe’s energy system: ending the EU’s dependence on […] Read more
Gautam Adani Cautions Against The ‘One sidedness’ Of Davos Updated On Fri, May 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group, in a note posted on Linkedin, has cautioned against what he saw the one sidedness that has dominated global events ever since the pandemic in 2020. “Climate change, followed by the Covid pandemic, followed by global supply chain disruptions, then the ongoing war in Ukraine, followed by levels […] Read more
Egypt Will Generate 10GW Renewable Energy Next Year Updated On Thu, May 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy The government of Egypt is looking to expedite the renewable energy projects in the country, with plans to generate about 10,000 MW of solar and other renewable power in 2023 said a government official to media. The government expects the rise in renewable energy production in the coming year as many energy projects will then […] Read more
These Four European Countries Have Set a 150 GW Offshore Wind Target Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark signed an agreement in Esbjerg on 18 May to produce offshore wind energy and green hydrogen equivalent to 65 GW by 2030 and 150 GW by 2050. Declaring their intention of becoming the Green Power Plant of Europe, the joint agreement aims for a tenfold increase in offshore wind […] 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
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