Union Budget 2019: A Mixed Bag for the Solar Industry Updated On Sat, Jul 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy As expected from Modi Government 2.0, India’s first full-time woman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had few eggs in her basket for the renewables sector. Here’s how the key stakeholders of the solar industry, including policymakers, think tanks, leading private players have reacted to the government’s Budget for FY19-20: After the budget, Power Minister R. K. […] Read more
China To Dominate CSP Revival in Long Term Updated On Mon, Jul 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy Concentrated Solar Power is the technology which uses mirrors to concentrate the sun’s energy to drive traditional steam turbines or engines that create electricity. The thermal energy concentrated in a CSP plant can be stored and used to produce electricity when it is needed, day or night. Concentrated solar power (CSP), a renewable energy technology […] Read more
Jobs in Solar – The Untold Story Updated On Tue, Jun 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy In 2015, when the government hiked the solar energy target from 20GW to 100 GW (in a new 175 GW renewables target) by 2022, it was considered wildly ambitious. Also, it was enough to spark strong interest in the sector finally, and with it, big bets. As it turned out, the sector did not […] Read more
Helping Achieve Grid Stability A Big Opportunity for Wärtsilä India – Neeraj Sharma Updated On Thu, Jun 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy With a total delivery of over 250 power plants and 3500MW of generation capacity, Wartsila India has had a ringside view of the evolving power scenario in India. The Finnish multinational is now making a strong case for its gas based plants, to balance out demand surges, as renewable energy plays a bigger role. Not […] Read more
Norway Passes Law, Sovereign Fund To Become More Greener Updated On Fri, Jun 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global has obtained a go-ahead to divest as much as $13bn of investments from fossils fuels after its parliament voted to pass the law The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund which handles over $ 1trillion worth of Norway’s investments has been given a green light for the largest fossil fuel divestment […] Read more
Global Action Needed to Scale Up Hydrogen For a Clean & Secure Energy Future Updated On Fri, Jun 14th, 2019 by Saurenergy The world has an important opportunity to tap into the vast potential of hydrogen to become a critical part of a more sustainable and secure energy future, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has revealed in a major new report. The in-depth study, which analyses hydrogen’s current state of play and offers guidance on its future […] Read more
SNEC Shanghai 2019. India is falling ‘Behind’ Updated On Mon, Jun 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy At the SNEC Shanghai Show, held in shanghai from June 4-6, and among the largest expos for the solar industry in the world, after three days of meetings with visitors and exhibitors from China and other countries, for their view of the Indian market, we saw an almost uniform perspective on the Indian market this […] Read more
United States Hits 2 Mn Solar Installations, 4 Mn Expected by 2023: Report Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy The report forecasts that there will be 3 million installations in 2021 and 4 million in 2023, continuing the swift rise of solar. A new report has revealed that the United States has crossed the 2 million solar PV installations landmark. Progressing at an astonishing rate, the second million installations came in a period of […] Read more
India’s Solar Powered IPO’s. Why Success Will Matter Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy Recent weeks have brought news of two IPO’s from firms in the sector. First is of course Sterling and Wilson’s plans for a billion dollar IPO, with almost $650 million being the shares offered by key promoters Shapoorji Pallonji and Co and Chairman Khurshed Yazdi Daruvala for sale. The firm, which clocked a topline of […] Read more