Need to Look Beyond Green Bonds and Grants, to Risk Capital Updated On Tue, Apr 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s per capita consumption is at 1/3 of global standards. In effect, helping the world lower its overall energy consumption rather than increasing it. Plastic usage remains among the lowest, notwithstanding the visible pollution we see around us. There is just 4% air conditioning penetration in India. As India moves up or catches up with […] Read more
Rising Oil Prices. The Good And Bad for Renewables Updated On Tue, Apr 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Typically, sector enthusiasts for renewables don’t mind higher oil prices, as it helps make the case for renewables stronger. In fact, some of the biggest investments in EV’s were made when oil prices were threatening to spike to $75 plus levels. The situation is a lot more complicated today. As things stand, the renewables economy […] Read more
Growatt Hikes Investment in India’s Growing Rooftop Solar Market Updated On Mon, Apr 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy It also added that, if policy and financing support comes in, rooftop installations will take off for sure. Buoyed by the growth of Indian rooftop solar market, China-based PV-solar inverters maker Growatt has started increasing its investment in the country. Speaking on the investment, Growatt, Regional Director, Rucas Wang said, “Indian solar market is on […] Read more
ISA spreads out. To take Reinvest Global with Sun World Name Updated On Mon, Apr 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA), India’s biggest global multilateral initiative ever that is also headquartered in India, is set to spread out globally, with RE-Invest the flagship ministry event moving out under it to Peru this year. The Re-Invest Event completed its second edition in October last year, when it was held near the capital […] Read more
Europe Invested EUR 27 Billion in New Wind Farms Last Year Updated On Mon, Apr 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Europe invested EUR 27 bn in new wind farms in 2018, which will finance a record amount of future new wind energy capacity. According to WindEurope’s annual Financing and Investment Trends report, the amount invested is similar to previous years. But, with cost reduction, especially in the offshore wind segment, the investments will finance a […] Read more
Vikram Solar Expects the Solar Sector to Bare No Impact of the General Elections Updated On Thu, Apr 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy Amit Gupta, Director – Legal and Corporate affairs, Vikram Solar gives his take on whether the ongoing general election will have any impact on the solar sector. Vikram Solar, the West Bengal-based solar solutions provider has come out and said that it expects the solar sector to stay unaffected by the general elections. “In our […] Read more
Altus Power Acquires 19 MW Operating Solar Portfolio in 3 US States Updated On Thu, Apr 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy The company has acquired the portfolio from a lender through a private foreclosure sale. Greenwich- based Altus Power has completed the acquisition of a multi-state 19 MW operating portfolio of ground-mounted solar assets. The company has acquired the portfolio from a lender through a private foreclosure sale. Further, this 19 MW DC portfolio of solar […] Read more
ADB Granted Nearly USD 4 Bn in Sovereign Loans and Co-Financing to India in 2018 Updated On Wed, Apr 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed to providing nearly USD 4 billion in sovereign loans to India in 2018, the highest level of assistance since sovereign operations began in the country in 1986, said the annual report of the multilateral lending agency. In total, ADB, owned by 68 member countries, committed a total of USD […] Read more
Transition to 100% RE by 2050 ‘Cost-Effective’: EWG Study Updated On Mon, Apr 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new study by the Energy Watch Group and LUT University is the first of its kind to outline a 1.5°C scenario with a cost-effective, cross-sectoral, technology-rich global 100% renewable energy system that does not build on negative CO2 emission technologies. In what should be good news for skeptics worried about the cost of transitioning […] Read more
