India Will Have Ethanol-based ‘flex engines’, Schemes To Come Soon: Gadkari Updated On Tue, Jun 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Union Minister, Mr. Nitin Gadkari said on Monday that India has decided to allow ethanol-based ‘flex engines’ which power vehicles using local farm produce and not fossil fuels, and will be rolling out a scheme on the same in the next three months. These are also needed as Ethanol blending picks up pace in […] Read more
“Floating Solution Will Be One Of The Main Enablers For PV sector In India” Updated On Mon, Jun 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy For French Solar Firm Ciel Et Terre, India was natural market market once the country embarked on a strong solar push, not to mention the strong partnership with France at global for a like the International Solar Alliance. Through its India firm Ciel Terre India, the firm has been quietly working to educate developers and policy […] Read more
Renewables Will Unlock $2.2 T Green Steel Monster: Rethink Report Updated On Mon, Jun 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new report published by Rethink Technology Research says that steelmaking – one of the world’s dirtiest industries – will end up becoming of the greatest opportunities for renewable energy. In the wake of a 1,000-year coal legacy, a combination of hydrogen and scrap-based production will see a 20-fold increase in the sector’s demand for […] Read more
Electric Bus Market to Grow at 13.9% CAGR Through Policies & Incentives Updated On Fri, Jun 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy The worldwide shift towards sustainable mobility has compelled the governments to bring green policies to eliminate carbon emissions and incentivize electric vehicles (EVs) for faster adoption all across the world. A recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan finds that the growing adoption of electric transit buses, driven by pro-green government policies, has enabled global sourcing […] Read more
Ikea & Rockefeller Foundation Collaborates for $1 Billion RE Investment Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Two big foundations, Ikea and Rockefeller have come together to set up a USD 1 billion global platform to fight climate change and energy poverty. The platform launching this year is aiming to reduce 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and to empower 1 billion people with distributed renewable energy (DRE). The Rockefeller Foundation is focused […] Read more
After Capacity Battle, Shifting Renewables’ Focus to Generation Key, Says REN21 Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Even though renewables added 83% of new power capacity in 2020, their share in global electricity generation increased by only 2.7%, shows a new report by REN21, a think tank and a multi stakeholder governance group focused on renewable energy policy. The Renewables 2021 Global Status Report finds that despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, renewable […] Read more
The Place of Renewables in India’s Future Power Grid Updated On Fri, Jun 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Indian power sector, one of the largest in the world, comprises one synchronised national grid that serves the entire nation. In the last decade, the transmission system has expanded from 2.4 L circuit kilometres in 2011 to 4.4 L circuit kilometres in 2021, with inter-regional transfer capacity growing to 105 GW. A recent energy event […] Read more
UNOPS S3i, IFU & ACME Co-invest in 250 MW Solar Park in Rajasthan Updated On Fri, Jun 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy An announcement revealed yesterday that Denmark’s state-owned fund IFU and United Nations Office for Project Services’ S3i have acquired 39% and 10% stake respectively in Acme Solar Holdings Ltd’s 250 MW solar project in Rajasthan. Acme Solar, a leading Solar IPP in India, holds the majority 51% stake in the project, which has a total […] Read more
Heliogen Raises $108 M for Deploying RE Tech for Heat, Power, Green H2 Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy California-based Heliogen, a renewable energy technology company, recently announced that it has raised $108 million in two funding rounds to accelerate the global deployment of its Sunlight Refinery™, a turnkey concentrated solar energy system that aims to make carbon-free energy for high-temperature heat, power, and green hydrogen accessible and more cost-effective than fossil fuels for the […] Read more
