European Solar Body Cites ‘Forced Labour’ For Protection From Chinese Imports Updated On Tue, Jan 16th, 2024 by Saurenergy The European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC), a body representing mostly European solar manufacturers, has written an open letter to the EU calling for regulation of ‘forced labour’ in the solar supply chain. The move is not the first, as the bidy has been repeatedly citing the threat to European manufacturers from what it calls unsustainably […] Read more
Top 12 Trends Of 2023 That Created Ripples In Indian Renewable Sector Updated On Tue, Jan 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy For India, forming a backdrop to the whole year was the softening in global module prices, continuation of ALMM exemptions, and of course, the noise around carbon credits and green hydrogen. Which events actually made an impact? Which ones stood out and are most likely to make a real impact, and soon? We present below […] Read more
Solar Emerges As Primary Choice For Domestic Funding Of NDC Targets: IRENA Updated On Tue, Dec 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) report shared the status of the renewable energy target in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) until October 2023 and talked about the role of solar in this. It found that 148 parties have set quantifiable renewable energy targets for tripling renewable energy power by 2030. In this, 113 […] Read more
ISA & Nuru Introduce 15 MW Solar Project Under Global Solar Facility Updated On Mon, Dec 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA) has announced a milestone with the initiation of the first pilot project under its Global Solar Facility (GSF). In collaboration with Nuru, a solar power firm in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the project aims to develop and construct 15 MW of solar metro grid capacity across three […] Read more
ICRA Sees FY24 Ending On a Positive Note For RE, 20 GW Additions Projected For India Updated On Thu, Dec 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ratings and Research firm ICRA sounded an optimistic note in their December update, with hopes that overall renewable capacity additions in FY24 will touch 20 GW. That number, made up of 12 GW of solar, 2 GW of wind besides other RE sources, becomes even better for FY25. The firm expects solar to add 20 […] Read more
Asia Likely To Have 55% Share Of Global Renewable Energy Jobs: IRENA Updated On Fri, Dec 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) recently released its world energy transition outlook report. Their report mentioned that Asia is expected to account for a 55% share of global renewable energy jobs, followed by Europe (14%), US (13%) and Sub-Saharan Africa (9%) till 2050 under 1.5-degree scenario. It adds that, the jobs are unevenly distributed as, […] Read more
Five Clean Energy Sectors Employ Around 9 million Workers: IEA Report Updated On Thu, Nov 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) titled World Energy Employment (WEE) 2023 mentions five sectors that employ around 9 million workers today. Among these sectors, solar PV is reported to be the largest, creating around 4 million jobs. On the other hand, manufacturing of EVs and their batteries has reportedly been the […] Read more
India Launches Programme For Energy Efficient Cooking Updated On Fri, Nov 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of Public Sector Undertakings under the Ministry of Power, launched its National Efficient Cooking Programme (NECP) and Energy Efficient Fans Programme (EEFP) under the presence of Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh, at an event held in New Delhi. These initiatives are […] Read more
Wind & Solar Can Reduce Emissions By 20% In Power Sector: EMBER Updated On Mon, Oct 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy A report released by EMBER on peak fossil fuel emission states that wind and solar can reduce emissions by 20% in the power sector. The report shows growing evidence that the world is close to a global peak in power sector emissions. The report finds that there are 107 economies, which have moved past ‘peak’ […] Read more
