ACC & Ambuja Cements Pushing Decarbonization to Reach Net-Zero Emissions Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy ACC and Ambuja Cements have announced that they are pushing up their decarbonization agenda to reach their net-zero emissions target. Having an aim to generate clean and green energy both companies are in line with LafargeHolcim’s Net Zero Pledge and its ambition to reduce emissions from electricity. The decarbonization agenda will be delivered through several […] Read more
ADB to End Fossil Fuel Financing, No Timeline Committed Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Friday that it will not finance coal mining or oil and natural gas activities in the future, as a result of a draft energy policy supporting low carbon transition in Asia and the Pacific. Set up in the early 1960s and headquartered in Manila, the ADB has since channelled […] Read more
Amazon Raises $1 bn Sustainability Bond, Issues $18.5 bn Debt Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Seattle-based tech giant Amazon.com Inc. issued its first sustainability bond yesterday, raising $1 billion to fund ongoing and new sustainability projects in renewable energy, clean transport, greener buildings and affordable housing. The total debt issued by the company on the same day was a whopping $18.5 billion. The sustainability bonds enable investors to join the firm in tackling […] Read more
Airports A Better Option Than Households for Rooftop Solar- RMIT University Study Updated On Mon, May 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to a recent study by RMIT University (The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) , if Australian government-owned airports had large-scale rooftop solar systems installed, they could produce enough electricity to power 136,000 homes. That makes airports a far more attractive and effective prospects for rooftop solar, than a campaign targeting households. Researchers at RMIT […] Read more
India and the EU Commit to Energy Connectivity Partnership Updated On Mon, May 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy Last Saturday, India and the European Union agreed to bring the EU-India Roadmap 2025 in action and foster new synergies to jointly contribute to a safer, greener, cleaner, more digital, resilient and stable world. The day saw two key events- ‘India-EU Leader’s Meeting’ and ‘India-EU Business Roundtable’- being held simultaneously so that alliances in climate, […] Read more
WattEV to Build ‘Megawatt E-Truck Stop’; aims for 12,000 HD Electric Trucks on California Roads by 2030 Updated On Mon, May 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy A small start-up with big ambitions is making a serious splash in the truck transport world by building the nation’s first 25-megawatt, solar-powered, electric-only public truck stop to serve electric truck transport between California’s fast-growing Central Valley and Southern California’s bustling ports and shipping hubs. WattEV, founded by an experienced team of telecommunications and satellite […] Read more
Highest-ever Boom in Copper Amid Clean Energy Transition: Bloomberg Updated On Mon, May 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to recent analysis by Bloomberg, a New York City-headquartered data and media company, copper surged this week to its highest-ever and copper future prices rose as high as $10,440 a ton in London. This follows the boom in copper spread over the past year, which caused prices to double in the period. The year 2011 […] Read more
Battery Firm ESS to be Publicly Listed; Value Expected to Cross $1 Bn Updated On Mon, May 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy ESS Tech, a manufacturer of iron flow batteries has entered into an agreement that will result in it becoming a publicly listed company. ESS Tech, a manufacturer of long-duration iron flow batteries for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications, and ACON S2 Acquisition, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, have announced they have entered […] Read more
IEX: 90% YoY growth in electricity market; 7707 MU trade in April 2021 Updated On Fri, May 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Great news has come from the electricity market at the Indian Energy Exchange as it began the new fiscal year 2022 with 7707 MU volume in April 2021, achieving a 90.2 per cent year-on-year growth, much like its notable performance in the last fiscal year. Considering the power demand data published by the National Load Dispatch […] Read more
