India’s Data Centre Boom Opens Up A Fresh Segment For Green Developers Updated On Mon, Jul 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy By-Tej Prakash Bharadwaj & Manish Kumar Notwithstanding the sluggish growth of data centres in India in the early 2000s, the advent and popularity of AI means that the data center sector in India is now set for a significant expansion matching its status as a regional power. With a total capacity of around 1,000 Megawatt […] Read more
Nxtra By Airtel Joins RE100, Plans To Become 100% Green Data Centre Updated On Thu, Jun 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy Indian data center company Nxtra by Airtel has joined the RE100 initiative – a flagship global initiative led by Climate Group in partnership with CDP. RE100 is a global corporate renewable energy initiative. The aim of this initiative is to bring together hundreds of large and ambitious businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity. With this, […] Read more
How QCell Can Make Solar Module Production Sustainable? Updated On Thu, Jun 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy Solar energy is considered as one of the cleanest sources of energy and one of the most commercially viable technologies. In India, out of the 144 GW of renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro), 57 percent (82 GW) comes from solar energy alone. The generation of solar energy primarily depends on the solar panels. However, […] Read more
The Impact of Renewable Energy on Economic Growth and Job Creation Updated On Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy At first glance, the subject of renewable energy seems like a truly controversial matter, eliciting conversations and debates between advocates of climate change action and those seeking to protect their economic advantage. In a broader sense, however, there appears to be a nexus between renewable energy and economic growth. For instance, India spent $11.8 billion […] Read more
US Announces $7 Billion Solar For All Program For Rooftop Solar Updated On Tue, Apr 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy In an announcement on Earth Day (April 22nd) that will remind many of India’s very own almost $8 billion PM Suryaghar Yojana, the Biden Administration has announced a massive push for rooftop solar in the US. The program was kicked off with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announcing that 60 selectees will receive $7 billion […] Read more
US At Risk Of Falling Behind RE Target Post-IRA: Report Updated On Thu, Feb 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy A collaborative report on clean energy released by the Rhodium Group, in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), states that despite reaching record levels of investment in utility-scale clean electricity generation and storage capacity in 2023, the US has a risk of falling behind post-IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) projections. While renewable electricity has […] Read more
Nxtra Enters Into Power Wheeling Agreement With Ampln, Amplus Updated On Wed, Feb 14th, 2024 by Saurenergy Nxtra by Airtel, a data centre company in India which is a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited recently signed a power-wheeling agreement with Ampln and Amplus Energy. This agreement is undertaken to procure an additional 140,208 MWh of renewable energy. With this, Nxtra claims to enhance its existing commitment to reducing its carbon footprint through […] Read more
US Announces Investing $254mn To Decarbonize Domestic Manufacturing Updated On Mon, Jan 29th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Department of Energy (DOE) of the United States (US) recently announced that it would invest $171 million in 49 projects across 21 states. This announcement supported United States (US) President Biden’s ‘Investing In America’ agenda. The announcement stated, “This investment aimed to give new funding opportunity to advance next-generation technologies to cut emissions and […] 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
