Ministry of Coal To Employ Surplus Land For Green Energy Projects Updated On Mon, Oct 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Coal and the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) have joined hands to work for the promotion of green energy. The decision was arrived at during secretary-level joint meeting between the two ministries. The MNRE will offer technical, policy and capacity building support, technicians and other functionaries through National Institute of […] Read more
SPDA Chalks Out New Brand Identity Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy SPDA, or the Solar Power Developers Association, an independent industry association committed towards promoting the renewable energy space, has made a strategic decision to rebrand itself as ‘Sustainable Projects Developers Association’ (SPDA). The new brand identity reflects the association’s transition from representing pure-play renewable energy developers to that of representing end-to-end provider of solutions across […] Read more
SECI’s Aggregate Capacity of PSA Agreements Exceeds 50 GW Updated On Sun, Oct 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a Miniratna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has surpassed the milestone of 50 GW aggregate capacity of agreements signed under Power Sale Agreements (PSAs). The latest quantum of PSAs signed stands at 50,292.64 MW now, where SECI is the trader as an […] Read more
Jakson Green to Develop INR 2,400 Crore Green Ammonia Plant Updated On Thu, Oct 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Jakson Green Private Limited, an energy transition platform backed by India’s Infrastructure and Renewables powerhouse, Jakson Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Deendayal Port Authority to set up a green ammonia facility. The project is valued at approximately INR 2400 crore. The green ammonia facility, situated at Kandla Port, Gujarat, will be […] Read more
Volvo Signs Up 1 GW Offshore Wind Project to Power Ops in Sweden Updated On Wed, Oct 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Sweden-based renewable energy developer Eolus Vind AB has entered into an agreement with Volvo Car AB, under which, Eolus will supply energy to the carmaker from its 1 GW Vastvind offshore wind project. The plant, located off the coast of Gothenburg, will power Volvo’s Torslanda factory in western Sweden. The said project includes a battery […] Read more
PERC Researchers Win Prestigious Engineering Prize Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been an occasion to celebrate four solar pioneers, who developed the widely used PERC technology that improved solar efficiency and supported a steep drop in costs over the past two decades. The four awardees– Professor Martin Green of UNSW, Professor Andrew Blakers of ANU, and Dr Aihua […] Read more
European Solar Body Wants Life Support Now, from the EU Updated On Thu, Oct 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar Power Europe, the member-led association for the European solar PV sector, with claims to represents over 300 organisations across the entire solar sector in the continent has iterated its demand for direct support from the EU, instead of trade tariffs. Calling trade tariffs no solution, the board of Solar Power Europe said that ” […] Read more
EU Augments Overall Energy Consumption Target to 42.5% by 2030 Updated On Tue, Oct 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy The European Council recently adopted the new Renewables Energy Directive that will raise the share of renewable energy in the EU’s overall energy consumption to 42.5% by 2030 with an additional 2.5% indicative top up to allow the target of 45%. The directive has been formally adopted. Member states will have 18 months after the […] Read more
India’s RE sector offers scale of economies to foreign investors: Dhananjay Singh, ENGIE Updated On Tue, Oct 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Please tell us about your installed capacities in India. Globally, we have got about 38 Gigawatts of renewable capacity and out of that in India, we have got over a gigawatt in operations and close to 1 gigawatt in construction. And then we want to grow bigger in India and probably we want to be […] Read more
