KPIT Announces Winners of the Fifth Edition of Its National Innovation and Design Contest, KPIT Sparkle 2019 Updated On Mon, Feb 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy Team Aqua from Army Institute of Technology, Pune won the Platinum Award at KPIT Sparkle 2019 KPIT, a global leader in automotive engineering and mobility solutions, has announced the winners of its annual national design and development innovation contest, KPIT Sparkle 2019. The competition aims at fostering innovation among students by providing them with an […] Read more
European Offshore Wind Capacity Grew By 18% in 2018 Updated On Sat, Feb 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Europe installed 2.6 GW of new offshore wind energy capacity in 2018, according to statistics released by WindEurope. That’s an 18% increase in Europe’s offshore wind capacity. Europe now has 105 offshore wind farms across 11 countries with a total capacity of 18.5 GW. This is around 10% of the total installed wind energy capacity […] Read more
EESL & BRPL to Launch Super-Efficient Air Conditioning Programme Updated On Sat, Feb 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy EESL and BSES have joined hands to implement a 12-month pilot of the Super-Efficient Air Conditioning programme. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of four National Public Sector Enterprises under Ministry of Power, Government of India, has launched its Super-Efficient Air Conditioning Programme for residential and institutional consumers in the BSES area. EESL […] Read more
Madhya Pradesh Regulator is Right, Don’t Consider Any Change in PPAs Updated On Sat, Feb 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy The news that the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has refused the plea from the state electricity distribution companies’ (discoms) to revise the rates at which they procure wind power is to be welcomed. The MP Power management company — the holding entity of the state’s discoms, had made a plea to review the […] Read more
Wish List for The Final 2019 Budget Updated On Fri, Feb 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy In a year when the country heads for general elections, the renewable sector has reason to look forward to a good final budget, from whoever comes to power. This is because the renewables sector has been an undisputed success story for India, and no government should be doing anything to slow it down. For the […] Read more
MNRE’s Rs 175.87 Cr RE Research and Technology Development Programme Renewed Updated On Fri, Feb 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The President of India has given his approval for the continuation of the Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development (RETD) program of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for implementation during 2017-18 and 2019-20 at the cost of Rs 175.87 crore. The scheme aims at scaling up R&D effort for “Renewable Energy Research […] Read more
Wind Now Provides 14% of Europe’s Electricity Updated On Fri, Feb 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Wind energy provided 14% of the EU’s electricity last year, up from 12% in 2017, according to statistics released by WindEurope. Wind power capacity rose in Europe by 11.3 GW in 2018. Continued growth in capacity and the use of more powerful turbines are helping to drive up wind’s share in the electricity mix. Denmark […] Read more
World Bank’s IFC to Invest $75 Mn in AC Energy’s Green Bond Updated On Thu, Feb 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy The proceeds from the AC Energy green bonds will be used to finance the company’s plans for up to 5GW of renewable energy projects in East Asia and Pacific. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will invest $75 million in the first-ever listed green bond issued by AC Energy Finance International Limited and […] Read more
ReNew Power Secures Additional Debt Funding of $350 Mn From OPIC Updated On Thu, Feb 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy The IPP has secured a fresh debt financing of up to USD 350 million from the US Government’s development finance institution. ReNew Power, one of India’s largest renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP) in terms of total energy generation capacity, has secured a fresh debt financing of up to USD 350 million from the Overseas […] Read more