Fitch Ratings Bumps Up IREDA Credit Ratings Updated On Mon, Dec 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Global ratings agency, Fitch Ratings has upgraded Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited ‘s (IREDA) Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and long-term senior unsecured rating to ‘BBB-‘ from ‘BB+’. The Outlook is Negative. At the same time, Fitch has upgraded the Short-Term IDR and the short-term senior unsecured rating to ‘F3’ from […] Read more
With Member Law Finally In, CERC Looks To Restart Soon Updated On Mon, Dec 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy With the appointments committee of the cabinet finally approving the selection of Pravas Kumar Singh as Member (law) for the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), the stage is finally set for restart of operations at the critical regulator, in hibernation since August 28. As we have reported regularly with updates, the body was effectively shut […] Read more
sPower Expands New York Portfolio Through 1-Gigawatt Acquisition Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy sPower, a leading renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), announced today the acquisition of nine solar projects in New York from National Grid Renewables, the renewable energy arm of National Grid’s competitive, unregulated division. The portfolio includes projects in Franklin, Jefferson, Chautauqua, Lewis, and other counties across Upstate New York. This portfolio is estimated to […] Read more
IESA & UNIDO Partner to Promote Innovations in Energy Storage in India Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy IESA has partnered with UNIDO for FLCTD Innovation Challenge for technology innovation in beta deployment of energy storage in India India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) has announced that it has partnered with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) for “Facility of Low Carbon Deployment” (FLCTD) Innovation Challenge for technology innovation in the beta deployment […] Read more
Siemens Energy teams up with Duke Energy, Clemson University to study hydrogen use Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Siemens Energy, Duke Energy and Clemson University have teamed up to study the use of hydrogen for energy storage and as a low- or no-carbon fuel source to produce energy at Duke Energy’s combined heat and power plant at Clemson University in South Carolina. The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that it awarded Siemens Energy a $200,000 grant for the research […] Read more
China Adds 40 GW Of Solar To Grid In 2020 Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy China has brought about 40 gigawatts (GW) of new solar power into operation in 2020, taking its total installed solar capacity to 240 GW. As per Wang Bohua, vice-chairman of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA), China’s total solar capacity had increased more than fivefold since 2015 and could double in the next five years […] Read more
MNRE Seeks Comments on Draft Tender for Component-B of KUSUM Scheme Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy MNRE has requested comments on the draft tender prepared by EESL for the installation of standalone solar pumps under component-B of KUSUM. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is implementing the PM-Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme under which standalone solar pumps are being installed with government financial support. During FY […] Read more
Can China Become ‘Carbon Neutral’ by 2060? Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Imagine China, the world’s top emitter of carbon emissions, which in 2019 released nearly double the emissions of the US which has barely any coal power plants. Now imagine it with zero gasoline-powered cars, and with more than four times the 1,200 gigawatts of solar and wind power capacity installed across the world today. This […] Read more
ARENA to Fund USD 12.9 million to AEMO for its Distributed Energy Project Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced USD 12.9 million in funding to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) for the development of a major Victorian Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Marketplace trial named Project EDGE (Energy Demand and Generation Exchange). Project EDGE is a multi-year project to demonstrate an off-market, proof-of-concept Distributed Energy […] Read more
