Australia Pulls Back On $36 Billion Renewable and Hydrogen Project Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy The Australian government has rejected a huge wind, solar, and hydrogen project worth AUD 36 billion located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The renewable project Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) has been called “clearly unacceptable” by Environment Minister Sussan Ley. Sussan Ley declared the decision in a release published on Australia‘s environment department’s […] Read more
PTT’s Power Arm To Invest $635 Million In Renewable Energy Across Asia Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Global Power Synergy, the power unit of Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas group PTT, will invest 20 billion baht equivalent to USD 635 million, in renewable energy assets across Asia including India and China. Global Power Synergy announced that it will be borrowing up to USD 635 million from parent PTT for investment chiefly in […] Read more
After Capacity Battle, Shifting Renewables’ Focus to Generation Key, Says REN21 Updated On Mon, Jun 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Even though renewables added 83% of new power capacity in 2020, their share in global electricity generation increased by only 2.7%, shows a new report by REN21, a think tank and a multi stakeholder governance group focused on renewable energy policy. The Renewables 2021 Global Status Report finds that despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, renewable […] Read more
The Place of Renewables in India’s Future Power Grid Updated On Fri, Jun 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Indian power sector, one of the largest in the world, comprises one synchronised national grid that serves the entire nation. In the last decade, the transmission system has expanded from 2.4 L circuit kilometres in 2011 to 4.4 L circuit kilometres in 2021, with inter-regional transfer capacity growing to 105 GW. A recent energy event […] Read more
GE Renewable Adds 148.5 MW Win From Continuum For Wind Portfolio Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Wind Energy major GE Renewable Energy announced yesterday that it has won a contract from Continuum Green Energy India Pvt Ltd to set up 148.5 MW wind energy capacity in Bhuj wind farm in Gujarat. The deal includes a mandate to supply, install and commission 55 sets of its 2.7-132 onshore wind turbines for the 148.5MW Morjar, Bhuj wind farm […] Read more
NCRTC Partners with SECI to Use Renewable Energy in Delhi-Meerut Corridor Updated On Wed, Jun 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy In an effort to promote India’s sustainability development goals (SDGs), thus encouraging the use of renewable energy in the transportation sector the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) have signed a Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) to harness blended renewable energy for Delhi-Meerut RRTS (Regional rapid transit system) corridor. […] Read more
As Renewable Firms Prepare For Appeal, It’s ‘Progress’ Vs Species For the Great Indian Bustard Updated On Wed, Jun 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy It has become clear in recent weeks that the relevant solar developers and their associations will shortly file a review petition in the Supreme Court, for an order on April 19, where the court declared that power lines in the area considered native for the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), must be built underground, to prevent […] Read more
A Renewable PPA Pricing Tool From Pexapark Updated On Tue, Jun 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Zurich-based renewable energy company Pexapark has announced that it is launching a pioneering feature that accounts for a site and technology-specific production to its renewable energy PPA (power purchase agreement) pricing system named ‘PexaQuote’. The firm claims that PexaQuote currently supports developers and investors operating over 250GW of global renewable energy investments as the industry […] Read more
Amid Renewable Energy’s Expansion, Gas is Losing Traction: IISD Report Updated On Mon, Jun 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Step Off the Gas report, published earlier this month by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), examines international public finance for natural gas expansion in the Global South and the choices countries face in how to develop their energy systems while meeting socio-economic needs. The report assesses economic and environmental risks from gas […] Read more
