IKEA To Start Selling Renewable Electricity To Swedish Households Updated On Wed, Aug 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy IKEA, which started selling solar panels and other equipment at its stores sometime back, is now moving into direct electricity selling too. Under the plan that the global retailer of furniture and other items has announced, IKEA’s solar panel producer, Svea Solar will be buying renewable electricity on the Nordic power exchange Nord Pool and […] Read more
MNRE Starts Loan Scheme for Waste to Energy Biomethanation Projects Updated On Thu, Aug 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy At a recent webinar organised on ‘World Biofuels Day’, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), in association with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF), launched a loan interest subvention scheme to provide financial assistance to innovative waste to energy biomethanation projects and business models. A GIS […] Read more
Reliance Joins Bill Gates, Paulson To Pump $144 M Into Energy Storage Firm Ambri Inc Updated On Tue, Aug 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RNESL), Bill Gates, Japan Energy Fund and a few other strategic partners are investing $144 million into US energy company Ambri Inc to help it commercialize and grow its daily cycling, long-duration system technology, and build a domestic manufacturing facility. “This financing supports the commercial growth of our company and technology,” said Dan […] Read more
Renewable energy statistics 2021 Updated On Mon, Aug 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Renewable Energy Statistics 2021 by IRENA provides data sets on the power-generation capacity for 2011-2020, actual power generation for 2011-2019, and renewable energy balances for over 130 countries and areas for 2018-2019. Data were obtained from a variety of sources, including an IRENA questionnaire, official national statistics, industry association reports, consultant reports, and news articles. […] Read more
Masdar & EDF led 400MW Wind Farm in Saudi Arabia Begins Generation Updated On Mon, Aug 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy The 400 MW utility-scale wind power project, developed by a consortium led by EDF Renewables and Masdar, two of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has started to produce electricity. The wind farm is claimed to be the largest and first in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Called Dumat Al Jandal, it has been successfully […] Read more
Global Distributed Generation (DG) Market to Reach $168.3 Billion by 2024 Updated On Mon, Aug 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Market research company Global Industry Analysts Inc., (GIA) has released a report where it projects the size of the global distributed generation market, in a post covid scenario. Distributed generation refers to small-to-medium scale modular power generation plants that are embedded into the distribution network at a point closer to the site of consumption than […] Read more
OFFSHORE RENEWABLES: An action agenda for deployment Updated On Fri, Aug 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy The report developed by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) provides insights on various emerging offshore renewable energy technologies and their underlying potential. The report includes 50 concrete actions that G20 countries may consider while defining their national strategies for offshore renewables. Suggested actions include strengthening an oceans governance according to the UN Law of the […] Read more
Indian Renewable Energy Industry Analysis Updated On Fri, Aug 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy The India Brand Equity Foundation (ibef) has reported an analysis of the Indian Renewable Energy in May 2021. It reported that India ranked third in EY Renewable Energy Country Attractive Index. Installed renewable power generation capacity has increased at a fast pace over the past few years, posting a CAGR of 17.33% between FY14-FY20. Power […] Read more
India’s Energy Storage Tech Capacity to Reach 180-800 GW by 2050 Updated On Fri, Aug 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy During the last decade, the cost of energy storage technologies, primarily lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESS), has declined rapidly and is projected to decline further over the next decade. This comes at a time when electricity grid flexibility is being recognised as an essential resource for reliable operations and for integrating high amounts of […] Read more
