Aramco To Generate 12 GW Wind And Solar Power By 2035 Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Saudi oil conglomerate Aramco has announced that it will be aiming for 12 GW of solar and wind capacity by 2035. Aramco also wants to generate 11 million tonnes of blue ammonia by the end of this decade that will employ 1.93 million tonnes of blue hydrogen. Blue hydrogen is hydrogen made from oil but […] Read more
Bhutan Mulling 300 MW Solar Power Addition Updated On Fri, Jun 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Himalayan country of Bhutan is looking bullish for solar power as it plans to diversify its energy mix. Reports cited the Economic Affairs Minister of Bhutan, Lokhnath Sharma saying that Bhutan will add 300 MW of solar power in the coming years. Bhutan currently has a mere 9 MW of renewable energy other than […] Read more
Atlas Acquires Its First Wind Power Project Updated On Wed, Jun 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy International renewable energy producer, Atlas Renewable Energy, has declared that it has acquired a wind project in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais from the French energy producer and supplier Voltalia. The statement released by Atlas Renewable said that the project, named Juramento, will have a generation capacity of 378 MW. It will be composed […] Read more
Amara Raja To Set Up Green Hydrogen Fueling Station In Leh for NTPC Updated On Wed, Jun 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy Amara Raja Power Systems has announced that the company has received an order from the state owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for the development of the first green hydrogen fuelling station on the heights of Leh in Ladakh region. Amara Raja Power Systems is a part of the $1.3 billion strong Amara Raja Group. […] Read more
Tata Power DDL Gears Up To Add 400 MW RE To Power Updated On Tue, Jun 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (DDL) is working to increase the supply of renewables to 50% of its overall supplies in the next five years. At present, the renewable profile of the company is around 21% of the discom’s supplies. The company is preparing for a peak load of about 2350 MW this year. The […] Read more
Investment Crunch, Discoms Twin Hurdles to India’s 2070 RE target : Moody’s Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Moody’s Investors Service said in a report on June 13 that India needs a shift in its energy mix toward renewable energy and improve financial health of state owned distribution companies (discoms) if it is to reach its net-zero emission by 2070. It is worth remembering that in just the Modi government’s tenure, we have […] Read more
J&K approves 200 MW rooftop solar project in Jammu city Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Administrative Council (AC) headed by LG Manoj Sinha, has approved the development of 200 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar power plants in Jammu City. These plants hope to take the optimal advantage of the solar irradiance in the high resource region of Jammu and Kashmir. They will come up as part of the ‘Solar […] Read more
Record US $14.5 b Investment In Indian RE In Last FY Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy A record US$14.5 billion was invested in renewable energy In India during the last financial year (FY2021-22) registering an increase of 125% compared to FY2020-21. However, that number still needs to be higher to meet the new demands of the renewable capacity target of 500GW by 2030. 15.5 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity was […] Read more
The Top 5: Cryptocurrencies Seeking A Greenwash Updated On Fri, Jun 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bitcoin’s environmental impact has been a talking point for a while now. From being compared to the energy consumption of whole countries to the impact of such consumption to climate change, the high energy use has been the biggest, and easiest stick to beat it up with. Similarly, the carbon footprint of the many other […] Read more