Canada Invests in Burchill Wind Project in Saint John Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Government of Canada is investing in renewable energy across the country and working with Indigenous partners to get major projects built. Wayne Long, Member of Parliament for Saint John–Rothesay, announced on behalf of the Minister of Natural Resources, nearly $50 million for the Burchill Wind Limited partnership between Wolumseket, owned by Neqotkuk and Natural […] Read more
Gas Lobby Hinders RE Transition In Chile Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Gas lobby is throwing a spanner in the transition to renewable energy in Chile which likes to present itself as a worldwide leader on climate change. Solar and wind projects have been developed across North Chile. But, across most of South Chile people use wood for combustion. A report recently published liberally quoted Chile’s […] Read more
IREDA sanctions Rs 14,000 cr for RE projects in Maharashtra Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Renewable energy projects finance company and government owned – Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) – has announced that it has sanctioned loans of Rs 14,445 crore and has already disbursed more than Rs 10,000 crore in Maharashtra for renewable energy projects. IREDA and Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCAI) conducted a […] Read more
ISA Signs Pact With Japan’s JICA, JBIC & NEDO To Develop Solar Energy Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Embassy of Japan in India has announced that a ‘Memorandum of Cooperation’ was signed between the Government of Japan, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) and the International Solar Alliance (ISA). According to the official statement, the pact was […] Read more
NTPC Q4, Fy 21-22 Results-Strong Show, But Slow Going On Renewable Capacity Plans Updated On Sat, May 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Country’s largest power generator- NTPC Ltd., with a present group installed capacity of 68,982 MW, declared the financial results for FY22 on 20 May 2022. NTPC Group generated 361 Billion Units and recorded highest ever annual generation in FY22 as compared to 314 Billion Units in FY21, an increase of ~15%. NTPC’s standalone gross […] Read more
British International Investment completes 250 MW RE projects in Pakistan Updated On Fri, May 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy British International Investment (BII) has said that renewable energy projects that have been supported by it with financing for an aggregate capacity of 250 MW in Pakistan have been completed. Habib Yousuf, Country Director for Pakistan at BII and British Deputy High Commissioner to Karachi, Mike Nithavrianakis joined an event marking the occassion. The projects […] Read more
‘Coal to Renewable Energy’ is Cheaper than ‘Coal to Gas’: TransitionZero Study Updated On Fri, May 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy A new study from TransitionZero says that a shift from coal to clean energy is cheaper than switching to gas. Production and use of energy is the reason behind climate change. Electricity and heat produced during the employment of energy in various uses causes 35% of GHGs across the world. Coal alone is the highest […] Read more
Solargis To Power Data Analysis Of Renewable projects for Apex in US Updated On Fri, May 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy Solargis, a leading solar data and software services firm, has provided its high-resolution, granular resource and meteorological data to leading U.S. independent power producer Apex Clean Energy (Apex). The data has been deployed to optimize over 120 of Apex’s solar projects during design, development, and operations – while enabling projects to better integrate advanced technologies […] Read more
EU Hikes Solar Target to 600 GW By 2030, 320 GW by 2025 Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Still reeling from the aftershocks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and it’s struggle to punish Russia adequately with trade sanctions on fossil fuel exports, the EU’s updated REpowerEU strategy has reworked the maths to raise its solar targets by a 10 to 20% by 2025 and 2030 respectively. The new targets are 320GW of […] Read more