The Five Leaders Singled by UNEP for their Work on Curbing Emissions Updated On Thu, Apr 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy UN Environment, the arm of the UN focused on curbing emissions and fighting climate change, among other environmental challenges, has commended these 5 leaders for their work in curbing transport emissions. Even as UN Environment identified 5 leaders for their work in cutting back transport emissions, India would do well to track just what these […] Read more
GWEC Releases First Supply-Side Data Report, Vestas Well Ahead of the Rest Updated On Thu, Apr 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy The Norwegian company accounted for just over 20 percent of the market share, or more effectively every fifth wind turbine installed in the last year was manufactured by Vestas. The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has published the first edition of its annual Global Wind Market Development – Supply-Side Data 2018. According to the report, […] Read more
New Scientific Device Nanogenerator Creates Electricity From Snowfall Updated On Wed, Apr 17th, 2019 by Saurenergy Snowy places aren’t ideal for harvesting solar energy – panels can’t do much if they’re buried under blankets of snow, of course. Now a team from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has developed a new device that can produce electricity from snow itself. UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new device that […] Read more
Vestas to Acquire Minority Stake in Renewable Project Developer Sowitec Updated On Mon, Apr 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy The acquisition is expected to be finalised during the second quarter of 2019 and will have no significant impact on Vestas earnings. To support Vestas’ strategy and increase its capability to partner with its customers in project development in selective markets, Vestas has announced the acquisition of a 25.1 percent minority stake in Sowitec with […] Read more
India is Now Aiming For 227 GW of RE Capacity by 2022: Venkaiah Naidu Updated On Mon, Apr 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy India has defined an ambitious target of deploying 175GW of renewable power by 2022. This target is now further raised to 227 GW of renewable energy capacity, considering that we are well on our way to exceeding the previously set target, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said. Addressing the fourth Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific (RCAP) Congress […] Read more
Transition to 100% RE by 2050 ‘Cost-Effective’: EWG Study Updated On Mon, Apr 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new study by the Energy Watch Group and LUT University is the first of its kind to outline a 1.5°C scenario with a cost-effective, cross-sectoral, technology-rich global 100% renewable energy system that does not build on negative CO2 emission technologies. In what should be good news for skeptics worried about the cost of transitioning […] Read more
Salt as Energy Storage: Vattenfall Launches Pilot Project at Berlin Thermal Plant Updated On Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy Vattenfall, together with the Swedish company SaltX Technology, will test how renewable wind and solar power can be stored in salt. The pilot plant at the Reuter thermal power plant in Spandau, Berlin, has a total storage capacity of 10 MWh and was officially commissioned today. In experiments, SaltX’s patented technology has proven to be […] Read more
Sweden Comes Out on Top in IEA’s Energy Transition Country Review Updated On Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy Sweden is a global leader in building a low-carbon economy, with the lowest share of fossil fuels in its primary energy supply among all IEA member countries, and the second-lowest carbon-intensive economy. Sweden has been successful in its energy transformation through market-based policies that focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy, notably CO2 taxation, which has […] Read more
Deep Electrification Powered by Renewables Key for a Climate-Safe Future: Report Updated On Wed, Apr 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) charts pathways to further accelerate energy transformation which meets climate objectives while creating jobs and fostering economic growth. As the urgency to take bold climate action grows, the new analysis revealed that scaling-up renewable energy combined with electrification could deliver more than three-quarters of the […] Read more
