Govt Owned Firms Install Just 1,632 MW of RE Capacity In India As On April ’23 Updated On Fri, May 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy The National Power Portal has released its latest report for the renewable capacity that India installed at the close of April 2023. The cumulative installed capacity stood at 125692 MW as on April 30, 2023. Not surprisingly, of this, solar power claims a large chunk of 67077.88 MW, while wind stands at 42868.08 MW. Notably, […] Read more
NITI Aayog To Fix Electrification Targets For App-Based Vehicles Updated On Fri, May 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Indian government’s think-tank NITI Aayog might soon introduce yearly electrification targets for mobile application-based vehicle service providers like Ola, Uber, and others, reports suggest. The move is aimed at speeding up the electrification of new fleets of vehicles by these players. According to the report, which is yet to be published, the Aayog has decided […] Read more
Ireland First Offshore Wind Auction: 3.1 GW Awarded in Four Projects Updated On Fri, May 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ireland has awarded four offshore wind energy projects of capacity nearing 3,100 Megawatt (3.1GW) in its first offshore wind auction conducted under Renewable Electricity Support Scheme ‘ORESS 1.’ The 1,300 MW Codling Wind Park will be owned and developed by a joint venture of Fred. Olsen Seawind and EDF Renewables. RWE has said it will […] Read more
Indian EV Sector Registered 170% Growth In FY23: CEEW-CEF Report Updated On Thu, May 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest analysis report by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water’s Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) claimed that sales of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in India grew exponentially in FY23. It claimed that the Indian EV sector witnessed a growth of 170 percent (compared to FY22). It also crossed the one million mark during the […] Read more
Corporate PPA Contracts Added 148 GW of RE From 2015 to 2022: WBSCD Updated On Thu, May 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy As per a recent report shared by World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBSCD), 23% of the firms that aimed for 100% renewable energy have achieved their goal of 100% renewable energy. Furthermore, by 2021, companies committing to procure 100% renewable power through RE100 were procuring 49% from renewable sources, equating to 184 TWh of […] Read more
Satyen Sail Takes Over as Mobility Business Head at Magenta Mobility Updated On Thu, May 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Satyen Sail has been appointed as the new Mobility Business Head at Magenta Mobility, a provider of electric mobility solutions. Satyen brings to the table more than 27 years of work experience that entails working with Coca-Cola, Vodafone, Kingfisher, and Reliance. Prior to his role at Magenta, Satyen looked after fleet operations with Lithium Urban […] Read more
Masdar to Use Octopus Technology to Develop UK Battery Storage Updated On Thu, May 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Global energy tech group Octopus Energy has inked a deal with renewable major Masdar under which it will license Octopus’ technology platform Kraken to flexibly manage its battery storage portfolio in the UK. The move will enable Masdar to optimize and expand its energy trading capabilities in the UK, helping to accelerate the rollout of […] Read more
Azure Power Onboards Shelly Mani Panattu as Project Director Updated On Wed, May 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Independent Power Producer Azure Power has appointed Shelly Mani Panattu as the new Project Director. Panattu has more than 29 years of experience in project execution, construction, operations, change management, stake holder management. His global experience entails power transmission, distribution and renewable energy sectors. Shelly holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from National Institute of […] Read more
Linxon, Available Power Agree For 200 MWh BESS Project Updated On Tue, May 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy US Power management firm Linxon has signed an exclusivity agreement with Available Power for the 100 MW/200 MWh Greenport Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Austin, Texas. Linxon said that this agreement strengthens the relationship between both parties, following their strategic partnership for 1GW of distributed energy storage projects in the ERCOT market. Linxon […] Read more
