The BCD Calculus: Will It Deliver The Right Outcomes? Updated On Thu, Mar 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy As expected, once it did arrive, India’s Basic Customs Duty (BCD) plan for solar cells and equipment has managed to create just the sort of furore that the government claims it seeks to avoid. After all, for once, this was a decision that was long in coming, with intent having been announced last year itself, […] Read more
Reshaping the Future of the Electric Grid Through Low-Cost, Long-Duration Discharge Batteries Updated On Thu, Mar 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new era of energy provided by renewables may be close, thanks to research begun at the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Innovation Hub led by DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory, and continued at its spinoff company, Form Energy. The challenge JCESR addressed is long-duration energy storage – […] Read more
Karnataka Issues Renewable Energy Policy 2021-26, Targets 20 GW of RE Projects Updated On Fri, Mar 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL) has drafted the “Karnataka Renewable Energy Policy 2021-26” to strengthen the Renewable Energy markets in the state. Being one of the leading States in Renewable Energy (RE) sector in the country with a RE generation capacity of about 15,037 MW, the KREDL has drafted the policy with a foremost […] Read more
EDP to Invest EUR 24 Bn in Energy Transition, Eyeing 50 GW RE Capacity by 2030 Updated On Mon, Mar 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy EDP has announced its Strategic Update for the period 2021-2025, revealing a EUR 24 billion plan for investment in the energy transition EDP – Energias de Portugal – the Portuguese electric utility has announced its Strategic Update for the period 2021-2025, reinforcing its position as a leader of the energy transition, with an unprecedented EUR 24 billion […] Read more
Coal Power may Have Already Passed its Peak, if India Delivers its RE Targets Updated On Wed, Feb 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy An analysis by energy think tank Ember has revealed that coal power has continued to decline in India since reaching a peak in 2018. An analysis by energy think tank Ember has revealed that India’s coal power has continued to decline since reaching a peak in 2018. Coal-fired electricity generation in India fell 5 percent […] Read more
Palantir & bp Deepen Partnership, Accelerate Energy Transition Updated On Sat, Feb 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Palantir Technologies Inc. and bp have extended their partnership to support bp as it works towards its ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and to help the world get to net zero. Palantir will provide its software to bp at the enterprise level, with global deployment across the organization in […] Read more
Ameren Missouri Acquires its First Wind Energy Center in Northeast Missouri Updated On Sat, Dec 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), has closed on the acquisition of the company’s first wind energy center, a 400-megawatt (MW) project in northeast Missouri. The purchase of the High Prairie Renewable Energy Center in Adair and Schuyler counties is the first of two planned investments in Missouri-based wind generation, which will add 700 MW of clean […] Read more
RERC Sets Tariff of Rs 6 per unit Applicable on EV Charging Stations Updated On Wed, Dec 23rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has released a draft Suo-Motu order on the matter of Charging Infrastructure, Tariffs, and other regulatory issues for Electric Vehicles on December 21, 2020. Promoting Electric Vehicles and their Impact on the Grid, they declared the applicable tariffs on the EV public charging stations (PCS) of Rs 6 per […] Read more
R.K Singh Pushes For Consumer Rights in Power, With Electricity Rules 2020 Updated On Mon, Dec 21st, 2020 by Saurenergy The Power Sector finally sees a much delayed turn towards becoming more consumer centric, with the promulgation of a set of rules and obligations under the “Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020” issued today. Announcing the new rules today, R.K.Singh, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, said, […] Read more
