Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance Launched with 60 GW Corporate Renewables Target by 2025 Updated On Fri, Mar 29th, 2019 by Saurenergy By working to unlock the marketplace for organizations to buy renewable energy, REBA hopes to bring more than 60 gigawatts of new renewables online in the United States by 2025. Google, Facebook, General Motors and Walmart, along with over 300 other companies, launched the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA), the largest group of corporate renewable energy buyers in the […] Read more
China Cuts Electric Vehicle Subsidies To Push Innovation Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy After a huge spike in sales of electric vehicles, China has announced plans to reduce subsidies for electric vehicles sold in the country. China said it’s scaling back subsidies on electric vehicles to encourage local manufacturers to rely on innovation rather than government assistance as the industry matures and costs fall. However, the cuts were […] Read more
Renewable Push: India To Launch Transmission Line Tenders Worth $5 Billion Updated On Wed, Mar 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy According to MNRE official, India will float Transmission line tenders worth $5 billion starting from June this year According to agency reports, India plans to launch $5 billion of transmission-line tenders in phases, beginning in June this year. The move is aimed to route a targeted 175 GW of power from renewable sources into the […] Read more
131 Public EV Charging Stations Planned in Next 3 Months For the Capital Updated On Tue, Mar 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy National Capital Region of Delhi is reportedly getting 131 new public charging stations for electric vehicles in the next three months. These chargers will provide people with easy access to recharging facilities and the locations of these charging stations have been decided so as to cater to the EV charging needs of consumers coming from […] Read more
TKM Meets 87% Energy Needs of Bidadi Plant With Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Mar 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy Through renewable power sourcing during the first three quarters of FY 2018-19, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) contributes more than 51,000 tons of Co2 reduction. Guided by Toyota’s ‘Global Environmental Challenge’ 2050 in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, till January ‘19 [in FY 2018-19], TKM successfully sourced 87% of electricity from the renewable […] Read more
SNEC 2019 PV Power & Energy Storage and Hydrogen Expos to be Held in June Updated On Tue, Mar 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy SNEC 13th (2019) PV Power Expo & Conference and the 2019 International Energy Storage and Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Exhibition and Conference (Energy Storage and Hydrogen Expo and Conference) will be held on June 3-6, 2019, in Shanghai, China. The two events were announced at the inaugural Solar Power Mexico (SPM). The event was organised […] Read more
The Sunshine Sector’s Gender Challenge Updated On Mon, Mar 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy Why the solar sector needs to have more women As yet another International Women’s Day (IWD) came around on 8th March this year, the theme this year was ‘Balance for Better’- A balanced world is a better world. That got us thinking about the solar sector in India. The many industry conferences with their rare […] Read more
InfraCo Africa Signs $2.2 M Loan Agreements with Gigawatt Global Updated On Fri, Mar 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy InfraCo Africa has signed $2.2 million convertible loan agreements with energy developer Gigawatt Global for the development of the Samburu Solar and Transmara Solar projects in Kenya. Each with a capacity of 10MWAC, the sister facilities will generate clean, reliable electricity in some of the poorest counties in the country. The financing committed by InfraCo Africa will […] Read more
KIA and Amazon Partner to Develop Efficient Home Charging Systems For EVs Updated On Wed, Mar 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy Online retailer Amazon and South Korean automaker Kia have teamed up to provide one-stop shopping for chargers, in what is just the start of the retail giant’s reach toward EV and hybrid buyers. Korean car company KIA has become the second car company to team up with Amazon to simplify the installation of home charging equipment […] Read more