Cheaper Than Imports? US Counts On Inflation Reduction Act To Galvanise RE Manufacturing Updated On Tue, Jun 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy Researchers at Dartmouth and Princeton released a report on the estimated impacts the Inflation Reduction Act will have on the US wind and solar industry, including changes in wind and solar manufacturing, labor standards for clean energy workers, job creation, and demand for materials. Specifically, the report explores the impacts of the law’s clean electricity production and investment […] Read more
SJVN, Dhaani Renewables, Apraava Energy Among Winners of 1.2 GW SECI Tender Updated On Mon, Jun 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy State-owned entity SJVN Ltd arm SJVN Green Energy has won a 200 MW wind power project won through competitive bidding in a tender floated by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). SJVN Green Energy won the full quoted capacity of a 200 MW wind power project at the rate of Rs 3.24 per unit. Apraava […] Read more
Wind Energy Body Proposes 4 Measures To Boost Capacity Updated On Mon, Jun 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Indian wind industry body Wind Independent Power Producers Association (WIPPA) has proposed four measures to boost progress in the wind energy sector in the country. “At the central government, we request the implementation of the four policies implementation of the bidding plan, ISTS (inter-state transmission system) open access, fixing the missing links in LPS (late […] Read more
Five Reasons EVs Will Deliver On Their Clean Promise Updated On Thu, Jun 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy In Part 1 of this two-part series yesterday, we covered the various challenges to Electric Vehicles (EVs), especially regarding their green credentials. However, the EV juggernaut has only picked up speed in India, with the market leader, Tata Motors, which leads in the four-wheeler EV segment with their EV models-Tiago and Nexon is now all set to launch its […] Read more
India’s Utility Scale Renewable Growth To Face Hurdles In 2023 to 2024: IEA Report Updated On Thu, Jun 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) claimed that India is likely to see an increased installation of renewable energy in 2023 and 2024. It attributed this to some of the positive developments in the sector. The global report titled ‘Renewable Energy Market Update’ gives a projection of the growth of renewable energy across the […] Read more
Trials Show No Negative Impact of Agrivoltaics on Crop Yield: Report Updated On Thu, May 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report from think-tanks working in the renewable energy sector claimed that better-designed pilot projects had shown that there was no negative impact on the growth of crops grown under agrivoltaics. The new paper was jointly produced by Canada-based International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Consumer Unity and Trust Society International (CUTS) and the Deutsche […] Read more
Govt Report Bats For Boosting Renewables In Day-Ahead Electricity Market Updated On Wed, May 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy A report by an expert group constituted by the Ministry of Power to review the Indian electricity markets batted for including variable renewable power in the day-ahead markets. The report said this could be done with some revenue protection for the developers. The inclusion of RE was one of the reforms the Group advocated in […] 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