Fifteen Cleantech Startups Awarded for Unique Technology, Biz Model Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a bid to encourage startup companies in the cleantech space, fifteen companies addressing climate change and energy access were awarded by the Government of India, BIRAC, Tata Trusts, Tata Power and Social Alpha. These companies were working on technologies for energy storage, smart metering, clean cooking, innovative electric vehicle (EV) solutions, battery technologies, energy monitoring […] Read more
Tariff of Renewable Plus Storage Tenders now Competing With Thermal Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the last one year in India, there has been a growth spurt in storage tender issuance, however, only for a few small tenders, the auctions are successful. In most other tenders, the storage capacity was so high that it leads to infeasible tariffs, and eventually to cancellations of many of these tenders, JMK Research […] Read more
Rajasthan Working on new Policy for Environmental Protection Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the state government is working on bringing a new policy for environmental protection very soon Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that the state government will soon bring a new policy for environmental protection as he noted that global climate change is a serious challenge. Gehlot was addressing […] Read more
Sub-Saharan African Nations saw Record Jump in Renewables Investments in 2018: BNEF Updated On Mon, Feb 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy The year 2018 saw USD 2.8 billion spent on RE projects in sub-Saharan Africa – a regional record and some USD 600 million more than the previous year The year 2018 saw USD 2.8 billion spent on renewable (RE) projects in sub-Saharan Africa (excluding South Africa) – a regional record and some USD 600 million […] Read more
Why India’s Thermal Woes Cast A Shadow Over Renewable Plans Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy It’s all about the money. The money needed to clean up discoms, and soon, the money needed to clean up the mess in India’s thermal energy sector. By now, it is well known that one of the biggest impediments to India’s ambitious renewable energy goals is the state of its state distribution firms. Or discoms, […] Read more
Could Renewables Displace Conventional Fuels in Asia in 2020s? Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a new report, Wood Mackenzie highlights trends that will shape Asia Pacific’s power and renewables markets this decade, and what it holds over the next In a new report, Wood Mackenzie highlights trends that will shape Asia Pacific’s power and renewables markets this decade. Asia Pacific’s wind and solar installed base produced an estimated […] Read more
Eneco Wins Tender for 100 MW Maasvlakte 2 Wind Farm in Netherlands Updated On Thu, Feb 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Dutch producer and supplier of electricity Eneco has announced that it has won the tender for the planned 100 MW Maasvlakte 2 wind farm in the Netherlands. Dutch producer and suppliers of natural gas, electricity and heat, Eneco has announced that it has won the tender for the planned Maasvlakte 2 wind farm in the […] Read more
Marubeni and Partners to Execute 140 MW Offshore Wind Farm off Japan Updated On Wed, Feb 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Marubeni has announced that it has decided to implement the construction, operation & maintenance of 140 MW offshore wind farm in Akita Prefecture of Japan The Marubeni Corporation has announced that through a special purpose company called Akita Offshore Wind Corporation (AOW) it has decided to implement the construction, operation and maintenance of a 140 […] Read more
Kochi Metro Issues EOI for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Updated On Wed, Feb 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy The Kochi Water Metro Project under the Kochi Metro has issued an EOI for the commissioning of electric vehicle supply equipment at Kochi, Kerala. The Kochi Water Metro Project under the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) has issued an Expression of Interest (EOI) for the commissioning of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) including related Electrical […] Read more
