CEEW-NRDC-SCGJ Study Highlights 1 Million Jobs Potential For RE Sector In India Updated On Thu, Jan 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s renewable energy sector could potentially employ around one million people by 2030, which would be ten times more than the existing workforce of an estimated 1.1 lakh (110,000) employed by the sector, according to an independent study released today by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and […] Read more
Agrivoltaics Make Their Case For India Updated On Tue, Jan 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy It is a truism that no change is really big enough to matter, unless it impacts the agricultural sector in India. After all, even after 2021, the Agriculture and allied sectors account for over 50% of our workforce, and contribute a substantial 18% to the country’s GDP. With the highest amount of arable land in […] Read more
There Is Massive Potential For Decentralised Renewable Energy Appliances Updated On Mon, Nov 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tushar Devidayal, the founder & CEO of Devidayal Solar Solutions Pvt Ltd (DD Solar) founded the firm in 2015. With an MBA from London Business School, he decided to focus on designing and developing high quality, certified off-grid appliances like solar DC refrigerators, BLDC fans and coolers. The firm has made steady progress with its vision. An […] Read more
Jack-up Vessel Drops Turbine Parts into Sea at Vattenfall’s Wind Farm Updated On Wed, Oct 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy MPI Offshore, an offshore installation service firm owned by Van Oord, last week accidentally dropped three wind turbine blades into the sea, while conducting scheduled maintenance at Swedish energy company Vattenfall’s Ormonde wind farm in the Irish Sea, off the UK. A crewmember caught the incident on video and it has been widely shared on […] Read more
FaaS Firm Oorja Secures $1 million in Seed Funding For Its Clean Energy Solutions Updated On Tue, Oct 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Oorja, a firm that describes itself as a Farming as a Service (FaaS) operating to connect agriculture and clean energy, has completed a US $1 million (Rs 7.5 crores) Seed funding round. The round includes equity investment from Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia (SEEAA) and grant funding from Water & Energy for Food Grand Challenge […] Read more
Jharkhand Misses Alt Energy Target, Govt Data Shows Updated On Thu, Sep 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Jharkhand has been a habitual defaulter in meeting the renewable energy purchase obligation (RPO) as mandated by the Centre for achieving the ambitious dream of 175GW power through renewable sources by 2022. RPO is a mechanism by which the obligated entities which includes discoms, open access consumers and captive power producers, are obliged to purchase […] Read more
States, Discoms Need To Do More for Success of Grid Connected Options in PMKUSUM, Says Study Updated On Mon, Aug 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Indian government has been giving a renewed push to the PM-KUSUM scheme that promises reliable power supply for irrigation. But the proposed solarisation models, especially component A and C that involve grid connectivity have fared poorly so far. A new study by the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW) and Shakti Sustainable Energy […] Read more
Devise Alternate Ways to Repurpose Fossil Fuels, Argues IDTechEx Updated On Thu, Jul 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy UK-headquartered IDTechEx, an independent market research and business intelligence provider, has advocated for devising novel ways to repurpose fossil fuel assets, as against simply resorting to obvious solutions like converting gasoline stations into EV charging stations. The latter trend has of late become popular among oil majors, which are looking to capitalise on the rapid […] Read more
Wind-based Electrification Will Drive Europe to Net Zero: WindEurope Updated On Wed, Jun 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Electrification is the most cost-effective way to decarbonise Europe’s economy according to a report from ETIPWind and WindEurope out today. Wind energy will lead the process: the EU sees it being half of Europe’s electricity by 2050. With the right investments in grids and technology, the combined rate of direct and indirect electrification will be […] Read more
