Cabinet Clears National Monitoring Framework on SDGs Updated On Wed, Oct 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy There is no direct financial implication on implementation of the National Indicator Framework. The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the constitution of a High Level Steering Committee for periodically reviewing and refining the National Indicator Framework (NIF) for monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with associated targets. The High […] Read more
Cabinet Okays MoU among BRICS Nations on Environmental Coop Updated On Wed, Oct 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Memorandum of Understanding is expected to bring in the latest technologies and best practices suited for bringing about better environment protection, better conservation, and better management of climate change and wildlife protection/conservation. The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed […] Read more
Egypt Could Meet Over 50% Electricity Demand via Renewable Energy: IRENA Updated On Wed, Oct 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Egypt Renewable Energy Outlook report finds that pursuing higher shares of renewable energy could reduce the country’s energy bill by up to USD 900 million annually in 2030. Egypt has the potential to generate up to 53 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The Egypt Renewable Energy Outlook report finds that pursuing higher shares […] Read more
Nestlé Waters NA, ENGIE Resources Ink Renewable Energy Deal Updated On Wed, Oct 24th, 2018 by Saurenergy As per the deal, ENGIE will supply over 50 percent of the energy needed for NWNA’s manufacturing and distribution facilities in Texas. Bottled waters supplier Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) has entered into a renewable energy pact with ENGIE Resources, a subsidiary of ENGIE North America. As per the deal, ENGIE will supply over 50 percent […] Read more
Green Climate Fund Invests $1 Bn for Developing Countries Updated On Tue, Oct 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy The 19 new projects amount to a total investment from GCF of USD 1,038 million, and including co-financing the projects will channel over USD 4,244 million of climate finance for low-emission, climate-resilient development. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) in its 21st board meeting in Bahrain has approved over one billion dollars of new projects and […] Read more
India, Bahrain, Lesotho, SA Clinch UN’s Top Honour for Investment Promotion Updated On Tue, Oct 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy Invest India received the award for excellence in servicing and supporting a major global wind turbines company in the establishment of a blade manufacturing plant in India while committing to train local staff and produce 1 gigawatt of renewable energy. In another significant development, the agencies – Invest India, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB Bahrain), Lesotho […] Read more
FLIR Systems Announces Industry-First Deep Learning-Enabled Camera Family Updated On Tue, Oct 23rd, 2018 by Saurenergy FLIR Firefly Integrates Intel® Movidius™ Myriad™ 2 VPU to Enable Deep Neural Networks for On-Camera Inference FLIR® Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the FLIR Firefly® camera family, the industry’s first deep learning inference-enabled machine vision camera. The FLIR Firefly, which integrates the Intel® Movidius™ Myriad™ 2 Vision Processing Unit (VPU), is designed for image analysis professionals using deep learning […] Read more
Viz-A-Viz with Shravan Sampath, Founder, Oakridge Energy Solutions Updated On Mon, Oct 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy Q. As an EPC how do you see the growth journey of solar in past few years? Government of India has set an ambitious target of 40,000 MW of rooftop solar capacity to be achieved by 2022. While this is ambitious, it is not impossible to achieve either. The recent fall in the drop of […] Read more
COSEIA Names Mike Kruger as its First President & CEO Updated On Mon, Oct 22nd, 2018 by Saurenergy He was previously the Director of Communications for the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) in Washington, DC. The Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA), an award-winning nonprofit association leading Colorado’s solar industry, has appointed Mike Kruger as its new President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Kruger has relocated to Denver to join COSEIA. He was previously the Director of […] Read more
