To Meet Targets, Wind Power Needs To Grow 3 Times By 2030: Report Updated On Wed, Nov 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report from EMBER studied global renewable capacity and found that, based on current national targets, it’s set to increase by 7.3 TW by 2030. It anticipates that, based on the current national target, the renewable energy capacity is set to increase by 2.1x until 2030. The report on ‘Tracking National Ambition Towards a […] Read more
Growth Of EV Market Highest In China, EU, Says WRI Report Updated On Tue, Nov 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy Global energy think tank World Resource Institute (WRI), in its recent report on ‘State of Climate Action’, highlights that the share of electric vehicles (EV) in passenger car sales has grown at an average annual rate of 65%. It’s a rise from 1.6% of sales in 2018 to 10% in 2022. For the first time in […] Read more
With IRA Boost, Energy Storage Demand Likely To Surge Six-Fold: SEIA Updated On Mon, Nov 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) has released a report stating that over the next one decade, lithium-ion battery would witness a surge in global demand due to the unprecedented investment in solar. This was attributed to the production incentives bolstered through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the United States (US). SEIA’s report titled, […] Read more
UK, German Moves To Support Offshore Wind Point To Challenges Ahead Updated On Fri, Nov 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ørsted’s Travails World’s biggest offshore wind energy developer- Danish firm Ørsted on November 1 this year announced ceasing developing two of its proposed offshore wind projects in the United States (US) at the cost of around £3bn in penalties. These projects were slated to come up at New Jersey off the US coast. They had […] Read more
Five Clean Energy Sectors Employ Around 9 million Workers: IEA Report Updated On Thu, Nov 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) titled World Energy Employment (WEE) 2023 mentions five sectors that employ around 9 million workers today. Among these sectors, solar PV is reported to be the largest, creating around 4 million jobs. On the other hand, manufacturing of EVs and their batteries has reportedly been the […] Read more
How is Soltec’s Tracker for US Market Different than Its Other Trackers? Updated On Thu, Nov 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy Solar tracker manufacturer from Spain, Soltec, has designed a single-axis tracker specifically for the US market. The tracker, SFOne US, vis-a-vis Soltec’s trackers for other markets, sees a fewer number of parts. It also comes with the option with some pieces pre-assembled. In the US market, the tracker is longer with thicker piles, which means […] Read more
Battery Management Firm Element Energy Raises $111 Million Updated On Wed, Nov 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy US battery management firm Element Energy, a Menlo Park-based Battery Management Technology company founded in 2019, has announced the close of $111 million in capital comprised of a $73 million Series B equity investment and a $38 million debt facility provided by Keyframe Capital Partners, L.P. The Series B round is co-led by one of […] Read more
Berkeley, DOE Produce Database To Map Solar PV Facilities Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Berkeley Lab and USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) produced a publicly available database. The detailed Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB) aims to map ground-mounted photovoltaic (PV) facilities with capacity of 1 megawatt. This come alongside US’s DOE (Department of Energy) data, that released an online dataset of […] Read more
Solar Energy In US Can Surpass Hydropower By 2024: EIA Estimates Updated On Tue, Nov 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest Energy International Agency (EIA) report on solar growth in the United States (US) suggested that the country witnessed an increase in installed capacity by an average rate of by 44% annually from 2009 to 2022. It forecasted that the US would generate 14% more electricity from solar energy than from hydroelectric facilities in […] Read more
