New CEO Says Honda Will Make Full Transition to EVs and FCVs by 2040 Updated On Mon, Apr 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Japan’s second largest auto-maker Honda Motor Co. revealed on Friday that it plans to fully transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) by 2040. The announcement was made by Toshihiro Mibe, who took on the role of the company’s chief executive and representative director in April this year. The new commitment to […] Read more
REC Trading Drops to 9.2 Lakh in FY20-21 From 89.27 Lakh in FY19-20 Updated On Mon, Apr 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy The halt in trading since July 2020 has seen the REC market shrink to record the trade of just 9.2 lakh RECs in the financial year 2020-21 The halt in trading at the energy exchanges since July 2020 has seen the Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) market shrink to record the trade of just 9.2 lakh RECs in […] Read more
LONGi Clarifies: Didn’t End Contracts With Indian Power Developers Updated On Fri, Apr 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy In response to recent reports suggesting that Chinese PV manufacturer LONGi, among other solar developers, had withdrawn from signed contracts with Indian power developers due to increasing commodity prices, the company issued a clarification stating that this information being passed around was false and that no such contracts had been terminated. The company claims that […] Read more
Ola E-scooters and Hypercharger Network to Hit Market in July 2021 Updated On Fri, Apr 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Ola Electric, the electric vehicle arm of homegrown ride hailing firm Ola, announced yesterday that it will launch its much anticipated electric scooter in India as well as global market by July 2021, along with establishing a Hypercharger Network which will comprise 1 lakh charging points across 400 Indian cities. The company claims that the […] Read more
Finance Needs to be at the Centre of India’s ‘Net Zero’ Discussion: IEEFA Updated On Fri, Apr 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy India must exploit the growing pool of global capital as well as tap the resources of oil and gas majors pivoting to renewable energy With U.S. climate envoy John Kerry’s visit to India a rumour of a potential net zero announcement by India is doing the rounds. A recent flurry of reports and commentary has […] Read more
Amazon Announces New Investments in RE in US, Canada, Europe Updated On Thu, Apr 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Retail giant Amazon announced this week that it was investing in nine new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects in the US, Canada and Europe, thereby becoming the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in Europe. The company said that with these 9 new projects, it now has 206 renewable energy projects worldwide that can generate 8.5 […] Read more
Electric to Dominate 3 Wheeler Market to 2030 In India- Report Updated On Tue, Apr 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Gurugram based market intelligence and research firm Ken Research has issued a report providing an analysis of the adoption of electric 3 wheelers (E3Ws) in India. The report titled, “India Electric Three-Wheeler Market Outlook to 2025- By Wheeler Type (Passenger, Goods, Personal), By Vehicle Category (Transport and Non-Transport), Registration by Region (North, East, West, South) […] Read more
European Hydrogen Plans Expand, With 40,000 Km Pipeline Network by 2040 Updated On Mon, Apr 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy Industry association European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) has recently updated its vision for a dedicated hydrogen transport infrastructure across Europe, now proposing to build an 11,600 km (which was 6,800 km last year) hydrogen transportation network by 2030, which would come up to 39,700 km (as opposed to 23,000 km estimated last year) by 2040, aiming to […] Read more
With Intense Covid 2nd Wave, SPDA Appeals For a Further 3 Month Breather From MNRE Updated On Mon, Apr 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Solar Power Developers Association (SPDA), a key representative body for solar developers, has appealed to the MNRE for a further 3 month extension on top of the 5 month extension granted back in 2020, for completing solar projects. The association counts large developers including Avaada power, Azure Global, Acme Solar and ReNew Power amongst […] Read more