With Green Bonds in Budget’22, RE Financing Grows in India: IEEFA Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy As India’s renewable energy sector growth continues to outpace all other global economies, the Budget announcement on issuing green bonds – which are among the most widely used instruments for funding green infrastructure – will massively support this trajectory, finds a new report out by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). The union […] Read more
ReNew Announces $250 Million Share Buyback and Preliminary Results for Q3 FY’22 Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Nasdaq listed ReNew Energy Global plc has announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a new $250 million share repurchase program to buy back Class A Ordinary Shares (“Share Repurchase Program”) in the capital of the Company. In addition, the Company is providing updates on certain financial metrics for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, […] Read more
MNRE Focus On Residential Rooftop, As National Portal for Subsidy, Net Metering In the Making Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ministry and New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under Power Minister R.K. Singh finally seems to be paying heed to the crying need for attention from the rooftop solar sector. To give some speed to the reeling rooftop solar segment MNRE has issued a simplified procedure for residential consumers to get the rooftop solar plant […] Read more
RE Expansion Need Not Hinder Conservation Efforts, finds Study Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A study led by the University of Southampton has found that the expansion of renewable energy (RE) production sites in the future won’t necessarily be a threat to protected areas of land. Researchers from Southampton studied if expanding land use requirements for wind and solar infrastructure would impact the ability to preserve biodiversity. They used […] Read more
Energy Vault Inks $100 M Deal to Deploy its Energy Storage Tech in China Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Swiss energy storage firm Energy Vault has announced a License and Royalty agreement for renewable energy storage with Atlas Renewable and their majority investor China Tianying, an international environmental management and waste remediation corporation engaged in smart urban environmental services, resource recycling and recovery, and zero-carbon clean energy technologies. The agreement supports the deployment of […] Read more
Led by Amazon, Corporates Bought 31.1 GW Clean Energy in 2021: BNEF Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Corporations bought a record 31.1 gigawatts of clean energy through power purchase agreements, or PPAs, in 2021, up nearly 24% from the previous year’s record of 25.1GW, according to research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Over two thirds of this purchasing (65%) occurred in the U.S. However, also underpinning the strong growth is a surge in activity […] Read more
Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy in IIT Jodhpur Updated On Wed, Feb 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A new ‘Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy’ has been launched in IIT Jodhpur ’s Technology Park. The new initiative is in association with the Rajasthan Solar Association (RSA) which signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the IIT. The new association of the RSA with IIT Jodhpur will pave the way for the Technology Park […] Read more
Budget 2022. Domestic Manufacturers Smile, Rest Stay With Wait And Watch Updated On Tue, Feb 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2022 announcements for the renewable sector might have seemed relatively few beyond the key announcement of an additional Rs 19500 crore the PLI scheme, but industry players have focused on the many positives beyond that. Vineet Mittal, Chairman, Avaada Group, besides highlighting the PLI move and the announcement of green […] Read more
Jet Freight Deploys EVs in Last-mile Delivery for E-commerce Player Updated On Tue, Feb 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Jet Freight Express, the domestic and hyperlocal service arm of Jet Freight Logistics, on Monday said it has deployed electric vehicles (EVs) in the last-mile delivery for an e-commerce player. The company in a statement on Monday said it plans to include more EVs to serve multinational companies as part of a global effort to […] Read more
