Is Solar Trumping Wind, Again? Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Between 2017 and 2021, you wouldn’t be blamed if you thought the whole burden of adding renewable energy capacity had fallen on solar energy. Thus, even as wind turbine capacities were going up, actual wind capacity deployment, particularly onshore wind, was slumping, leaving in its wake a slew of firms struggling to survive. Dominated by […] Read more
MoP Warns States Against Levying Charges On Power Generation Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has now issued an order asking states to not levy any additional charges on the generation of electricity from any source ranging from hydropower, thermal to renewable. The ministry even termed the events as “unconstitutional and illegal”. “It has come to the notice of the Government of India that some State Governments […] Read more
Bids For Standalone Wind In Tranche XIV In June 2023 Awarded Between INR 3.18-3.24 Per kWh: GWEC Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The India’s Wind Energy Market Outlook 2023-2027 released by the Global Wind Energy Council, says that by the end of 2022, total renewable energy installed in India stood at 121 GW of total installations with wind contributing 35% of this, making India the fourth-largest wind market in the world, in terms of cumulative installed capacity. […] Read more
Wind & Solar Can Reduce Emissions By 20% In Power Sector: EMBER Updated On Mon, Oct 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy A report released by EMBER on peak fossil fuel emission states that wind and solar can reduce emissions by 20% in the power sector. The report shows growing evidence that the world is close to a global peak in power sector emissions. The report finds that there are 107 economies, which have moved past ‘peak’ […] Read more
US Looking at 40 GW Solar and Wind Additions In 2024 After Blockbuster 2023 Updated On Mon, Oct 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Energy Information Administration (EIA), the official energy statistical agency of the US government released a report on ‘Short Term Energy Outlook’. The report expects that the generation from both natural gas and coal will fall next year in part due to an increase in the generating capacity from renewable sources. It forecasts that 40 […] Read more
Volvo Signs Up 1 GW Offshore Wind Project to Power Ops in Sweden Updated On Wed, Oct 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Sweden-based renewable energy developer Eolus Vind AB has entered into an agreement with Volvo Car AB, under which, Eolus will supply energy to the carmaker from its 1 GW Vastvind offshore wind project. The plant, located off the coast of Gothenburg, will power Volvo’s Torslanda factory in western Sweden. The said project includes a battery […] Read more
Offshore Wind Could Generate 8% Of USA’s Electricity By 2050: NREL Updated On Tue, Oct 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy The NREL has released a report on, “Expanded Modelling Scenarios”. which helps to understand the role of offshore wind in decarbonizing the United States. The report estimates that 20% of regional power needs could be served alongside the Atlantic coast to support offshore wind farms by 2050. NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary […] Read more
APAC to Invest US$3.3 Trillion in Power Generation Over Next Ten Years: Wood Mackenzie Updated On Fri, Oct 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Wood Mackenzie, a global research and consultancy group forecasts an investment of US$3.3 trillion in power generation over the next ten years in Asia Pacific, with 49% earmarked for wind and solar, and 12% for energy storage. “The Asia Pacific region is critical to the power sector’s energy transition as it grows to over half […] Read more
NTPC Issues Tender For 1500 MW Of Wind Projects For ISTS Updated On Mon, Sep 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy NTPC Limited has issued an international bidding tender seeking developers to set up 1500 Megawatt (MW) of Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) wind projects anywhere in India. The central public sector enterprise has asked the bidders to submit their bids by the end of October 19. The bids will be undertaken on a single stage two, envelope mode […] Read more
