Fortum Gets Award for Renewable Energy Promotion in Russia Updated On Mon, Oct 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy This event was a part of the Russian Energy Week, an international forum in Moscow, and is supported by the Russian Ministry of Energy. Finnish state-owned energy company Fortum has been awarded with a prize in MediaTEK, a national contest for communications and media in the energy sector, for building awareness for renewable energy development […] Read more
Corporate Renewable Purchases Key to Meeting Europe’s RE Target Updated On Thu, Oct 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Europe has set a target that 32 percent of its energy should come from renewable energy by 2030 and corporates can play a big role in meeting this target. Europe has set a target that 32 percent of its energy should come from renewables by 2030, up from 17.5 percent at present. And, corporates are […] Read more
EBRD, GCF Commit $6.4 mn for Solar Plant in Kazakhstan Updated On Mon, Sep 30th, 2019 by Saurenergy EBRD and GCF are loaning up to USD 6.4 million to finance a new 10 MW solar plant in the Zhanakorgan District in southern Kazakhstan. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF), are stepping up their efforts to support renewables in Kazakhstan with a loan of up to […] Read more
Coal Well Ahead of RE in Southeast Asia’s Power Market, for now Updated On Sat, Sep 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Coal will continue to be the dominant fuel source in Southeast Asia and is predicted to peak before slowing down before renewable energy sources. According to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, coal will continue to be the dominant fuel source in power generation of Southeast Asia, peaking at 2027 before slowing down and accounting […] Read more
Dominion Energy Acquires Two Solar Projects in Virginia Updated On Sat, Sep 28th, 2019 by Saurenergy Dominion Energy has acquired two solar generating projects worth 95 MW from Savion LLC in Virginia. Dominion Generation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dominion Energy, has announced that it has acquired two solar generating projects worth 95 MW from Savion LLC, a subsidiary of Macquarie‘s Green Investment Group. Virginia The facilities are expected to be operational […] Read more
Sempra Energy Signs 2 PPAs for 150 MW Mexico Solar Project Updated On Fri, Sep 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Sempra Energy’s Mexican subsidiary IEnova has signed two 15-year PPAs to supply energy from its new 150 MW solar facility located in Chihuahua, Mexico Sempra Energy has announced that its Mexican subsidiary, IEnova has signed two 15-year clean energy contracts (PPAs) with subsidiaries of Circle K18 and El Puerto de Liverpool. IEnova will supply energy for these contracts […] Read more
India’s Safeguard Duty Move has Not Helped Much: Sudhir Aggarwal Updated On Fri, Sep 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy India’s move to impose safeguard duty on import of solar cells and modules last year hasn’t helped domestic manufacturers much. While import of solar cells and modules from China have declined since the duty was implemented in July 2018, India still imported USD 1.9 billion worth of panels in the 11 months ended June 30, […] Read more
Will Rooftop Solar Rescue India’s Faltering Solar Target – Plus: 5 States Where The Numbers Will Matter Updated On Thu, Sep 26th, 2019 by Saurenergy Zero. That’s the number of fresh utility scale solar and wind projects commissioned in August 2019 through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), India’s premier agency for executing them. While the corporation is not seeing a zero month for the first time, the fact remains that in 2016-17, when momentum was picking up sharply, not […] Read more
Need to Breed, Encourage Innovation at Grassroots Level: Sahil Shanghavi Updated On Wed, Sep 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy For India to become a battery or any other storage technology manufacturing hub, we need to breed and encourage innovation at the grassroots level. Both public and private sectors need to collaborate closely with researchers at various institutes in India and fund different ideas in order to come up with better technology than what exists […] Read more
