China & India to Lead Revival of Electricity Demand in 2021: IEA Updated On Wed, Dec 16th, 2020 by Saurenergy After experiencing its biggest decline in decades, global electricity demand is expected to rebound in 2021, led by growth in China & India After experiencing its biggest decline in decades, global electricity demand is expected to rebound modestly in 2021, led by growth in China, India and other emerging economies, according to a new report […] Read more
763.47 MW Added in November, India’s Total RE Capacity Surpasses 90 GW Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s renewable energy (RE) capacity has surpassed the 90 GW mark, with 763.47 MW of new capacity added during the penultimate month of 2020. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a monthly summary for the Cabinet for the month of November 2020, detailing all the events and development that took place […] Read more
Can China Become ‘Carbon Neutral’ by 2060? Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Imagine China, the world’s top emitter of carbon emissions, which in 2019 released nearly double the emissions of the US which has barely any coal power plants. Now imagine it with zero gasoline-powered cars, and with more than four times the 1,200 gigawatts of solar and wind power capacity installed across the world today. This […] Read more
China & India Remained Biggest Emerging Markets for Clean Energy Investments: BNEF Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy According to a new report by BNEF, China and India remained the biggest emerging markets for clean energy investment As 2019 came to a close, the outlook for renewable energy growth in developing economies was exceptionally bright. Power-generating capacity from solar plants such as solar projects reached 325 gigawatts (GW), up from just 1 GW […] Read more
NextEra in the US, Adani Green In India, More Similar Than They Seem Updated On Wed, Dec 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy One is the market cap leader among renewable firms in India, and going by its project pipeline, a potential global leader. The other is the world’s largest solar and wind energy firm owned by investors, poised to enter the next big opportunity in electric mobility too. The renewable energy boom, when it comes in, surprised […] Read more
Roadmap Launched for Future Deployment of Energy Storage Technology Updated On Wed, Dec 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy The role of energy storage and the part it will play in helping the UK reach its net-zero targets by 2050 has been set out in a roadmap The role of energy storage and the part it will play in helping the UK reach its net-zero targets on carbon emissions by 2050 has been set […] Read more
Andhra Pradesh Continues On Solo Drive, With Invite For 6.4 GW Solar Bids Updated On Tue, Dec 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy Bids for 6.4 GW of solar projects have been called by the state agency, APGECL, for plants to come up at 10 locations across Andhra Pradesh Bids for 6.4 GW of solar projects have been called for by the state agency, the Andhra Pradesh Green Energy Corporation Limited (APGECL). These plants are supposed to come […] Read more
The Case For Storage Is a Tough Sell At Reinvest 2020 Updated On Wed, Dec 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy RE-invest 2020’s session on battery storage, with a focus on innovation and sustainability, sent out mixed messages on the potential for, and need for battery storage in India. Thus, while some of the panelists drove home the point that long term storage was not really a requirement for India yet, considering the little gap between […] Read more
Small Hydro At Re-Invest 2020 Strives To Stay Relevant Updated On Tue, Dec 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Caught between low cost solar power and wind, and the huge displacement and other environmental concerns of large hydro projects, small hydro tends to get missed out by policy makers. Especially as most potential here is limited to the hill states of Himachal especially, besides Uttarahand and now, Arunachal Pradesh. At RE-Invest 2020 though, where […] Read more
