Why India’s Thermal Woes Cast A Shadow Over Renewable Plans Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy It’s all about the money. The money needed to clean up discoms, and soon, the money needed to clean up the mess in India’s thermal energy sector. By now, it is well known that one of the biggest impediments to India’s ambitious renewable energy goals is the state of its state distribution firms. Or discoms, […] Read more
Could Renewables Displace Conventional Fuels in Asia in 2020s? Updated On Fri, Feb 7th, 2020 by Saurenergy In a new report, Wood Mackenzie highlights trends that will shape Asia Pacific’s power and renewables markets this decade, and what it holds over the next In a new report, Wood Mackenzie highlights trends that will shape Asia Pacific’s power and renewables markets this decade. Asia Pacific’s wind and solar installed base produced an estimated […] Read more
Here’s how Indian Solar Industry Evaluates the Budget 2020 Updated On Mon, Feb 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The stakeholders from the solar industry has broadly welcomed the Narendra Modi led NDA government’s Union Budget 2020, as this time the power and renewable energy sector managed to get more attention in the budget. This time Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget got more relevance as it came at a time when the country’s economy […] Read more
Budget 2020 and Renewables. An Evolving Story Updated On Sun, Feb 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy In the longest budget speech in history, the Finance Minister , Ms Nirmala Sitharaman managed to find a mention of the renewable sector, especially solar, at the beginning, middle and end, as it turned out. While the mention in the beginning was for the energy needs of farmers and the role of solar power, the […] Read more
Yellow Door Energy Signs two Agreements With Saudi Arabia’s APICORP Updated On Thu, Jan 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Yellow Door Energy will install solar panels at APICORP’s headquarters in Dammam and retrofit the building with energy-efficient technologies. In line with its commitment to promote long-term sustainability and green initiatives, the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multilateral development financial institution, have announced that it signed two agreements with Yellow Door Energy (YDE), a […] Read more
Banque des Territoires Takes a 50% Stake in Total’s French Renewable Portfolio Updated On Tue, Jan 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Total and Banque des Territoires have signed an agreement for the latter to take a 50% stake in Total Quadran’s solar and wind energy assets in France Total, through Total Quadran – its renewable electricity production subsidiary in France, and Banque des Territoires have signed an agreement upon which Banque des Territoires takes a 50% […] Read more
Duke Energy to Build Two 74.9 MW Solar Projects in Florida Updated On Tue, Jan 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Duke Energy Florida has announced the locations of its two newest solar power plants which will provide cleaner energy solutions to benefit Florida customers Duke Energy Florida (DEF), a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has announced the locations of its two newest solar power plants which will provide cleaner, smarter energy solutions to benefit Florida customers. “Our two […] Read more
Limiting Global Warming Will Minimise Climate Costs: Study Updated On Tue, Jan 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy A recent study suggests that if global warming can be restricted to 2 degrees Celcius, the costs of climate damage control will also decrease. A recent study by a group of Postdam scientists has found that the Paris Agreement apart from being politically sensible makes sense in terms of the economy as well. The Paris […] Read more
Railways to run on 100% Electricity by 2024: Piyush Goyal Updated On Mon, Jan 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Union Minister for Railways and Commerce Piyush Goyal has announced that the entire network of railways in the country will run on electricity by 2024. Union Minister for Railways and Commerce Piyush Goyal has announced that the entire network of railways in the country will run on electricity by 2024. “We are embarking on rapid electrification of the rail network by 2024, we […] Read more
