Rio Tinto to Invest $1 Billion to Meet new Climate Change Targets Updated On Thu, Feb 27th, 2020 by Saurenergy Rio Tinto has announced plans to invest around USD 1 billion over the next five years to support the delivery of its new climate change targets Rio Tinto has announced plans to invest around USD 1 billion over the next five years to support the delivery of its new climate change targets and a company […] Read more
Dominion Energy Gets Approval for First Battery Storage Projects Updated On Wed, Feb 26th, 2020 by Saurenergy Dominion Energy Virginia has received approval from the State Corporation Commission to move forward with four battery storage pilot projects Dominion Energy Virginia has announced that it has received approval from the State Corporation Commission (SCC) of Virginia to move forward with four battery storage pilot projects to pave the way for additional energy storage […] Read more
EVs to Cost Less Than ICE Vehicles Inside 3 Years: Niti Aayog CEO Updated On Fri, Jan 31st, 2020 by Saurenergy EVs will cost less than ICE vehicles in 3 years as the price of battery packs is expected to fall by almost 51% per unit, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said Electric Vehicles (EVs) will become cheaper than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in three years as the price of battery packs of EVs is […] Read more
Siemens, AT&T, Amazon, IKEA Join New Alliance to Accelerate EV Transition Updated On Sat, Jan 25th, 2020 by Saurenergy Major companies continue to join the new corporate electric vehicle (EV) alliance, led by sustainability nonprofit organization Ceres, formed to help companies accelerate the transition to e-vehicles. The member companies of the alliance include Amazon, AT&T, Clif Bar, Consumers Energy, DHL, Direct Energy, Genentech, IKEA North America, LeasePlan, Lime, and Siemens. These member companies operate some of the largest fleets in the US. Among them, few […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Selected for Largest US Offshore Wind Project Updated On Wed, Jan 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa has been named as the preferred turbine supplier for the 2.64 GW Dominion Energy Virginia Offshore Wind project in the US. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been named as the preferred turbine supplier for the massive 2,640-MW Dominion Energy Virginia Offshore Wind project in the US. This is the largest offshore wind […] Read more
Good, But Not Good Enough: Solar Energy Growth in Light of the Paris Agreement Updated On Thu, Dec 12th, 2019 by Saurenergy From December 2-13, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, where global leaders are discussing their environmental agendas and specifying their nationally determined climate contributions. With solar playing a key role in the decarbonization of the energy sector, it is time for REC Group to take stock of […] Read more
Railways to Source 1GW Solar, 100MW Wind By 2021-22: Piyush Goyal Updated On Sat, Dec 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy In a bid to go green, Indian Railways has planned to source about 1 GW (1,000 MW) of solar energy and approx. 200 MW of wind energy progressively by 2021-22, said Piyush Goyal. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, this information was provided by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Commerce […] Read more
How to Exploit Offshore Wind Potential in Baltic Sea: Report Updated On Mon, Dec 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy In order to exploit the full potential of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea, WindEurope’s Baltic Taskforce has released a new report answering some of the important “how’s?” In order to exploit the full potential of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea, WindEurope’s Baltic Taskforce has released a new report, ‘Boosting offshore wind energy in […] Read more
Solar Inverters Ready For the Spotlight Updated On Fri, Nov 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy For most people, thinking of solar usually brings to mind solar panels, the distinctive signature of solar energy. But this story takes a look at another critical part of the solar chain, the inverters. These devices, tasked with the job of converting DC power to AC and more, have been largely taken for granted, even […] Read more
