IRENA And OPEC Fund Join Hands to Unlock Investment For Clean Energy Transition Updated On Fri, Jun 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund) have joined hands for the clean energy transition. The mission is to enable access to sustainable finance in emerging and developing economies. A Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 21 in Vienna by IRENA’s Director-General Francesco La Camera and the […] Read more
Global Investment On Energy To Increase By 8% In 2022: IEA Updated On Fri, Jun 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy The world may increase its spending by 8% in 2022 to the tune of about USD 2.4 trillion on clean energy transition, a new report published by the International Energy Agency has claimed. The IEA’s World Energy Investment 2022 report further revealed that the maximum energy investment was on renewables and grids. Not evenly spread, […] Read more
PubMatic Achieves 100% Renewable Energy Across Global Data Centers Updated On Wed, Jun 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy PubMatic, an independent technology company has said that all of its global data centers are now powered by 100% renewable energy. PubMatic claims it to be a significant milestone and says that it embarks on a comprehensive, multi-pronged sustainability plan by the end of 2022. According to the World Economic Forum, the infrastructure powering the […] Read more
Olympus to Employ 100% Renewable Energy in Manufacturing, R&D Updated On Thu, Jun 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Japanese medical equipment and photography firm corporate Olympus Corporation has announced that from April 2022, the company has begun to exclusively source 100 per cent of the electricity used at its major research and development (R&D) and manufacturing sites in Japan from renewable sources. The official statement reveals that as a result, carbon dioxide emissions […] Read more
Extending The Net Metering Policy To Energy Storage Devices Will Grow The Market Updated On Mon, Jun 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sheru, an energy storage startup supports storing energy in the cloud and solves the lack of storage problems by aggregating idle battery capacity to create a virtual energy storage platform. Sheru was started by three friends, Ankit Mittal, Shikhar Sharma, and Nakul Mehan, engineering graduates from BITS Pilani. Having helped build robotics solutions in India’s first deep […] Read more
Capgemini Achieves Sustainability Milestone with 100% Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, Jun 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Capgemini announced that it has achieved a sustainability milestone, with its offices and Data Center operations in Maharashtra now functioning on 100% renewable energy. Presently, the Airoli campus in Mumbai operates on 40% renewable energy from one of its biggest onsite solar plant, and the other 60% through the “Green Power” utility program. The Pune […] Read more
RK Singh Urges States To Form Steering Committees On Clean Energy Transition Updated On Wed, May 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Union Power Minister RK Singh has asked all chief ministers, and lieutenant governors of Union Territories to set up state-level steering committees for energy transition to reduce carbon emissions. A statement from power ministry reads, “Singh stressed on the role of the state governments for successful implementation of reduction in emission intensity by 45 percent […] Read more
India says BRICS countries should explore cooperation in solar energy, climate resilience Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav has suggested to the BRICS countries to explore cooperation in areas of solar energy, infrastructure, industry transition and climate resilience. Interestingly, the BRICS grouping, besides having the world’s no. 2 and no. 2 emitter in the form of China and India, is also notable for […] Read more
The Top 5: Key Cement Manufacturers & Their Net-zero Goals Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy The 20th century onwards has belonged to concrete in many ways. Alongside its strength and resilience, concrete is crucial and ideal for the building, being relatively cheap and simple to make. Each year 30 billion tonnes of concrete is used globally. Although concrete structures are, in many ways, ideal for climate-resilient construction, it is also […] Read more