World Energy Council Elects New Chairperson, Other Officers Updated On Fri, Oct 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy The World Energy Council has announced that the body has elected Dr. Michael Howard as the new Chair of its Officers’ Council (Board of Directors) and the new Chairperson is succeeding Jean-Marie Dauger whose term concluded after serving in the role since September 2019. The World Energy Council as a global forum actively contributes the […] Read more
Hanwha invests $320M in cell, module mfg capacity expansion Updated On Thu, May 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Hanwha Solutions, a Korean company that owns clean energy solutions provider Qcells, has announced a $320 million investment plan for solar manufacturing expansion in the United States and Korea with the aim of providing secure, cleaner energy amid mounting calls for energy security and net-zero emissions. Hanwha said it will seek to spend $170 million […] Read more
States Leading the Move to Wind Power in the U.S. Updated On Fri, Jan 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy As of 2022, wind power is the largest renewable energy source in the United States. The amount of electricity generated from wind power has grown significantly in the past 30 years. The total installed wind capacity in the United States was over 130 GW by the end of 2021. This was exceeded only by China on […] Read more
TotalEnergies, Simply Blue Launch Floating Offshore Wind JV in U.S. Updated On Thu, Oct 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy TotalEnergies, a global multi-energy company, and Simply Blue Group, a floating offshore wind company, have launched a joint venture, TotalEnergies SBE US, to unlock the potential for floating offshore wind projects in the United States. Last month, TotalEnergies said that it expected a big rise in renewable-based electricity, solar and wind forms of energy, partly due […] Read more
Meyer Burger Plans to Build High-performance Module Facility in Arizona Updated On Wed, Sep 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Meyer Burger Technology is planning a production site for high-performance solar modules in the United States. The initial production capacity will be 400 megawatts a year – with potential for further expansion to several gigawatts of capacity. The planned plant will make it possible to manufacture high-performance solar modules for the house roof segment, for […] Read more
Wary of China, Quad Nations To Focus on Solar Supply Chain Updated On Mon, Sep 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The United States, Japan, India and Australia will work to improve the security of supply chains for critical technologies such as clean energy and to ease a global semiconductor shortage, said Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The Quad nations, in their first in-person summit on Friday in Washington, agreed on a partnership to secure critical […] Read more
Wind & Solar to Produce 90% Electricity in North America by 2050: NARIS Updated On Wed, Jun 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) has welcomed the release of the North American Renewable Integration Study (NARIS), considered to be the most comprehensive long-term analysis of power system evolution to date on the North American grid. NARIS shows that, between now and 2050, solar energy and wind energy are poised to contribute the greatest proportion […] Read more
Global Energy Investments Far From a Net Zero Pathway: IEA Updated On Thu, Jun 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy As spending rebounds towards pre-crisis levels, not enough is going into clean energy, especially in emerging market and developing economies, new IEA report finds Global investment in energy is set to rebound by nearly 10% in 2021 to USD 1.9 trillion, reversing most of last year’s drop caused the Covid-19 pandemic, but spending on clean […] Read more
IRENA Members embrace framework on Just & Inclusive Energy Transition Updated On Mon, May 31st, 2021 by Saurenergy Representatives from over 50 IRENA member countries gathered for the first meeting of the Collaborative Framework for Just and Inclusive Energy Transitions. The meeting took place during the last week’s IRENA Council and was co-facilitated by the United States and South Africa. As IRENA members are stepping up action to meet global climate objectives and […] Read more
