EU Leaning Towards Controversial Move To Label Gas, Nuclear ‘Green’ Updated On Wed, Jan 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The European Union has drawn up plans to label some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as “green” investments after a year-long battle between governments over which investments are truly climate-friendly. The decision is widely blamed on the continent’s high dependence on gas, and a controversial decision by key member countries, especially the UK and […] Read more
2021 Best Year in History for Solar in the EU: Report Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The 27 member states of the European Union saw around 25.9 GW of new solar PV capacity connected to their grids in 2021, an increase of 34% over the 19.3 GW installed the year before, a report by SolarPower Europe has found this month. This growth makes 2021 not only another record year for solar […] Read more
New EU Rules On Energy Projects Focus on Flexibility, Climate Change Updated On Fri, Dec 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy The European Commission has endorsed the new Climate, Environmental Protection and Energy State Aid Guidelines (CEEAG). to ensure that its state aid rules play their full role in supporting the European Green Deal, according to a recent announcement. Back in February, the European Commission (the executive branch of the European Union) organised a conference about how […] Read more
Wind Energy Fight Escalates, As Europe Imposes Tariffs On Chinese Steel Turbine Towers Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Europe’s focus on protecting its lead in Wind Energy sector, especially offshore wind in recent times, has just escalated with the European Commission imposing tariffs of upto 19.2% on China-origin steel wind turbine towers. According to the EU statement, it found that Chinese firms had dumped about 300 million euros ($337 million) a year worth […] Read more
Bharat Petroleum, Bhabha Atomic to Jointly Produce Green H2 Updated On Wed, Dec 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy OMC Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) have collaborated to scale up alkaline electrolyser technology for the production of green hydrogen. To produce green hydrogen, water electrolysers split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity. Multiple water electrolyser technologies exist today. While green hydrogen is currently recognised […] Read more
Green Products to be Cheaper After EU Changes VAT Rules Updated On Thu, Dec 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy European Union finance ministers agreed on Tuesday to change EU rules so that they can cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) on goods and services linked to fighting climate change, health protection and making the EU more ready for the digital age. At the same time they agreed to phase out by 2030 some of […] Read more
Europe & US Boost Their Domestic Wind Energy Industries Updated On Tue, Dec 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Announcements of new projects and partnerships — Vineyard Wind 1, Valmont SM’s new wind turbine tower factory at Port of Esbjerg, and the Nigg Offshore Wind factory, to name a few — indicate that Europe and the US are ramping up their wind manufacturing capacity to gain a strong foothold in the much anticipated renewable energy-powered […] Read more
Amazon Adds 18 New RE Projects in Europe & US; Funds 274 Globally Updated On Thu, Dec 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy E-commerce giant Amazon has announced 18 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects across the U.S., Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K., totalling 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of procured capacity to date in 2021. Amazon now has 274 renewable energy projects globally and aims to power 100% of its business operations with renewable energy by […] Read more
European Solar & Storage Set to Grow over 400% by 2025: Study Updated On Mon, Nov 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy The forecast for household solar continues to look bright for coming years, with European solar & storage set to grow over 400%, from 3 GWh installed storage capacity in 2020 to 12.8 GWh in 2025, announced SolarPower Europe recently. SolarPower Europe has published its annual ‘European Market Outlook for Residential Battery Storage’ report, covering 2021-2025. Analysing […] Read more
