Kimberly-Clarks Turns On Rooftop Solar Plant at Tuas Facility Updated On Fri, May 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy The plant, which has been developed using 7,730 photovoltaic panels mounted on its roof will generate 3.5 Gigawatt-Hours (GWh) of clean energy, enough to power up a thousand 3-bedroom HDB flats for a year. American multinational personal care corporation, Kimberly-Clark has announced the commissioning of its solar installation at its manufacturing facility in Tuas, Singapore. […] Read more
India Finally Investing More in Solar than Coal: IEA Updated On Tue, May 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy Renewable energy investments in India are finally outpacing its expenditure on fossil fuel power generation says IEA The International Energy Agency (IEA) has revealed in a new report on worldwide energy investment that the world’s third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, and home to more than one-sixth of humanity India […] Read more
Solar Powered Cochin Airport Commissions Second Substation Updated On Thu, May 16th, 2019 by Saurenergy Further enhancing its solar-power banking facilities, the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has commissioned its second substation. A parallel 110 kV electrical substation for exporting the power generated by its eight solar plants to the Kerala State Electricity Board’s grid was inaugurated by CIAL managing director V J Kurian. CIAL, which is the world’s first airport to […] Read more
Climate and Energy Goals Can be Met Without Sacrificing Rivers: WWF Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report from WWF and The Nature Conservancy has revealed that the renewable energy transition can solve the world’s climate and energy challenges without sacrificing its remaining free-flowing rivers and the diverse benefits they provide to people and nature. Launched on the eve of the World Hydropower Congress in Paris, Connected and Flowing: A renewable future for rivers, climate and […] Read more
Washington Joins 100% Renewable Energy Clan, More May Follow Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy Washington Gov. Inslee gave a green signal to the law that made the state the fifth member of the 100% clean energy list in the US. On May 7, Washington became the latest state to join the clean energy race, when Gov. Jay Inslee signed a law requiring that 100 percent of the state’s electricity […] Read more
260 MW Wind Farm in Thailand Begins Commercial Operation Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy Composed of five sub-projects located in Chaiyaphum Province in Thailand, the project is set to be one of the biggest of its kind in Thailand. The 260 MW Hanuman Wind Farm Project, owned by the Energy Absolute Public Company Limited (EA), a renewable energy company in the SET, recently entered commercial operation. Composed of five […] Read more
IEA Offers Insight to Morocco’s Energy Transition Updated On Wed, May 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA) has in its latest in-depth review of Morocco’s energy policies, highlighted the institutional, legal and fiscal reforms undertaken to promote the sustainable development of the country’s energy sector. Since the last review in 2014, the agency noted the government’s positive efforts to boost renewable investment, provide access to electricity, and […] Read more
New Zealand Plans to Go Carbon Neutral by 2050 Updated On Wed, May 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy “Agriculture is incredibly important to New Zealand, but it also needs to be part of the solution,” Climate Change Minister James Shaw said. New Zealand introduced legislation Wednesday to make the South Pacific nation carbon neutral by 2050, although greenhouse gas emissions from the economically vital agricultural sector will not have to meet the commitment. […] Read more
EVgo To Run the Largest Fast Charging Network in the US on 100% RE Updated On Tue, May 7th, 2019 by Saurenergy EVgo, the largest public electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging network in the U.S, has announced that it has contracted for 100 percent renewable energy to power its customers, becoming the first EV charging network in the United States to do so. EVgo has contracts with its energy suppliers and renewable energy certificate (REC) partners to ensure […] Read more
