South Africa Announces Tender for 5 GW Renewable Capacity under BW7 Updated On Tue, Dec 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) of South Africa has released a tender under the seventh bid window (BW7) under its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). The tender seeks bids for the development of 5 GW of renewable capacity, entailing 3.2 GW of wind and 1.8 GW of solar capacity. […] Read more
First Floating Solar Project of Duke Energy Kicks Off in Florida Updated On Tue, Dec 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The first floating solar project in Florida by clean energy firm Duke Energy is now operational and producing renewable energy. The floating solar project of close to 1 MW boasts over 1,800 solar panels floating atop two acres of water surface on a cooling pond at the Duke Energy Hines Energy Complex located in Bartow. […] Read more
EU New Electricity Market Design To Speed-Up Renewable Deployment Updated On Fri, Dec 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest report shared by the European Council and the Parliament has revealed that they have reached a provisional agreement to reform the EU’s electricity market design (EMD). “This deal is great news, as it will help us reduce even more the EU’s dependence on Russian gas and boost fossil-free energy to cut greenhouse gas […] Read more
Accelerating Renewables Can Prevent Rail Network Congestions: IEEFA Updated On Thu, Dec 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy Indian Railways can better utilise its resources and serve the Indian economy more effectively if policymakers focus on accelerating renewable energy generation rather than expanding coal freight by rail, a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) finds. The IEEFA report analyses various forecasts by different agencies of the Indian government and […] Read more
Trina Solar Lands First Industrial Solar Energy Storage Project in Japan Updated On Wed, Dec 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy Trina Solar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Narashinrinsigen Hozenkousya (Nara Forest Resources Protection Company of Japan) to boost the penetration of its energy storage systems in Japan. As per the pact, this collaboration solidified Trina Solar’s entry into the industrial energy storage sector in Japan, with a commitment to supply large-scale Battery […] Read more
“We Are Targeting To Achieve Installation Of 10+ GW Quantum by 2030”, Naresh Mansukhani, Juniper Green Energy Updated On Wed, Dec 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy Juniper Green Energy has been in the news for all the right reasons in the recent past, as the firm led by its founder and CEO Naresh Mansukhani, closed a major $350m deal with the AT Capital group and Vitol in September this year. Now part of the AT group, Juniper Green Energy, based out […] Read more
Ultratech To Increase Its Green Energy Share To 85% By 2030 Updated On Wed, Dec 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The $7.9 billion Indian Cement and Ready-Mix Concrete Company–UltraTech Cement Limited today announced its plans to increase the overall share of green energy in its total energy mix to 85 percent by 2030. As an interim target, UltraTech plans to increase its total green energy share threefold from its current 22% to 60% by FY26. […] Read more
US-India Energy Storage Task Force Commences Operations Updated On Tue, Dec 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy The United States (US)-India Energy Storage Task Force, first announced in October 2022 Ministerial meeting of the US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (SCEP) held between Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri and US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, commenced operations today. The public-private US-India Energy Storage Task Force (ESTF) was established by […] Read more
US Energy Firm Puget Sound Energy Announces Utility-Scale Wind Farm At Montana Updated On Fri, Dec 8th, 2023 by Saurenergy United States (US)-based energy company Puget Sound Energy (PSE) announced today it is developing the Beaver Creek wind farm, a utility-scale wind project that will be located on the high plains in Stillwater County, Montana, in the US. The Beaver Creek wind farm is the latest addition in a growing list of renewable energy resources […] Read more
