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The Impact of Renewable Energy on Economic Growth and Job Creation

At first glance, the subject of renewable energy seems like a truly controversial matter, eliciting conversations and debates between advocates of climate change action and those seeking to protect their economic advantage. In a broader sense, however, there appears to be a nexus between renewable energy and economic growth. For instance, India spent $11.8 billion […]

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Brazil Oil Company Petrobras To Build Solar Power At Its Three Refineries

Brazilian state-run oil and gas company Petrobras has recently unveiled its plans to boost its sustainable energy portfolio involving the potential installation of 48 megawatts of solar energy capacity across three of its refineries. By leveraging photovoltaic (PV) technology, the company aims to mitigate its carbon footprint while boosting operational efficiency, according to a statement […]

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TotalEnergies Begins Construction of 12 MW Solar Project at New York’s JFK Airport

TotalEnergies has begun construction of New York State’s largest onsite solar generating and storage system at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA). To be erected as a canopy in one of JFK’s long-term parking lots, […]

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Environment Tech Funding- Solar Struggles As Energy Storage & Mobility Dominates

Tracxn, a leading platform for tracking startups and private companies has released a detailed report on Environment Tech funding.  the report has some interesting insights in the Indian context. Providing data backed analysis, the report points out that the Indian Environment tech sector has raised total funding of $7.3 billion till date. India’s environmental technology […]

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News In Brief April 24- Vsun Wafer Plant, First Solar, Soltec, Nextracker

X-Elio Goes With Soltec Trackers For 367MW Utility-Scale Project Spanish solar tracker company Soltec has announced a supply deal with fellow Spanish solar developer X-Elio for its single-row, dual-axis SFOne trackers to an X-Elio solar PV project in the Spanish region of Murcia. The deal will see Soltec ship 5,948 trackers to the site. VSUN’s […]

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Top 5 States In Rooftop Solar In India

It is no secret now that even India has made strides in new solar capacity addition in the last few years, a considerable gap exists between rooftop solar (RTS) and utility-scale solar installations. The PM Suryaghar Muft Bijli Yojana might be the most ambitious scheme yet to reduce that gap, but its impact will probably […]

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Scatec Launches 540 MW Kenhardt Solar Farm In South Africa

Scatec has recently launched the Kenhardt project totalling 540 MW solar and 225 MW/1,140 MWh battery storage in South Africa. The Scatec project is touted to be one of the world’s largest hybrid solar and battery storage facilities. The Sactec project was awarded by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy in South Africa under […]

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US Announces $7 Billion Solar For All Program For Rooftop Solar

In an announcement on Earth Day (April 22nd) that will remind many of India’s very own almost $8 billion PM Suryaghar Yojana, the Biden Administration has announced a massive push for rooftop solar in the US. The program was kicked off with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announcing that 60 selectees will receive $7 billion […]

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