Centre Gives States A New Green Power Mandate To Encourage RPO Compliance Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Union Government has asked state governments to meet a quarter of their power demand through renewable energy sources in the current year, which can be scaled to 47 % in the following eight years. Although consistent with India’s clean energy commitments, the new trajectory of the Union Government will be difficult for the already […] Read more
Orsted Acquires Ostwind; Eyes Key Markets in Europe Updated On Mon, Jul 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Renewable energy player Orsted has announced the signing of an agreement with Germany based Ostwind, a leading German developer, owner, and operator of onshore wind and solar power projects in Germany and France. For a consideration of EUR 689 million, Orsted will acquire a 100 % equity interest in OSTWIND Erneuerbare Energien GmbH, OSTWINDpark Rotmainquelle GmbH & […] Read more
MERC Turns Down Tata Power Petition Seeking Approval Of Part Commissioning Of Wind Power Project Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Petition Tata Power Ltd- Distribution (TPC- D) had filed a petition on March 31, 2022 seeking relaxation of the Request for Selection (RFS) norm and approval for the partial commissioning of 96.15 MW of wind power from a 225 MW Long Term Hybrid Project (RPO). The MERC Mandate As per the mandate of […] Read more
China’s Solar Power Installations Touch Record High Of 31 GW In First Half Of 2022 Updated On Fri, Jul 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Installing solar power projects at breakneck speed, China built nearly 31 GW from January to June 2022. This is 137% more than last year during the same period. This trend, unless stopped midway, is extrapolated to clock between 75 GW and 90 GW by the end of this year. According to Wang Bohua, the honorary […] Read more
Lowest Tariff Of Rs. 2.84/kWh Discovered In GUVNL 500 MW Wind Auction Updated On Mon, Jul 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy In Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam’s (GUVNL) auction to buy power from 500 MW of grid-connected wind power projects, Rajpur Renewables, Juniper Green Energy, Solarcraft Power India 3, O2 POwer, TEQ Green Power XII, ACME Pokhran Solar, and Project Twelve Renewable Power were proclaimed winners (Phase-III). The greenshoe option for the tender had an additional capacity […] Read more
Two-thirds Of New Renewable Power In 2021 Cheaper Than Cheapest Coal In G20: IRENA Updated On Thu, Jul 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2021, published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has stated that almost two-thirds or 163 gigawatts (GW) of newly installed renewable power in 2021 was cheaper than the world’s cheapest power plants, the source of which was coal, in the G20 countries. According to IRENA, the renewable power added […] Read more
Endesa To Install 1,130 MW Wind and Solar Power In Spain Updated On Tue, Jul 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Utility major Endesa is building 27 renewable energy projects across Spain of more than 1,130 MW of capacity. The green energy projects are being developed through subsidiary Enel Green Power Espana (EGPE). The company has employed over 4,200 professionals on these renewable facilities this year. Luca Capuozzo, the company’s renewable construction manager, stated, “The solar […] Read more
In a First For the US, Wind And Solar Energy Generate More Power Than Nuclear Updated On Mon, Jul 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Data from SUN DAY Campaign analysis of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has revealed that the wind and solar energy sources produced 17.96 per cent more power than nuclear power plants in the USA. It is for the first time that the United States produced more solar and wind energy than nuclear in the country’s […] Read more
Microsoft Datacenter Batteries To Support Growth Of Renewables On The Power Grid Updated On Mon, Jul 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Global software giant, Microsoft has announced that it will deploy its ‘grid-interactive UPS technology’ at the datacenter maintained by the company in Dublin, Ireland later in 2022. The objective is to demonstrate that these kinds of technologies can help decarbonize power grids across the world. Microsoft holds that the renewable energy from 400 wind farms […] Read more
