India’s 2030 Climate Targets are ‘achievable’ through Renewables: Says LBNL 2030 Updated On Fri, Dec 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy There is no doubt that India is in midst of an energy transition, with important social and economic implications depending on the pathways that are chosen. A Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) study, under the US Department of State evaluated in-depth India’s future power investments. Giving a promising outlook on India’s future power system investments, […] Read more
Renewable Energy Certificates. Trading Resumes, But Much Needs To Be Done Updated On Thu, Nov 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Highlights: The market share of REC market had already shrunk to 9.2 lakh Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) in 2020-21, while 60.58 lakh RECs piled up till March end. As per CEEW-CEF analysis, as many as 5.1 million RECs have remained unsold due to poor RPO compliance across India, a demand shortfall of 7%. The Appellate […] Read more
Beyond Net Zero at 2070. PM Modi Makes Key Promises For India At COP26 Updated On Tue, Nov 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his speech at the COP26 Glasgow on November 1, did make a concession to activists demanding a net zero target from India. 2070. If that seems underwhelming (China has a commitment of net zero by 2060), then you might miss the really important part of his promises. The 500 GW […] Read more
States, Discoms Need To Do More for Success of Grid Connected Options in PMKUSUM, Says Study Updated On Mon, Aug 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Indian government has been giving a renewed push to the PM-KUSUM scheme that promises reliable power supply for irrigation. But the proposed solarisation models, especially component A and C that involve grid connectivity have fared poorly so far. A new study by the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW) and Shakti Sustainable Energy […] Read more
Floating Solar On A Growth Path Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy In Solar’s rise to pre-eminence from a fringe renewable energy option just a decade back, it’s time to consider the rise of floating solar (also called floatovoltaics in many cases). To think that it did not even exist at any scale till 2013. The earliest patent on floating solar was taken out only in 2008. […] Read more
Consultant – Low Carbon Pathways Updated On Thu, Apr 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy CEEW seeks to hire a suitable candidate as a consultant in the domain of climate change to foster supportive and informed discourse and prioritization of climate action among stakeholders in India. The consultant will coordinate the development of a medium-term climate change advocacy strategy for Bihar. The range of inter-related functions that he/she will perform […] Read more
Research Intern Sustainable Mobility Updated On Thu, Apr 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Carry out data cleaning and analysis of the real-time bus GPS data collected from open transit data portal. Analyse different bus performance metrics to assess the performance of bus servies in Delhi. Supplement the bus GPS data with socio-economic and smartphone GPS data to generate meaningful insights. Participate in creating and labelling training data for […] Read more
India Renewables Dashboard Launched, To Offer Generation Data On Renewables Updated On Thu, Apr 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy In a move that needs to be widely welcomed, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and CEEW’s Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) have launched the India Renewables Dashboard yesterday. The dashboard will provide detailed operational information on renewable energy (RE) projects in India. The move, if executed ell, will be a welcome addition to the quality of data […] Read more
India Needs to Generate 83% Electricity From RE to Achieve Net-Zero Emissions by 2050: CEEW Updated On Mon, Mar 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy India would need to generate at least 83% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2050, if it is to achieve net-zero emissions, according to a new study by CEEW India would need to generate at least 83 percent of its electricity from (non-hydropower) renewable energy sources by 2050, if it were to commit to […] Read more
