EV Charging Startup Gets Backing of Siemens, Soros Fund Management Updated On Wed, Apr 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Electric Vehicle (EV) charging startup Amply Power has secured USD 13.2 million in Series A funding from investors including Siemens Financial Services and Soros Fund Management to advance its services for commercial fleets. The company, founded by serial entrepreneur Vic Shao, helps commercial fleet operators to go electric by providing EV charging infrastructure with fixed […] Read more
Covid-19 Breeds Challenges for Renewables in US, China: Platts Updated On Wed, Apr 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, China’s electricity demand is likely to normalise by Q3, while there is more uncertainty in the US market as there is still lockdown in most of the states, according to S&P Global Platts Analytics. At the recently held Platts Analytics webinar, the firm highlighted that while there is enough evidence of […] Read more
India’s Electricity Demand to Shrink 1%, Discoms Losses to Rise by Rs 200 Bn: ICRA Updated On Wed, Apr 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Amidst the lockdown imposed across the country due to coronavirus, the demand slowdown is likely to lead to a de-growth of 1.0 percent in electricity demand for the full year of FY2021, as predicted by a leading credit rating agency, ICRA. The rating agency analysed after considering the full lockdown till May 3, 2020, partial […] Read more
Is Solar Market At Risk of Shutting Out Competition? Updated On Wed, Apr 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy With the Coronavirus pandemic taking a heavy toll on renewable players also, it is interesting to see how the market is panning out in India. No one could have missed the frenetic efforts by the Ministry of new and Renewable Energy (MNRE), under whom the sector falls, to ensure obstacles are removed. And obstacles have […] Read more
Sungrow Revenue Grows 25.4% in 2019, Plans to Lift R&D Investment Updated On Wed, Apr 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy With a minimal negative impact of coronavirus, Sungrow, a leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, has reported a growth of 25.4 percent to USD 1.864 billion in its revenue for 2019, against USD 1.572 billion in 2018. The inverter manufacturer shipped 17.1 GW of inverters in 2019 and touched its aggregate overseas shipments to 100 […] Read more
Average Spot Price Remains at Rs 2.36 Low During Lockdown Updated On Wed, Apr 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy The average spot power price has remained as low as Rs 2.36 per unit on the IEX during the lockdown period so far, which began last month The average spot power price has remained as low as Rs 2.36 per unit on the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) during the lockdown period so far, which began […] Read more
Covid-19 Hurts ABB’s Q1 Results; Revenue Slips across Businesses Updated On Tue, Apr 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Tech giant ABB has reported a significant drop in its first-quarter results of 2020 as its net income declined by 30 percent to USD 376 million on the back of coronavirus pandemic. The company’s net income remained at USD 535 million during the same period a year ago, ABB said in a statement. Further, it’s […] Read more
China’s Solar Additions for 2020 Likely to Decline by 6.6 GW: Report Updated On Tue, Apr 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy On the back of widespread coronavirus outbreak and its impact, China’s solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity additions for 2020 is expected to fall short by 6.6 GW against the earlier projections, said the data and analytics company. Earlier, Chinese solar PV capacity additions were projected at 40 GW for the current year, which is higher than […] Read more
Dominion Energy Remains on Schedule to Build 2.6 GW Offshore Wind Project Updated On Tue, Apr 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy Dominion Energy and its contractors remain on track to ensure that the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project remains on schedule Dominion Energy has issued a notification claiming that it along with its contractors remains on track to ensure that the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project remains on schedule to become an economic […] Read more