Northvolt to Invest $200 Mn to Establish Europe’s Largest Energy Storage Factory Updated On Mon, Feb 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Northvolt’s vision of enabling the future of energy takes a new step forward through a $200 million expansion of its battery systems capabilities in Gdańsk, Poland. Entering into production in 2022, a new factory will have an initial annual output of 5 GWh, and potential future capacity of 12 GWh. “Securing battery cell manufacturing capacity […] Read more
Wind, Solar Must Grow by 162 & 253 GW for Europe to Meet 2030 Emissions Target: WM Updated On Mon, Feb 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy A new report details that for Europe to meet the 2030 emissions target, dramatic changes are needed including increased wind and solar installations A new report by Wood Mackenzie details that while the new 2030 emissions target of Europe of seeing a 55 percent reduction over 1990 levels has made it the undisputed global leader […] Read more
Ford to go All-Electric by 2030, all Vehicles to go Electric in Europe Updated On Thu, Feb 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Ford Motor Company has announced it is taking a significant step forward in its European transformation with a commitment to go all-in on its electric passenger vehicles and to substantially grow and electrify its leading commercial vehicle business. Ford says by mid-2026, 100 percent of its passenger vehicle range in Europe will be zero-emissions capable, […] Read more
MiaSolé, European Solliance Claim 26.5% Efficiency on Tandem Solar Cells Updated On Thu, Feb 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Hanergy owned MiaSolé Hi-Tech Corp and European Solliance Solar Research claim to have achieved a power conversion efficiency of 26.5% on a tandem solar cell. The new record builds on their previous record in 2019. The architecture combines two thin-film solar cell technologies: a top rigid semi-transparent perovskite solar cell with a bottom flexible copper […] Read more
GE to Deliver 753 MW to Sweden With Europe’s Largest Single Onshore Wind Farm Updated On Wed, Feb 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy GE will deliver 753 MW of onshore wind capacity in Sweden for what will be Europe’s largest single-site onshore wind farm. GE Renewable Energy along with Luxcara has announced an agreement to deliver 753 MW of onshore wind capacity with the Önusberget wind farm in northern Sweden. The project will be the largest single onshore […] Read more
Latest UK Seabed Leasing Risks Raising Costs of Offshore Wind: WindEurope Updated On Wed, Feb 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy On February 8, 2021, the Crown Estate announced the results of its Round 4 seabed leasing for offshore wind in the UK. The Offshore Wind Lease Round 4 allocated areas for developing nearly 8 GW of capacity. This is too little new capacity considering the huge ambitions the UK Government has to quadruple its offshore […] Read more
Europe Invested a Record €26 bn in Offshore Wind in 2020: Report Updated On Tue, Feb 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Despite COVID constraints, Europe confirmed a record amount of EUR 26.3 billion of investments in new offshore wind farms in 2020. Despite COVID constraints, Europe confirmed a record amount of EUR 26.3 billion of investments in new offshore wind farms in 2020. This will finance 7.1 GW of new offshore wind which will be built […] Read more
1 in 6 Passenger Cars Registered in EU in Q4 was Electrically-Chargeable Updated On Fri, Feb 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy In Q4 2020, nearly one in six passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) was an electrically-chargeable vehicle (16.5 percent). In the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020, nearly one in six passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) was an electrically-chargeable vehicle (16.5 percent). Stimulus packages introduced by governments to boost demand, following […] Read more
General Motors Aims to Become Carbon Neutral by 2040 Updated On Sat, Jan 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy US based automaker, General Motors yesterday announced its plans to become carbon neutral in its global operations by 2040. Also, the company has committed to setting science-based targets to achieve carbon neutrality. In addition to this, the company has also signed the Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5⁰C, an urgent call to action from a global […] Read more
