ESB and Equinor to Deliver Potential Offshore Wind Projects Updated On Mon, Nov 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy ESB and Equinor under a new partnership will work to identify suitable sites for new offshore wind farms in Irish waters and work to mature potential future wind projects. ESB has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Equinor, to work to identify suitable sites for new offshore wind farms in Irish waters […] Read more
Solar Inverters Ready For the Spotlight Updated On Fri, Nov 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy For most people, thinking of solar usually brings to mind solar panels, the distinctive signature of solar energy. But this story takes a look at another critical part of the solar chain, the inverters. These devices, tasked with the job of converting DC power to AC and more, have been largely taken for granted, even […] Read more
Big Move. £555 Billion European Investment Bank to Stop Lending To Fossil Fuel Projects Updated On Fri, Nov 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy In what could be called the ‘Venice Effect’ perhaps, the European Investment Bank, (EIB) the lending arm of the European Union has decided to stop funding fossil fuel projects as part of lending policy Yesterday, even as the world was absorbing images of the city of Venice going underwater due to unprecedented flooding caused by […] Read more
As California Looks To Fill Power Gap by 2022, RE’s Eye Opportunity Updated On Mon, Nov 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy For Countries like India, which are still hamstrung by capital, costs or a thermal legacy in their push to adopt renewables as fast they should, the state of California continues to provide an ongoing lesson . Be it mandating a target to decarbonise its energy sector by 2050, or the selective subsidies on both solar […] Read more
Lightsource BP Gets Debt Financing for 200 MW Australian Solar Project Updated On Fri, Oct 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy Lightsource BP has signed a senior debt facility with ING and Export Development Canada to fund its first Australian solar project worth 200 MW. Lightsource BP has announced that it has signed a senior debt facility with ING and EDC (Export Development Canada) to fund its first Australian solar project. The 200 MWp solar installation, […] Read more
To Meet Paris Climate Target 8x Higher Solar, Wind Needed: DNV GL Updated On Thu, Oct 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Governments, businesses and society as a whole need to change the prevailing mindset from ‘business-as-usual’ to ‘business-as-unusual’ to fast-track the energy transition, says Ditlev Engel. In order to meet the targets of the Paris climate pact, there’s a need for taking extraordinary policy actions to promote renewable energy, electric vehicles (EVs), energy efficiency, new decarbonization […] Read more
EIB Invests €100 mn to Support Small Scale RE Projects in Brazil Updated On Tue, Oct 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy EIB has announced that it will provide EUR 100m to BDMG to support climate action projects in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it will provide EUR 100m to Banco de Desenvolvimento de Minas Gerais (BDMG) to support climate action projects in Minas Gerais, Brazil. “Private companies and also municipalities will be […] Read more
Spain’s Ingeteam Secures R&D Loan from EIB Updated On Fri, Oct 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy EIB will finance Ingeteam’s innovative activities by providing a EUR 70 million Innovation Loan under the Investment Plan for Europe. The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance the innovative activities at Ingeteam by providing a EUR 70 million Innovation Loan under the Investment Plan for Europe. The goal of the agreement is to support Ingeteam’s research, development […] Read more
Equinor Makes FID on Floating Offshore Wind Farm in Norway Updated On Fri, Oct 11th, 2019 by Saurenergy Equinor has made an FID for the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm development in Norway. Equinor has announced that it has, along with the Snorre and Gullfaks partners, made a final investment decision (FID) for the Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm development in Norway. The Snorre and Gullfaks oil and gas platforms which […] Read more
