Wind Energy Fight Escalates, As Europe Imposes Tariffs On Chinese Steel Turbine Towers Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Europe’s focus on protecting its lead in Wind Energy sector, especially offshore wind in recent times, has just escalated with the European Commission imposing tariffs of upto 19.2% on China-origin steel wind turbine towers. According to the EU statement, it found that Chinese firms had dumped about 300 million euros ($337 million) a year worth […] Read more
Europe & US Boost Their Domestic Wind Energy Industries Updated On Tue, Dec 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Announcements of new projects and partnerships — Vineyard Wind 1, Valmont SM’s new wind turbine tower factory at Port of Esbjerg, and the Nigg Offshore Wind factory, to name a few — indicate that Europe and the US are ramping up their wind manufacturing capacity to gain a strong foothold in the much anticipated renewable energy-powered […] Read more
Amazon Adds 18 New RE Projects in Europe & US; Funds 274 Globally Updated On Thu, Dec 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy E-commerce giant Amazon has announced 18 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects across the U.S., Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K., totalling 5.6 gigawatts (GW) of procured capacity to date in 2021. Amazon now has 274 renewable energy projects globally and aims to power 100% of its business operations with renewable energy by […] Read more
European Solar & Storage Set to Grow over 400% by 2025: Study Updated On Mon, Nov 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy The forecast for household solar continues to look bright for coming years, with European solar & storage set to grow over 400%, from 3 GWh installed storage capacity in 2020 to 12.8 GWh in 2025, announced SolarPower Europe recently. SolarPower Europe has published its annual ‘European Market Outlook for Residential Battery Storage’ report, covering 2021-2025. Analysing […] Read more
Rio Tinto Invests in InoBat to Support Battery Ecosystem in Europe Updated On Thu, Nov 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy UK-headquartered mining firm Rio Tinto is investing in Inobat Auto, a battery technology and manufacturing company, to support the development of a battery ecosystem in Europe. This investment will support the completion of InoBat’s research and development centre and pilot battery line in Voderady, Slovakia. It follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed in May, outlining an […] Read more
European Energy Exits 3 Wind Farms in Lithuania Updated On Mon, Nov 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Danish renewable energy developer and financier European Energy has signed an agreement to sell three wind farms in Lithuania with the total capacity of 185.5 MW to a Lithuanian firm. The agreement is expected to be closed by November end. The wind farms are under construction and consist of a total of 34 GE 158-5.5 […] Read more
GoodWe Hits The Road In Europe With Solar Roadshow Updated On Fri, Oct 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy With Covid unlock in progress in more and more regions, Solar firms have taken to innovative marketing programs to get back in touch physically with their customers and key stakeholders like installers. The GOODWE SOLAR ROADSHOW 2021, organized by GoodWe and its partners in Poland, was aimed at giving new and existing GoodWe installers the […] Read more
EV Maker Nexzu Mobility Ships Orders to Australia, Europe & GCC Updated On Fri, Oct 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Indian electric vehicle (EV) maker Nexzu Mobility has shipped out some initial orders to Australia, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and Europe and is currently in discussions to close deals with the UK and a few African countries. “Our range of products has been developed after months of R&D to perfectly suit the needs of our […] Read more
European Modules Emit 40% Less CO2 Than Chinese Ones, finds Study Updated On Tue, Sep 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a new study, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have calculated that silicon photovoltaic modules manufactured in the European Union produce 40 percent less CO2 than modules manufactured in China. Using a life cycle analysis (LCA), the research team compared the CO2 footprint of monocrystalline solar modules manufactured in Germany, […] Read more