Excelsior Energy Capital Closes Inaugural Renewable Energy Fund at $504 Million Updated On Thu, Jan 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Excelsior Energy Capital, a leading independent North American renewable energy investor, today announced the final close of its inaugural fund, Excelsior Renewable Energy Investment Fund I, with total capital commitments of USD 504 million, exceeding the Fund’s USD 500 million target. The Fund will continue to invest equity in middle-market wind and solar power plants […] Read more
Sterlite Power Appoints Amitabh Prasad as Brazil CEO Updated On Thu, Jan 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sterlite Power, a leading global developer of power transmission, has announced the appointment of Amitabh Prasad as CEO, Sterlite Power Brazil. After two years of association with the company in various leadership positions, Ricardo Cleber Zangirolami has decided to step down from the CEO position due to personal reasons. He will continue to support the […] Read more
Total and Engie to Develop France’s Largest Renewable Hydrogen Site Updated On Wed, Jan 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Total and Engie have signed a cooperation agreement to build and operate France’s largest renewable hydrogen production site Total and Engie have signed a cooperation agreement to design, develop, build and operate the Masshylia project, France’s largest renewable hydrogen production site at Châteauneuf-les-Martigues in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur South region. Located at the heart of Total’s […] Read more
Orsted, SGRE Consortium Receives Funding to Investigate Offshore Hydrogen Production Updated On Tue, Jan 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy ITM Power, Ørsted, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, and Element Energy have been awarded EUR 5 million in funding from The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH2-JU) under the European Commission to demonstrate and investigate a combined wind turbine and electrolyser system designed for operation in marine environments. The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint […] Read more
BYD Wins the Largest Pure-Electric Bus Order outside of China Updated On Tue, Jan 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Electronics, automobiles, new energy, and rail transit hi-tech company, BYD has announced that it has won cumulative orders to supply 1,002-unit pure-electric buses (E-buses) to the capital of Colombia, Bogotá. This is the largest order for pure-electric buses outside of China the firm has received to date, which sets a new record in sales volume […] Read more
ReneSola Power Announces Sale of 12.3 MW of Projects in Hungary Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy ReneSola Ltd, a leading fully integrated solar project developer, today announced that it entered into an agreement to sell a portfolio of projects located in Hungary to Obton, a leading international solar investment company headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark. The portfolio comprises 20 solar plants in five locations, including Sárbogárd, Kömlöd, Szajol, Lukacshaza, and Törökszentmiklós, with a combined capacity […] Read more
Blown: How India Lost The Solar Rooftop Battle Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Back in 2015, when India declared its renewable energy target of 175GW for 2022, with 100 GW as the share of solar power, the euphoria over the sheer ambition papered over a lot of questions. For not only was this target truly ambitious, but to many, it finally declared the government’s resolve to break away […] Read more
Emergence of Asia-Pacific Renewable Energy Sector Updated On Mon, Jan 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy By Suman Jagdev, Director & Lead – Strategy Consulting, GCA Corporation, Mumbai The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations has led to articulation of clear actions for a sustainable world underpinned by responsible consumption and production. Governments are required to meet targets assigned by the United Nations and frame adequate regulations and […] Read more
“BIS Certification Should Be a Must For All Government Tenders”, Brijesh Prajapati Updated On Thu, Jan 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Brijesh Prajapati, Managing Director, SofarSolar, a leading inverter firm from China, is gung ho about the prospects for his firm in India. The 7 year old SofarSolar is a young firm like many others in the sector, but has moved quickly to grab emerging opportunities in solar, especially in Hybrid Inverters linked with storage. Recently […] Read more
