IntriEnergy Bags Patent for its Solar Technology in India Updated On Wed, Mar 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), Italy-based solar technology company IntriEnergy Inc. has been granted Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) protection in India for its technology that increases the productivity of solar cells. IntriEnergy filed for a patent in India on July 28, 2015. Patent number 390862 was granted officially on February 28, 2022 but IntriEnergy will have […] Read more
Arcelor Mittal, Greenko In $600 million deal for 975 MW RTC power Updated On Wed, Mar 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy In one of the largest corporate deals to mitigate carbon emissions in India, metals major ArcelorMittal has announced it will invest $600 million (Over Rs 4500 crores) to develop, in partnership with Hyderabad based Greenko Group, a 975-MW ‘round the clock’ renewable energy project in Andhra Pradesh. ArcelorMittal had declared plans to foray into green […] Read more
Neoen sees bigger appetite for RE as Europe shuns Russian power Updated On Wed, Mar 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy French renewable power producer Neoen should benefit from more demand for green energy in Finland, Italy and France as Europe looks to become independent from Russian gas, the company’s chief executive said on Monday. The European Union has announced plans to expand its clean energy capacities as it looks to cut dependency on Russian gas […] Read more
Faster Solar, Wind Deployment In IEA’s 10 point plan for Reducing EU Dependence on Russia Updated On Wed, Mar 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA), in a 10 point plan for Europe to reduce its dependence on Russian energy supplies, has made a strong pitch for more renewables, energy efficiency, and diversifying of suppliers, for Europe to reduce its dependence on Russia. The high energy dependence on Russia has stymied European efforts to counter the […] Read more
Macquarie Asset Mgmt Makes £275 M Debt Invt in UK Solar Portfolio Updated On Thu, Feb 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy Macquarie Asset Management has announced that it is the sole lender in a £275 million refinancing of a portfolio of solar power plants in the United Kingdom owned by Vantage Solar UK. The 365 MW portfolio is comprised of 24 ground-mounted solar photovoltaic plants located across England and Wales, and aligns with the European Union’s […] Read more
‘Rebirth of France’s Nuclear Industry’ Key for Net Zero by 2050, Says Prez Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy French President Emmanuel Macron has presented his country’s goal of achieving CO2-free energy by 2050, starting with using more nuclear and renewable energy. Speaking in Belfort, north-eastern France, Macron outlined measures including the construction of solar parks, underwater wind farms, and six European pressurized nuclear reactors (EPR2s), reports Xinhua news agency. An additional eight EPR2 […] Read more
Italy Renewables Problem Continues; Wind Energy Auction Highly Undersubscribed Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The conundrum of Italy’s renewable sector continues unabatedly as it’s evident from the results of its latest renewables auction published. The Italian government had about 3,300 MW of renewable energy on offer. This also included the non-awarded capacity from the previous auction which also witnessed under-subscription. The travesty continued this time too and the government […] Read more
EU Beats 2020 RE Goal, France Lags Behind: Eurostat Updated On Fri, Jan 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The European Union tapped renewables for 22% of its energy consumption in 2020, beating its 20% target, the EU statistics office, Eurostat, said on Wednesday. The bloc’s 27 countries are increasingly turning to wind, solar and other renewable energy sources as part of efforts to meet the EU-wide ambition of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by […] Read more
Europe’s Metal Industry Asks EU to Help it Deliver Energy Transition Updated On Tue, Jan 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy Industry association Eurometaux has asked EU policy-makers to allow member states to support domestic producers of aluminium, zinc and silicon with state aid to ensure supplies of the metals crucial for the transition to low carbon energy. The European Union has a goal to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 55% from 1990 levels by […] Read more
