RE Company Sonnedix Signs EPC Pact With Spanish Firm Eiffage Energia Sistemas Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy Renewable energy producer Sonnedix has signed its first Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) Framework Agreement with Eiffage, one of Europe’s construction and concession companies, through its Spanish brand, Eiffage Energia Sistemas. Under the Framework Agreement, construction activities for Sonnedix’s pipeline of projects in Spain, Italy, and Portugal will be delivered under standardised general terms and conditions, […] Read more
Nordcell Plans 1.2 GW Module Plant In Sweden Updated On Mon, Apr 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy Going against the grain of recent announcements of stress in the solar manufacturing sector in Europe, Swedish manufacturer Nordcell has shared plans to build a 1.2GW module manufacturing plant in northern Sweden, termed GIGA One. Nordcell said it is evaluating sites for the facility and hoped to begin production as early as the first half […] Read more
Ramboll To Work On Foundations For 1.4 GW Polish Offshore Wind Projects Updated On Thu, Mar 28th, 2024 by Saurenergy Equinor and Polenergia have signed contracts with Denmark-headquartered Ramboll for the Bałtyk II and offshore wind projects in the Polish Baltic Sea, said the company in its media statement. Under the contracts, Ramboll will provide engineering services for 100 monopiles for the Bałtyk II and Bałtyk III projects. Equinor and Polenergia also finalised contracts for […] Read more
As March 31 Deadline Looms, ALMM Set To Rule Again Updated On Wed, Mar 27th, 2024 by Saurenergy Any hope developers might have had of the kind of exemptions the MNRE provided (before withdrawing them within a week) seem to be evaporating as the fiscal year deadline approaches. Readers will recall that the Approved List of Module Manufacturers(ALMM) requirement has been used as an effective non-tariff barrier by the government to support domestic […] Read more
Northvolt Starts Building Germany Battery Gigafactory With 60 GWh Annual Capacity Updated On Tue, Mar 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy Germany-based Northvolt has started the construction of its battery gigafactory Northvolt Drei. The occasion was joined by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, and Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein Daniel Günther, together with Northvolt CEO and Co-Founder Peter Carlsson and Northvolt Drei CEO Christofer Haux, who started piling machinery at the industrial site outside the […] Read more
Bangladesh Wind Plant Built By Chinese Firm Starts Operation In Cox Bazar Updated On Tue, Mar 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy With the last wind-driven generator installed, Cox’s Bazar wind plant, the first centralised wind power project in Bangladesh invested and constructed by Chinese enterprises, was fully put into operation on Sunday, reported Chinese news agency Xinhua. The wind power project, located in Bangladesh‘s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district, some 400 km away from capital Dhaka, is […] Read more
US Announces $6 Billion To Clean Heavy Industry Sector Updated On Tue, Mar 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $6 billion for 33 projects across more than 20 states to decarbonize energy-intensive industries, reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions, support good-paying union jobs, revitalize industrial communities, and strengthen the nation’s manufacturing competitiveness. Funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, the projects […] Read more
UK-Based Statera Secures 670MW Contracts in Auctions Updated On Fri, Mar 22nd, 2024 by Saurenergy In the latest Capacity Market auctions, UK-based Statera has provisionally secured contracts for 670MW of capacity commencing in October 2027, at a record T-4 clearing price of £65/kW. The Capacity Market ensures the UK’s security of electricity supply by guaranteeing the availability of sufficient backup power, stated a press release by Statera As per a […] Read more
IKEA Investment Arm Secures Norwegian Offshore Wind Project Updated On Thu, Mar 21st, 2024 by Saurenergy Ventyr, a consortium consisting of Parkwind and Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, has announced its success in the Norwegian auction for the development of the Sørlige Nordsjø II phase 1 offshore project area in the Southern Norwegian North Sea. According to a media statement by Parkwind, part of […] Read more