Borosil to acquire Europe’s largest solar glass maker Interfloat Group Updated On Tue, Apr 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy Borosil Renewables Ltd on Monday announced that its board has approved buying of 100 percent stake in Interfloat Group, Europe’s largest manufacturer of solar glass. The company consists of GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH (GMB), located in Tschernitz, Germany, and Interfloat Corporation, based in Ruggell, Liechtenstein. With its acquisition of the Interfloat Group, BRL’s solar glass […] Read more
Statkraft inks 300 GWh RE PPA with German cement mfr Updated On Fri, Apr 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Statkraft, a hydropower company fully owned by the Norwegian state, has signed a further power purchase agreement (PPA) with OPTERRA, a German cement manufacturer, for the supply of renewable power from onshore wind and solar power. It follows a wind power PPA agreed in 2021 and enables OPTERRA to further transition its plant operations to a […] Read more
Nordex Group receives 1.2 GW turbine orders Q1 2022 Updated On Fri, Apr 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Germany-based manufacturer of onshore wind turbines Nordex Group recorded an order intake of 229 turbines with a total capacity of 1,165 MW in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1/2021: 1,247 MW). The share of the efficient and high-margin Delta4000 series amounted to 91 percent (Q1/2021: 73 percent). The Nordex Group received orders from ten European […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa to sell European RE assets to SSE for €580 million Updated On Thu, Apr 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Renewable Energy major Siemens Gamesa has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Scotland-based SSE Renewables to sell its South European renewables development assets for a total cash consideration of €580 million. The official statement says that the sale includes a pipeline of onshore wind projects that have a total capacity of 3.9 […] Read more
European Commission Ponders Hiking Renewable Energy Target To 45% By 2030 Updated On Thu, Apr 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Ukraine-Russia conflict, and the vagaries of climate change might just have nudged the European Commission when it comes to its renewable energy targets. The European Commission is analyzing if the Union can achieve a higher aim of having 45% of its energy coming from renewable sources by 2030. Currently the European Commission has proposed […] Read more
Biliti Electric Plans World’s Largest Electric Three-Wheeler Mfg. Facility Telangana Updated On Wed, Apr 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy California, US-based Biliti Electric Inc (Biliti) has announced plans to setup the world’s ‘largest’ electric three-wheeler factory in Telangana, with a production capacity of 240,000 electric vehicles each year. The new plant is estimated to drive private investment of USD 150 million and expected to create over 3,000 jobs in the State aligning with the […] Read more
Offshore wind developers alliance to launch 16 new R&D projects Updated On Mon, Apr 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy UK-based Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a collaboration between nine offshore wind developers, is launching 16 new research and development (R&D) projects this year. The Carbon Trust is a company that helps organisations reduce their carbon emissions and become more resource efficient. The planned 16 projects span five key areas of logistics and operations […] Read more
Renewable PPA’s In Europe Surge 8.1% QoQ Updated On Wed, Apr 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy European renewable PPA prices surged 8.1% quarter over quarter and 27.5% year over year, with the crisis in Ukraine the latest development to the deepening energy crisis, according to LevelTen Energy’s European Q1 2022 PPA Price Index, released today. Despite this uncertainty, demand for renewables has remained strong causing a shortage of projects for buyers. The […] Read more
EU Will Increase Renewables Target: Timmermans, EU Climate Policy Chief Updated On Tue, Apr 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Eliminating its dependence on Russian oil and gas seems to have a guaranteed a strong runway for renewables growth in the European Union. EU climate policy head Frans Timmermans has said that more ambitious targets are being developed for the EU for faster transition to renewable sources of energy. The announcement by Timmermans comes even […] Read more