IKEA’s First Investment in Russia’s Solar Projects Covers 160 MW Updated On Wed, Apr 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, has announced that its investment arm, Ingka Investments, will fund 160 MW of solar projects, worth $272 million, in south-west Russia, so as to accelerate its investment in renewable energy. The Netherlands-based company has signed an agreement with Solar Systems, LLC, to acquire a 49% stake in its eight […] Read more
World Adds Record new Renewable Energy Capacity in 2020: IRENA Updated On Tue, Apr 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to IRENA, the world added more than 260 GW of renewable energy capacity last year, exceeding expansion in 2019 by close to 50%. Global renewable energy capacity additions in 2020 beat earlier estimates and all previous records despite the economic slowdown that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to data released today by the […] Read more
Rosatom’s Storage Division Takes 49% Stake in Korean Energy Storage Firm Updated On Mon, Mar 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy RENERA LLC a part of Rosatom State Corporation, has concluded the deal to acquire a 49 percent share of Enertech International Inc, a South Korean manufacturer of electrodes, lithium-ion storage cells, and energy storage systems. RENERA manufactures energy storage systems based on lithium-ion batteries for special equipment, telecommunications systems, uninterruptible power supplies, energy storage systems, […] Read more
Russia To Go With Domestically Sourced HJT Modules for Largest Solar Project Updated On Thu, Mar 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy Russia, a laggard among major economies when it comes to solar adoption, will be using HJT (Heterojunction) solar panels from domestic firm Hevel Solar for its largest solar plant. Hevel Group with its factory in Novocheboksarsk, Russia produces 340 MW of HJT solar modules per year, after a recent capacity expansion. The firm claims to […] Read more
Can China Become ‘Carbon Neutral’ by 2060? Updated On Thu, Dec 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Imagine China, the world’s top emitter of carbon emissions, which in 2019 released nearly double the emissions of the US which has barely any coal power plants. Now imagine it with zero gasoline-powered cars, and with more than four times the 1,200 gigawatts of solar and wind power capacity installed across the world today. This […] Read more
Perovskite Solar Cells, Coming Soon To a Product Near You Updated On Mon, Aug 31st, 2020 by Saurenergy Perovskites, named after Russian mineralogist Lev Perovski who discovered the base material over 170 years ago in the Ural Mountains of Russia are found abundantly in the earth’s mantle and sometimes, surface deposits even. They have now found an interesting and potentially breakthrough application in solar power generation technology. Different from the traditional silicon wafers […] Read more
Sembcorp Dedicates 800 MW of Wind Projects In India With MNRE Minister Updated On Wed, Jul 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy At a special virtual event, Sembcorp Energy India Limited with its key management personnel, as well as the Union Minister for Power and MNRE, R.K. Singh present, dedicated 800MW of Wind Energy projects from SECI’s tranche 1 to 3 to the nation. with this, Sembcorp became the first independent power producer to complete its projects […] Read more
Natron Raises $35 Mn to Expand Sodium-Ion Battery Commercialisation Updated On Thu, Jul 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy Natron Energy, a leading developer of low-cost Sodium-ion batteries using Prussian Blue chemistry, has raised USD 35 million in Series D funding Natron Energy, a leading developer and supplier of high-power, long-life and low-cost Sodium-ion batteries using Prussian Blue chemistry, has announced that it has raised USD 35 million in Series D funding to further […] Read more
Vestas Bags Turbine Orders Worth 367 MW in Russia and China Updated On Fri, Jun 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Vestas has announced that it has received multiple orders from Russia and China for wind turbines worth 367 MW for various projects. Vestas, the leading global supplier of wind turbines, has announced that it has received multiple orders from Russia and China for wind turbines worth 367 MW for various projects. The first order the […] Read more
