Centrica Business Solutions Bags 89MW Multi-battery Optimisation Deal Updated On Tue, Feb 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy Centrica Business Solutions has signed a ten-year contract with 4 Renewable Energy (previously known as INFRAGREEN IV RE), RGREEN INVEST’s dedicated IPP platform, for the optimisation of three battery storage plants developed by Arlington Energy and under construction across England. Totalling 89MW of assets with a one-hour duration, the three projects are scheduled to be completed […] Read more
China Now A Superpower In Offshore Wind Too, With Highest Installs In 2021 Updated On Thu, Jan 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Offshore Wind, one of the last renewable energy bastions where European manufacturers and countries still dominated, has finally seen China arrive in style in 2021. Figures shared across multiple sources including the National Energy Administration of China place China’s offshore wind capacity additions in 2021 at 17 GW. That figure takes total offshore wind capacity […] Read more
Bengaluru’s Ayana Renewable Crosses 1 GWac Operational Capacity Updated On Tue, Jan 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Ayana Renewable Power, a renewable energy platform that is majority-controlled by National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), has announced that its portfolio has crossed 1 GWac of operational renewable energy (RE) capacity. With an operating portfolio of 1.19 GWac, Ayana is one of the largest RE developers in India, a press release from the company […] Read more
Agrivoltaics Make Their Case For India Updated On Tue, Jan 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy It is a truism that no change is really big enough to matter, unless it impacts the agricultural sector in India. After all, even after 2021, the Agriculture and allied sectors account for over 50% of our workforce, and contribute a substantial 18% to the country’s GDP. With the highest amount of arable land in […] Read more
Investor Pressure For ESG Compliance To Drive Corporates Towards Renewables In 2022 Updated On Tue, Jan 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy A New Report from Wood Mackenzie posits that there is a real near term risk for corporates and renewable firms as they invest to decarbonise the energy system. Decarbonisation is the lynchpin of the global strategy to meet the 1.5-degree warming scenario influencing companies’ planning. The report, Corporate power and renewables: 5 things to look […] Read more
PGCIL Inks Pact with Africa50 for Kenya Transmission Project Updated On Thu, Jan 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy State-owned Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has inked a pact with pan-African infrastructure investment platform Africa50 to continue the development of the Kenya Transmission Project on a public-private partnership basis. According to a statement by the power ministry, the project entails the development, financing, construction, and operation of the 400kV Lessos-Loosuk and 220kV […] Read more
Could 2022 be Offshore Wind’s Year Of Acceptance and Growth? Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy In our year end specials, we caught up on two key developments in the offshore wind space. ‘Farms’ located over 70 kms from shore, in China and in Europe, supplied their first power, and in the new year, are expected to go online formally. That these are located in two of the world’s key regions […] Read more
Octopus Energy, Sterlite Power Sign MOU For Green Power Systems Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy UK based 1.2 billion pound sterling energy group Octopus Energy Group, which has over 3 million customers in the UK has entered into an MOU with leading Indian power transmission player Sterlite Power. The agreement aims to help decarbonise Indian industry and bring cheaper green power to consumers around the world. The Memorandum of Understanding […] Read more
Bangladesh’s Largest PV Project Goes Online With Sungrow Inverters Updated On Mon, Dec 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Bangladesh, which is celebrating its 50th year of independence this year, has started commercial operations at its largest PV project — the 130 MWp Bagerhat solar power plant. Powered by Sungrow’s central inverter solutions, which works closely with the ABB and Orion Group in the country. 130 MWp PV project in Bangladesh With 95% of Bangladesh’s […] Read more