Green Group Files Climate Lawsuit Against Australian Gas Major Santos Updated On Fri, Aug 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a landmark move, green group Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) is suing oil and gas major Santos Ltd, challenging the company’s claims that natural gas provides “clean energy” and that it has a “credible and clear plan” to achieve “net zero” emissions by 2040 in the Federal Court of Australia. This is the first […] Read more
China Surpasses Germany to Claim #2 in Offshore Wind Rankings Updated On Fri, Aug 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy China has overtaken Germany as the world’s second largest offshore wind market with 7.9 GW of operational capacity, shows a new Global Offshore Wind report. The World Forum Offshore Wind’s first semi-annual report for 2021 also finds that global offshore wind installations reached 34,137 MW at the end of June. This demonstrates a slowdown in […] Read more
US Battery Storage Facilities Set Capacity Records: IHS Markit Updated On Fri, Aug 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Utilities in the US are poised to leapfrog each other in the race to have the largest installation in the country and the world, as a California facility was expanded this month, but a Florida utility will soon finish an even bigger project, writes Kevin Adler, Editor, Climate & Sustainability Group, IHS Markit, in a timely […] Read more
Denmark Invites Bids for Third Technology-neutral Tender Updated On Fri, Aug 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited bids for a technology-neutral tender, where solar cell systems, wind turbines, wave energy plants and hydropower plants can compete for support. This is the third such tender launched by Denmark and will back around 428 MW of renewable energy projects using DKK 1.2 billion ($189.5 million) in state funds. The […] Read more
MoP Launches Regulatory Compliance Division to Monitor Discoms Updated On Fri, Aug 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has set up a regulatory compliance division to monitor the various regulatory parameters and their compliances by the DISCOMS (distribution companies) as well as state commissions. The information was revealed in a recent interaction between Union Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy RK Singh and electricity regulators. The […] Read more
India’s Emissions Have Dropped by 28% from 2005 Levels: R K Singh Updated On Thu, Aug 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy India has already achieved emission reduction of 28% over 2005 levels, against the target of 35% by 2030 committed in its NDC (Nationally determined contributions), which makes India one of the few countries globally that have kept to their Paris Climate Change (COP21) commitments along with an exponential increase in renewable energy capacity, said Union […] Read more
Indian RE Sector Stable But Riddled With Payment & PPAs Signing Delays Updated On Thu, Aug 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy While India’s renewable energy (RE) sector is currently stable, the key challenges containing its growth lie on the execution front, finds a new report by ICRA. According to the report, the RE sector’s present stability is on account of strong project pipeline, the government’s continued policy support, and superior tariff competitiveness offered by wind and […] Read more
Storage Integrator FlexGen Bags $150 M Investment from Apollo Funds Updated On Thu, Aug 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Apollo Global Management, an alternative asset management group, has announced a $150 million equity commitment to FlexGen Power Systems, a leading integration services and software technology provider for energy storage solutions in the US and globally. Apollo’s investment will be made in partnership with FlexGen’s existing investors, Altira Group and the founding investment group led […] Read more
Tongwei Earns $462.3 Million Net Profit in H1 FY21 Updated On Thu, Aug 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Chinese solar equipment manufacturer Tongwei saw an almost three-fold increase in its profits in the first half of 2021 as a result of prices rising throughout the solar value chain during this period. In H1 FY21, Tongwei’s operating revenue was RMB26.5 billion (US$4 billion), up nearly 42% year-on-year. Net profit nearly trebled to RMB3 billion […] Read more