$50 M to Ramp up Microgrids in Regional Australia: ARENA Updated On Fri, Sep 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced the launch of the $50 million Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Program (RAMPP) to support microgrid pilot projects across regional Australia. Announced in the 2020-21 Federal Budget, the six year program aims to improve the resilience and reliability of electricity supply […] Read more
With Approval In From Indonesia, Sun Cable Expands Project By 20 GW Updated On Fri, Sep 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Sun Cable, promoted as the world’s largest single PV and battery storage project has expanded its project size further. The project, which seeks to build massive solar power plants in Australia along with storage capacity to supply to Singapore via undersea cables, has added 20 gigawatts for the solar component and 36-42GWh of battery storage. […] Read more
Willdan to Install Smart-city Upgrades in Dublin, California, for $21.2 M Updated On Tue, Sep 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Willdan Group, Inc. has been selected by the City of Dublin, California, to implement citywide energy efficiency, infrastructure, resiliency, and smart-city upgrades under $21.2 million contract. Willdan is a US provider of professional technical and consulting services to utilities, government agencies, and private industry. Under this comprehensive contract, Willdan will perform project engineering, development, construction, […] Read more
Orbital to lead EU’s €26.7 M Project for Floating Tidal Energy Deployment Updated On Fri, Sep 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Scottish technology developer Orbital Marine Power will lead a pan-European consortium to deliver the €26.7m FORWARD-2030 project, set up to accelerate the commercial deployment of floating tidal energy, with Swedish manufacturing company SKF as a key partner. The project will see the installation of the next iteration of the Orbital turbine, integrated with a hydrogen […] Read more
Glennmont Unveils IPP to Develop 1GW Solar Power in Southern Europe Updated On Fri, Sep 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Leading clean energy fund manager Glennmont Partners from Nuveen has launched BNZ, a new independent power producer company (IPP), to develop, build and operate solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Southern Europe. BNZ plans to reach an installed capacity of 1GW across Italy, Portugal and Spain by 2024, of which an initial 350MW are in advanced […] Read more
A PLI Scheme For Inverters Could be a Game Changer for India Updated On Wed, Sep 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy For Fimer India, ever since it completed its acquisition of ABB’s Solar Inverter business in March 2020, it has been all about building on it in India. Present in the country since 2010, it’s not like the firm was not known brand in India. Just that they are suddenly in the top tier, with plans […] Read more
Tesla Builds Energy Trading Team for its Autobidder Platform Updated On Mon, Sep 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy US clean energy company Tesla is looking to build an energy trading team to trade energy capacity at its Autobidder platform, according to media reports. The EV maker is looking for a ‘Senior Energy Trading Analyst’ for its new team, as announced on LinkedIn recently. The energy trading team will support the company’s battery and renewable […] Read more
Irish Sovereign Fund to Invest €1bn in Climate Projects Over 5 Years Updated On Thu, Sep 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), managed by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), has set out plans to invest €1bn in climate action projects over the next 5 years. The country’s sovereign fund will support green projects comprising renewables and battery storage till 2026. ISIF made the announcement alongside the publication of its half-year […] Read more
REI 2021- Informa Markets’s Rajneesh Khattar Looks Forward To a Show Befitting India’s Solar Growth Updated On Wed, Sep 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy After a tumultous 2 year period, the bellweather event for the Indian solar sector, REI 2021 is finally back. For Rajneesh Khattar, Group Director, Informa Markets, the staging of the event is a triumph, after all the efforts the organisation made to ensure its success. In this interview, he shares his sentiments on the key […] Read more