Renewable Energy Production of Iberdrola Exceeds 55,500 GWh Updated On Mon, Oct 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy Spanish multinational utility company Iberdrola has informed that its renewable energy production has exceeded 55,500 GWh in the first nine months of this year. The strong performance has come due to the new installed capacity and the performance of onshore wind power that compensated for the lack of rain in recent months. The onshore wind […] Read more
China’s BYD Launches its First Passenger Electric Car in India Updated On Wed, Oct 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy BYD, a Chinese electric car manufacturer financed by Warren Buffet, debuted its first passenger car in India: an electric sport-utility vehicle (SUV). This marked BYD’s entry into the mainstream market as part of a larger global expansion. BYD, which currently offers electric buses and vehicles (EVs) for corporate fleets in India, unveiled the Atto 3 […] Read more
Rio Tinto, Voltalia to Supply Solar Power to Richards Bay Minerals Updated On Fri, Oct 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy South African mineral company Richard’s Bay Minerals (RBM) has said that it will be supplied with renewable solar power through an agreement with international energy company in France, Voltalia and local Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) partners. The solar power will be employed for the operations at KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. RBM is also exploring additional renewable […] Read more
DIF Announces Investment In Qair – 1GW Global Renewables Platform Updated On Thu, Oct 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy DIF Capital Partners (DIF) has announced that it will be investing in Qair through its Infrastructure VII fund. Qair is a French renewable energy platform. The objective of the investment is to step-up the growth and portfolio build out. Last week, DIF had also announced an investment into 5 renewable projects in Australia and Europe. […] Read more
China’s Solar Dominance: How Key Consumer Markets Are Adapting Updated On Mon, Oct 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Governments across the globe are increasingly investing in various sources of new and renewable energy to reach their targets of either achieving carbon neutrality or reducing emissions considerably to help realise the goal of the Paris agreement – limiting the rise in global temperature below 2-degree celsius from pre-industrial levels. Solar power is one of […] Read more
PV Installs Explode Despite Obstacles, Jump 87 GW Updated On Mon, Oct 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Despite ongoing price increases on polysilicon and other commodities, rising costs, sanctions against China for using Uyghur forced labor to produce solar panels, not to mention the US Department of Commerce block in early 2022 due to antidumping accusations in Southeast Asia, solar installations are likely to increase by 38% year over year. This is […] Read more
Microsoft, Partners Launch Solar and Wind Energy Atlas – GRW Updated On Mon, Sep 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a major development Microsoft, Planet Labs PBC and The Nature Conservancy have announced the plans to launch the Global Renewables Watch (GRW), a first-of-its-kind living atlas intended to map and measure all utility-scale solar and wind installations on Earth. Microsoft said that this will be done using artificial intelligence and satellite imagery that will […] Read more
Amazon Adds 71 New Renewable Project Installations Globally Updated On Sat, Sep 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy E-commerce giant Amazon continues to increase the amount of renewable energy in its portfolio. Its latest addition of 2.7 GW of cumulative capacity across 71 new renewables projects across countries makes it one of the largest corporate buyers of renewable energy. The company’s declaration is a component of its goal to completely run on green […] Read more
RE Employment Rose 700,000 in 2021; Nears 13 million: Report by IRENA & ILO Updated On Fri, Sep 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy According to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and International Labour Organization (ILO), worldwide employment in the renewable energy sector reached 12.7 million in 2021, representing a jump of 700,000 new jobs in just 12 months. The report named ‘Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2022,’ identifies domestic market size […] Read more