Tamil Nadu Reclaims No. 1 Spot for Renewable Energy Updated On Mon, Mar 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Tamil Nadu has recently made it to the top of the list of Indian states ranked as per their overall installed renewable energy capacity, seizing the position from Karnataka. Interestingly, the latter toppled Tamil Nadu in 2018 to become the leader in total installed capacity in the clean energy sector, following big capacity additions in […] Read more
ThomasLloyd Energy Will Buy 43% Stake in SolarArise India Updated On Wed, Mar 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Government has given a go ahead to the proposal of ThomasLloyd Energy Impact Trust Plc to purchase 43% stake in SolarArise India Projects Pvt Ltd. The deal comes at $34.6 million (Rs 265 crores approx.) That values Solar Arise at approx. Rs 620 crores. ThomasLloyd says that in the second quarter of this […] Read more
Airtel acquires 9% stake in Avaada Clean for Rs 7.8 crore Updated On Fri, Mar 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bharti Airtel has acquired around a 9 per cent stake in renewable energy firm Avaada Clean TN Project, a special purpose vehicle formed for the purpose of owning and operating captive power plants, for about Rs 7.88 crore in an all-cash deal, according to a regulatory filing. Shares of Bharti Airtel advanced 2 percent in […] Read more
Multi GW RE growth opportunity for Origin Energy this decade, says firm Updated On Wed, Mar 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Australian oil and gas major Origin Energy Limited (Origin) has announced it intends to undertake an initial on-market share buy-back of $250 million. The share buy-back is expected to commence in April 2022. Origin CEO Frank Calabria said, “Origin is in a strong financial position, with a robust outlook for the business and a capital structure […] Read more
Sify to power its data centre business with wind and solar energy Updated On Thu, Feb 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sify Technologies Ltd, an information and communications technology company, has signed a new deal with Singapore-based Vibrant Energy Holdings to procure 231 MW of electricity from solar and wind farms to supply the power needs of its hyper-scale data centres. It was announced by the two companies that the Indian firm inked power purchase agreements […] Read more
Solis Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement with C&D Clean Energy Updated On Mon, Feb 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading Chinese string inverter manufacturer Solis, today signed an agreement with renewable energy supply chain service provider C&D Clean Energy to embark on a strategic cooperation for the global market. Both firms have pledged to cooperate closely on clean energy. This will include solar PV, energy storage, energy management, low-carbon energy saving solutions and enhancing […] Read more
Ecoppia to Supply Cleaning Robots to Actis Solar Plant in Andhra Pradesh Updated On Wed, Feb 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Israel-based Ecoppia, which provides robotic cleaning solutions for photovoltaic solar, has announced another project of 150MW with Sprng Energy, a company owned by investment platform Actis. Ecoppia robots will be deployed at Sprng Solar’s Ananthapuram project in Andhra Pradesh in Q2 2022. Actis had initially engaged with Ecoppia back in 2017, installing the fully autonomous robots at 4 different solar […] Read more
US Tariff Extension on solar products hurts energy goals: China Updated On Mon, Feb 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Biden administration in the U.S. has extended Trump-era tariffs on imported solar products for four years but made changes to exempt many more products from the levies, such as the more modern bifacial panels, which are key for Biden’s climate agenda because they are the most efficient and will be increasingly used in large […] Read more
Germany’s Evonik Turns Flare Gas From Emissions into Energy Source Updated On Fri, Feb 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy Germany-based specialty chemicals company Evonik Industries has announced its support for cutting CO2 emissions by turning flare gas into a valuable energy source with membranes. By offering its PuraMem® VOC membrane separation technology for flare gas recovery, Evonik seeks to reduce the energy industry’s CO2 emissions and support the World Bank’s “Zero Routine Flaring by […] Read more