Israeli Solar Cleaning Firm Airtouch Raises $18 Million in IPO Updated On Mon, Mar 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Israel-based cleaning solutions provider for solar panels, Airtouch Solar has joined the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. It completed an Initial Public Offering (IPO). It raised USD 18 million at a company post-money valuation of USD 124 million, primarily from leading institutional investors in the Israeli capital market. The company said that the IPO was led […] Read more
US DOE Announces $115 Mn to Small Businesses for Clean Energy R&D Projects Updated On Mon, Mar 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy In support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to build the American economy back better, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced USD 115 million for small businesses pursuing clean energy research and development (R&D) projects. The projects range from grid modernisation and carbon removal to renewable energy and energy storage. “Through this program, DOE […] Read more
Fourth Partner Energy Expands Footprint Ties up With Indonesia’s Indika Energy Updated On Fri, Mar 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Fourth Partner Energy has partnered with Indika Energy to form JV -EMITS with the aim of accelerating Indonesia’s renewable energy transition. Fourth Partner Energy (FPE), one of India’s leading solar solutions firms has announced a partnership with Indonesia’s energy major, Indika Energy. The joint venture (JV) company Empat Mitra Indika Tenaga Surya (EMITS) is aimed […] Read more
Tabreed and IFC to set up a District Energy Investment Platform Updated On Thu, Mar 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy National Central Cooling Company PJSC (Tabreed), the leading UAE-based international district cooling developer and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, are planning to establish a district energy investment platform in Singapore that will invest in district cooling, trigeneration and cooling as a service offering with primary focus on India […] Read more
SK Group Closes $1.6 Billion Investment in Plug Power to Advance Hydrogen Strategy Updated On Sat, Feb 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Creation of Hydrogen Business Development Center and investments in core hydrogen businesses support SK’s goal of making sustainable energy solutions a reality for more people SK Group, South Korea’s largest energy provider and third-largest conglomerate, announced today the close of a $1.6 billion investment and strategic partnership with Plug Power Inc., a leading provider of hydrogen fuel cell and […] Read more
Wells Fargo Surpasses $10 Billion in Renewable Energy Tax-Equity Investments Updated On Fri, Feb 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance group funded 500-plus projects in 32 states Wells Fargo Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance (REEF) today announced it recently surpassed $10 billion in tax-equity investments in the wind, solar, and fuel cell industries. Wells Fargo has invested in more than 500 projects, helping to finance 12% of all wind and […] Read more
Renewed US-India Climate Cooperation Should Focus on Driving Foreign Investment to India’s Green Transition Updated On Fri, Feb 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy The United States (US) and India should work together to encourage greater foreign institutional investment in India’s green transition in order to help further progress the global effort to combat climate change, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress and India’s Council on Energy, Environment and Water. The report recommends that […] Read more
WEC Energy Announces Plan for Wisconsin’s 1st Large-Scale Solar and Storage Project Updated On Wed, Feb 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy WEC Energy Group today proposed plans for a new 310-megawatt (MW) solar and battery storage project. If approved, the Paris Solar-Battery Park in Kenosha County would be the largest facility of its kind in Wisconsin. The facility features 200 MW of solar generation — which is equal to powering 60,000 homes, and 110 MW of battery storage — which […] Read more
Social Alpha Launches Techtonic – Development Programme for Clean Energy Startups in India Updated On Mon, Feb 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Winning solutions will receive access to innovation labs for prototyping, seed capital, techno-commercial pilot opportunity & accelerated market access support for scale-up Social Alpha kicks off the third edition of the Energy Challenge as “Techtonic – Innovations in Clean Energy”, inviting innovators and entrepreneurs with transformative technologies that have the potential to create deep and […] Read more