L&T Wins 185MW Solar Plus 254 MWh Storage Project In Bihar Updated On Mon, Jun 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy The Power Transmission & Distribution (PT&D) vertical of Larsen & Toubro’s (L&T) recently won an order to build a grid-connected 185MW Solar PV plant. The order entails solar power plants with a 254 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) having multitudes of MWh capacity in Kajra in Lakshisarai district in Bihar. This is expected to […] Read more
Environment Tech Funding- Solar Struggles As Energy Storage & Mobility Dominates Updated On Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy Tracxn, a leading platform for tracking startups and private companies has released a detailed report on Environment Tech funding. the report has some interesting insights in the Indian context. Providing data backed analysis, the report points out that the Indian Environment tech sector has raised total funding of $7.3 billion till date. India’s environmental technology […] Read more
Conference on Distributed Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development Updated On Wed, Feb 28th, 2024 by Saurenergy Power Foundation of India organized a conference on “Distributed Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development” in New Delhi, on 27th February 2024. The Conference was organized in collaboration with Climate Policy Initiative. The Conference brought together key stakeholders from the Government, Private and Public sectors, and policy think tanks. Notable participants included Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Secretary, […] Read more
India Will Need 60 GW Of Storage By 2030, Says Research Report Updated On Tue, Nov 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) and RMI released a report on battery storage systems, defining the role of discoms in accelerating battery energy storage in India. The report titled ‘Powering Progress: Batteries for Discoms, A Market Action Report evaluated the accelerating battery energy storage ecosystem in India. It attempted to provide an […] Read more
Shanghai Electric Firm Secures RMB400 Million Towards Energy Storage Business Updated On Thu, Sep 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy Shanghai Electric Energy Storage Technology, the energy storage subsidiary of Shanghai Electric has announced that it has received RMB400 million in Series A financing that will be used to inject added vitality into the development of its energy storage business. Shanghai Electric will focus on promoting the research and development of new systems, promoting its […] Read more
Duke Energy To Offload Commercial Distributed Generation Biz to ArcLight In $364 million Deal Updated On Thu, Jul 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy Duke Energy has announced an agreement to sell its commercial distributed generation business to an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC , a leading middle market infrastructure investor, for an enterprise value of $364 million, inclusive of non-controlling tax equity interests. Duke Energy expects approximately $259 million of proceeds from this transaction, which is subject to certain […] Read more
Masdar to Use Octopus Technology to Develop UK Battery Storage Updated On Thu, May 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Global energy tech group Octopus Energy has inked a deal with renewable major Masdar under which it will license Octopus’ technology platform Kraken to flexibly manage its battery storage portfolio in the UK. The move will enable Masdar to optimize and expand its energy trading capabilities in the UK, helping to accelerate the rollout of […] Read more
Pivot Energy Secures $200 Million For 100 MW Distributed Solar Updated On Tue, May 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy American solar power and energy storage developer Pivot Energy has closed a $203 million financing facility to support a multi-state portfolio of distributed generation solar projects. Pivot Energy said that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Foss & Company will make the initial tax equity investment. The 100 MWdc portfolio comprises 35 community solar and C&I […] Read more
IFC To Back 44 MW Solar Plus Storage Malawi Project By Voltalia Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector body of the World Bank and Voltalia, a renewable energy company have signed an agreement to arrange financing for the Dwanga Renewable Energy project at Malawi, an east African country. This project has two components which comprise 44 Megawatt (MW) of solar and power and 10 MW […] Read more
