APICORP Signs $75 Mn Financing Facility with Saudi Renewable Firm Alfanar Updated On Wed, May 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy The 5-year financing facility has been initially designed to support the Saudi-based renewable energy developer’s renewables energy projects, most notably the wind project it is currently developing in Spain. The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multilateral development financial institution, has signed a strategic five year Murabaha financing facility worth USD 75 million with Alfanar […] Read more
Climate and Energy Goals Can be Met Without Sacrificing Rivers: WWF Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report from WWF and The Nature Conservancy has revealed that the renewable energy transition can solve the world’s climate and energy challenges without sacrificing its remaining free-flowing rivers and the diverse benefits they provide to people and nature. Launched on the eve of the World Hydropower Congress in Paris, Connected and Flowing: A renewable future for rivers, climate and […] Read more
Innergex Closes Construction Financing For its 328 MW Texas Wind Farm Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2019 by Saurenergy The facility is expected to produce a gross estimated long-term average of 1,230 GWh and will be the largest wind farm project built by Innergex. Canadian renewable energy solutions firm, Innergex Renewable Energy has announced the closing of a construction financing and tax equity commitment for the Foard City wind project located in Foard County, […] Read more
Washington Joins 100% Renewable Energy Clan, More May Follow Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy Washington Gov. Inslee gave a green signal to the law that made the state the fifth member of the 100% clean energy list in the US. On May 7, Washington became the latest state to join the clean energy race, when Gov. Jay Inslee signed a law requiring that 100 percent of the state’s electricity […] Read more
Vestas Reports Drop in Earnings in Q1 Results Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy Denmark-based turbine manufacturer and wind energy solutions provider, Vestas, recently issued its financial results for the first quarter (Q1) of 2019. The financial report revealed that in the first quarter of 2019, the company generated revenue of EUR 1,730 million, marking an increase of 2 percent compared to the same period last year. However, the […] Read more
India to Exceed Climate Compliance Commitments Under Paris Agreement Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy A new report has predicted that India will exceed the compliance commitment it made to address climate change through green energy installations under the landmark Paris agreement. Moody’s Investor Service, a global credit rating agency recently released its latest report, “Power Asia – Climate goals, declining costs of renewables signal decreasing reliance on coal power”. The report revealed […] Read more
India’s Solar Powered IPO’s. Why Success Will Matter Updated On Thu, May 9th, 2019 by Saurenergy Recent weeks have brought news of two IPO’s from firms in the sector. First is of course Sterling and Wilson’s plans for a billion dollar IPO, with almost $650 million being the shares offered by key promoters Shapoorji Pallonji and Co and Chairman Khurshed Yazdi Daruvala for sale. The firm, which clocked a topline of […] Read more
New Zealand Plans to Go Carbon Neutral by 2050 Updated On Wed, May 8th, 2019 by Saurenergy “Agriculture is incredibly important to New Zealand, but it also needs to be part of the solution,” Climate Change Minister James Shaw said. New Zealand introduced legislation Wednesday to make the South Pacific nation carbon neutral by 2050, although greenhouse gas emissions from the economically vital agricultural sector will not have to meet the commitment. […] Read more
Munzer Bharat. How an Austrian Firm Picked India for Its First Global Plant Updated On Mon, May 6th, 2019 by Saurenergy Munzer BioIndustrie, a family-owned firm from the little known town of Sinabelkirchen, near Vienna in Austria, finally got going in India this year, with its first BioDiesel plant starting pilot tests. Here is how, why and what the company expects to achieve with its Indian venture. The start of Munzer Bharat Private Limited itself has […] Read more
