Apollo Solar Project of EDF Renewables to Power 1200 Restaurants of McDonald’s Updated On Thu, Sep 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy EDF Renewables North America has said that it has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with fast food chain McDonald’s. The 255 MWac / 332 MWdc Apollo Solar project will help McDonald’s meet its sustainability goals. Apollo Solar is located in Texas and is expected to begin delivery of low carbon electricity in June […] Read more
Punjab to Solarize One Lakh Electric Agricultural Tubewells Updated On Wed, Sep 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy One lakh electric agricultural tubewells, currently in use by the state, would be powered by solar energy by the Punjab government. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had received a request to solarize 1 lakh grid-connected electric tubewells, and the Union Government had approved it while also setting a target of 1 lakh pumps […] Read more
Spain’s Soltec Power Connects 112.5 MW Solar Project in Brazil Updated On Tue, Sep 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a key development that adds to the renewable energy expansion in South America, Soltec Power Holdings SA has connected the first solar power project built by it in Brazil. The solar power plant has a generation capacity of 112.5 MW. Soltec is a Spain-based solar energy specialist. The solar power project has come up […] Read more
Ministry of Power Modifies Rules for Purchasing RTC Renewable Energy Updated On Fri, Sep 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The parameters for the tariff-based competitive bidding process to purchase round-the-clock (RTC) power from grid-connected renewable energy projects have been amended, according to the Ministry of Power (MoP). Under Section 63 of the Electricity Act of 2003, these regulations were first released in July 2020. The current amendment permits producers of renewable energy to combine […] Read more
Aquila Clean Energy to Invest EUR 2 Bn for 2.6 GW RE Projects Updated On Fri, Sep 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Aquila Clean Energy EMEA, the clean energy development platform in Europe of Aquila Capital, has announced that it has closed a EUR 1 billion construction facility, supported by the InvestEU programme. The financing is to support development and construction of Aquila Clean Energy’s entire renewable energy pipeline in Spain and Portugal over the next three […] Read more
Steel Maker Viraj Profiles Goes With TPREL For 100 MW Captive Solar Plant Updated On Thu, Sep 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), one of India’s largest integrated renewable energy companies and a subsidiary of Tata Power, has collaborated with Indian Stainless Steel manufacturer – Viraj Profile Private Limited, to set up a 100 MW captive solar plant. The plant will be developed by Tata Power at Nandgaon at its Nasik site […] Read more
IEEFA Study Makes Case For More Trading, Larger Power Pooling To Cut Costs Updated On Thu, Aug 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy The transition to a resilient electricity grid with increasing amounts of cheaper, variable renewable energy will require reforms to the scheduling and dispatch of power, some of which can potentially help electricity distribution companies (DISCOMS) save billions of dollars, finds a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). “India added […] Read more
Sungrow Sets Up World’s Largest BIPV Project in China Updated On Thu, Aug 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy Sungrow, the global leading inverter and energy storage solution supplier, has announced that it has supplied its featured inverter solutions to a 120 MW BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaic) plant in Gaoan, Central China’s Jiangxi Province. The project is the world’s largest BIPV project to date and was commissioned for the first phase in June 2022. […] Read more
Hindalco Partners With Greenko To Produce Solar & Wind Power For Odisha Smelter Updated On Fri, Aug 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Aditya Birla Group owned Hindalco and energy transition company Greenko Energies have announced that they have entered into a commercial arrangement to set up a renewable energy project for supply of 100 MW round-the-clock carbon free power. The arrangement covers the development of 375-400 MW of solar and wind capacity. The official statement by Hindalco […] Read more