SUBSCRIBE NEWS LETTER

energy investments

Renalfa Acquires 73 MW Bulgarian Wind Facility From Alpiq

Austrian renewable energy company Renalfa IPP has agreed to acquire the Vetrocom wind farm situated in Bulgaria from Switzerland based Alpiq. With a capacity of 72.5 MW, the wind farm, which is wholly owned by Alpiq, generates yearly an average of 135 GWh of climate-friendly electricity. Renalfa is a joint venture between the French investment […]

Read more

Avendus Capital Places India’s Renewable Investment Opportunity At $25 Billion Per Annum

Avendus Capital, India’s largest Investment Banking franchise, has released a new research report on energy transition and clean energy investment in India, in collaboration with Clean Energy Pipeline, an independent research firm based in the UK. According to the study, the Indian energy transition landscape is expected to undergo a sea change over this decade […]

Read more

Solar PLI Tranche 2 Allocations Released, 48 GW Of Domestic Manufacturing Capacity By 2025-26

The government of India has allocated 39600 MW of domestic Solar PV module manufacturing capacity under PLI (Tranche-II), or the Solar PLI scheme to incentivise domestic manufacturing. The PLI or Performance Linked Incentive scheme offers financial incentives to manufacturers for meeting specific milestones in sales, linked indirectly to capacity creation. The PLI (Tranche-II) is expected […]

Read more

ISA & UNDP Launch Pilot Solar Projects in 10 African Member Nations

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and UNDP announced the launch of ISA’s first programme, Scaling Solar Applications for Agriculture Use (SSAAU), in ten African ISA Member Countries: Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Niger, Republic of Sudan, Senegal, South Sudan, Togo, Tuvalu, and Uganda. The programme is slated to be implemented over the next two […]

Read more

Can Solid-state Batteries Replace Lithium-ion Batteries in EV?

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have become the fundamental power source for electric vehicles (EVs), and their demand skyrocketed with the surge in the EV market. However, since the very beginning, some challenges raised doubts about the suitability of the technology in the long term. Solid-state batteries with their solid electrolyte, are expected to provide greater safety […]

Read more

ISA Hosts Lecture on Deployment of Renewable Technologies in Developing World

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) recently hosted a special lecture in New Delhi, which also saw the presence of officials from The Rockefeller Foundation. The theme of the lecture was ‘Tackling the Climate Crisis by Dramatically Expanding Access to Renewable Technologies Across the Developing World’. The Rockefeller Foundation, a philanthropy body built on collaborative partnerships […]

Read more

Battery Smart FY22 Revenues at Rs 7.95 Crore, Stations Cross 500 Mark

Backed by some strong investor backing, three year old EV battery swapping solution provider Battery Smart finally hit its straps in the last financial year. Battery Smart’s revenue from operations jumped to Rs 7.95 crore during the fiscal year ending March 2022 from Rs 18 lakh in FY21, as per the consolidated annual financial statement […]

Read more

“Penetration In MSME Low, Market Untapped for Solar Rooftop Plant Developers,” Vikas Agarwal, Credit Fair

With a transition in power consumption patterns worldwide due to climate change and the limitation of fossil fuels, the importance of green sources such as solar energy has increased significantly in the past few years. However, the initial installation cost often is a significant limitation for the widespread adoption of solar technology in residential and […]

Read more

With An Aim Of 40% Domestic Sourcing By 2030, European Commission Announces Net Zero Industry Act

Following the Inflation Reduction Act in the US, India’s own PLI schemes and the Basic Customs Duty on Solar Imports, the European Commission is set to erect some protectionist fences at its borders too. Under the  European Commission’s (EC) proposed Net Zero Industry Act, which seeks to accelerate the decarbonisation of the energy sector in […]

Read more
      SUBSCRIBE NEWS LETTER
Scroll