Germany Sees Waning Interest in Recent Tender For 609 MW of Solar Projects Updated On Fri, Dec 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The most recent tender bidding for ground-mounted solar projects in Germany, awarded 609 MW of solar power. Only 117 proposals, with a combined capacity of 677 MW, were submitted by the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) by the deadline of November 1 for an allocation of 890 MW for solar parks that are ground-mounted nor solar […] Read more
Battery Swap Service At Bangalore Metro Rail Stations Updated On Thu, Dec 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Japan-based carmaker Honda Motor’s subsidiary for battery swap services, Honda Power Pack Energy India Private Limited (HEID), and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), a partnership between the governments of India and Karnataka, announced the launch of Honda e-swap services recently. HEID will run these services at the BMRCL Metro stations. The battery exchange service […] Read more
France’s Proparco Invests $10 Million in Sun King’s Solar Kit Business in Africa Updated On Thu, Dec 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Proparco, a division of the French Development Agency (AFD) group, invested in a $10 million green bond that will be lent to Sun King, an African solar kit retailer. The Swiss impact investor Symbiotics Group, through its MSMR Bonds platform, issuing the green bond. A total of 309 bonds worth $2.67 billion have already been […] Read more
Follow the Money, As Funding Shifts Completely to Renewables Over Coal in 2021 Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy A study titled “Financiers Prefer Wind And Solar Over Coal” has been released by CFA (Center For Financial Accountability). According to the Coal vs. Renewables Financial Analysis 2022, L&T Finance overtook SBI as the largest financier of renewable energy project financing in 2021. The annual energy finance conference co-hosted by CFA and IIT Madras saw […] Read more
ReNew Power Partners With Jindal Stainless for 300MW Hybrid Project Updated On Wed, Dec 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy ReNew Power, the largest renewable energy provider in the nation, and Jindal Stainless recently entered into a deal to establish a utility-scale captive renewable energy project for the delivery of electricity to their factory in Jajpur, Odisha. By combining solar and wind energy, the project will produce 700 million units annually. With a high capacity […] Read more
IEX Power Market Update For November Updated On Mon, Dec 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Indian Energy Exchange, India’s premier energy exchange, achieved 7764 MU total volume traded in November 2022, including Green Power trade of 354 MU, and 3.72 lac RECs (equivalent to 372 MU). The total electricity volume traded on the Exchange in November’22 was 7392 MU, an increase of 9% on YoY. However, the overall volume […] Read more
Shell & Hexicon JV Names Vestas for Large Scale Floating Wind Project Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A joint venture between Shell and Hexicon AB called MunmuBaram has chosen Vestas as its turbine supplier for a project. The said project is a floating offshore wind project in South Korea and boasts of 1.3 GW. Hexicon AB develops floating offshore wind farms and designs dual turbine floating wind power platforms while Shell is […] Read more
Amazon Debuts Hybrid Projects Globally with 300 MW in Madhya Pradesh & Karnataka Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy In Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, Amazon India is set to establish 300 MW hybrid project (wind-solar). The projects would be established alongside Vibrant Energy, a subsidiary of a portfolio business of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG). Amazon said in a statement that this is one of the “biggest wind-solar hybrid corporate power purchase agreements (PPA) […] Read more
India’s L&T & Japan’s SMBC Conclude $107 Mn Sustainability Linked Loan Updated On Fri, Dec 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A Japanese multinational banking and financial services institution, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and India’s multinational conglomerate company Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) recently successfully finalised a three-year, $107 million sustainability-linked loan. SMBC was the sustainability coordinator and lender. In a statement, L&T noted that its continuous dedication to its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) […] Read more
