ENEL To Add 43 GW OF Solar By 2030 In Larger Renewables Plan For 2030 Updated On Thu, Nov 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Italian power and gas utility Enel has announced plans to invest €70 billion (US$78 billion) by 2030 across regions to scale up its renewables and energy storage portfolio. The move, announced yesterday (Nov 24) marks an effort by the energy major to bring forward its net zero plans to 2040. The company’s earlier net zero […] Read more
Ohmium Ships Its First “Made in India” Hydrogen Electrolyzer Unit To The US Updated On Wed, Nov 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy US firm Ohmium International, through its Bengaluru based Indian subsidiary enArka India Private Limited, has shipped its first unit of electrolyzer from India to the United States, as a first step towards establishing India as a global hub for green hydrogen generation. The electrolyzer has been manufactured by Ohmium at its Bengaluru plant, India’s first […] Read more
Mitra Chem Raises $20 M Series A to Fund Li-ion Battery Materials R&D Updated On Tue, Nov 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Mitra Future Technologies (Mitra Chem), a North American producer of lithium-ion battery materials, has announced the completion of a $20 million Series A round that was led by Social Capital, a California investment firm. The firm plans to use the capital from the round to invest in product R&D and expand North American pre-pilot production […] Read more
Aker, Hanwha, REC to Explore US Solar Value Chain Expansion Updated On Thu, Nov 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Aker Horizons ASA’s wholly owned subsidiary Aker Horizons Holding AS has entered into an agreement with South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corporation and REC Silicon ASA. Hanwha Solutions will acquire 21,891,275 shares in REC Silicon from Aker Horizons and will subscribe for 48,213,001 new shares in REC Silicon through a private placement in REC Silicon. Both […] Read more
Annual PV Installations to Cross 200 GWdc Mark in 2022: IHS Markit Updated On Thu, Nov 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Global solar PV installations will see over 20% growth in 2022 and surpass the 200 GWdc barrier for the first time, at a total investment of at least $170 billion, despite continuing rising costs of production, according to a new report by the Clean Energy Technology service at U.K.-based market observer IHS Markit. Until recently, declining […] Read more
‘Great Response’: Min of Heavy Ind on ACC PLI Scheme’s Pre-bid Meeting Updated On Tue, Nov 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) organised a pre-bid conference for prospective bidders for the ACC Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme on 12th November, 2021. MHI had earlier released a Request for Proposal (RfP) on October 22, 2021, inviting bidders for a total manufacturing capacity of ACC battery storage of 50 Giga Watt Hour (GWh) […] Read more
Strong Underlying Demand To Support Solar PLI Scheme Expansion to Rs 24,000 Crore Updated On Mon, Nov 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Power and MNRE Minister R.K Singh has informed a news agency that the government is planning to enhance funding under the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the domestic solar cells and module manufacturing to Rs 24,000 crore from the existing Rs 4,500 crore to make India an exporting power. The move follows the strong […] Read more
Decoding The Reliance Gambit In Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Nov 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy It All Started in 2017 It was on the firm’s 40th anniversary celebrations in 2017 that Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries first asked the rhetorical question, “Can Reliance become a clean energy company?”. “Why Not?”, he answered it himself at the time, without getting into any further details. Almost three years later, at the firm’s […] Read more
Borosil Renewables Q2 Analyst Call Takeaways For Solar Sector Updated On Mon, Nov 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy For Borosil Renewables, these are the best of times. The firm, the only producer of solar glass in India, has had a terrific run ever since it completed its capacity expansion last year, timed as it was with the imposition of import duties on imports from Malaysia, Vietnam and China, of course, besides rising demand […] Read more