56% Solar Projects Planned for 2022 at Risk due to Mfg Cost Hike: Rystad Updated On Fri, Oct 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy The earliest estimates on the impact of price volatility and rising costs on solar projects worldwide are finally coming out, and the news is not good. The surging cost of manufacturing materials and shipping could threaten 50 gigawatts (GW) – a staggering 56% – of the 90 GW of global utility PV developments planned for […] Read more
Best Power Equipments Launches Lithium Powered UPS Systems Updated On Wed, Oct 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Noida-based Best Power Equipments (India) Pvt Ltd (BPE), a leading power manufacturing brand has recently started offering lithium battery solutions with a 5 year warranty. The Lithium batteries will last longer and recharge faster, saving time, money and reducing risk throughout the lifecycle of the uninterruptible power systems (UPS). Due to its higher reliability, efficiency […] Read more
Xponent Power Introduces World’s First Power Generating Solar Awning for the RV Industry Updated On Wed, Oct 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The US, the world’s largest market for recreational vehicles (RV’s) which is worth USD 26.7 billion in 2020, and expected to reach USD 35.7 billion by 2026 (Mordor Intelligence), finally has a solar powered addition too. In 2020, almost 4,30,000 of these truck sized vehicles were sold in the US. But these symbols of excess […] Read more
JPMorgan-advised Fund Secures Controlling Stake in Falck Renewables Updated On Thu, Oct 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Italy’s Falck family of industrial magnates will receive 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) from the sale of its controlling stake in Falck Renewables to a JPMorgan-advised infrastructure fund, the company said on Wednesday. The Falcks, who built their fortune in steel over the last century before switching to renewables in the late 1990s, are selling […] Read more
NTPC REL Invites EoI for 15 GW of Solar Modules Updated On Wed, Oct 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has invited an Expression of Interest (EoI) from domestic manufacturers for providing approximately 15 GW of solar modules upto a cumulative period of minimum five years. The last date to submit the EoI is November 8, 2021, the responses will be opened on the next day. The sourced modules […] Read more
Enpal Secures €150 M from SoftBank to Battle Climate Crisis Updated On Wed, Oct 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Just weeks before world leaders gather at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow in November to discuss measures to address the climate crisis, German solar start-up, Enpal, has announced that it has closed a EUR 150 million($174 million) investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The firm uses uses AI for provisioning and installing […] Read more
ISA and Bloomberg Philanthropies In Partnership for $1 Trillion Target Updated On Wed, Oct 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Bloomberg Philanthropies and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) have partnered to mobilise $1 trillion in global investments for solar energy across ISA’s member countries. The two organizations will kick off the partnership by working with World Resources Institute (WRI) to develop a Solar Investment Action Agenda and a Solar Investment Roadmap, which will be launched at COP26 and in […] Read more
Storage Major Fluence Energy Targets $744 Million IPO Updated On Wed, Oct 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Renewable energy storage firm Fluence Energy Inc said on Tuesday it is aiming to fetch a nearly $4 billion valuation in its U.S. initial public offering, as investor interest in such technologies soars alongside growing calls to limit climate change. The company, a joint venture between Germany’s Siemens AG (SIEGn.DE) and U.S.-based AES Corp (AES.N), […] Read more
Biden’s 30 GW Offshore Wind Plans Face Many Headwinds Updated On Mon, Oct 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Plans to lease much of the U.S. coastline — from the Gulf of Mexico to the Northeast, California and Oregon — for offshore wind farms by 2025 are likely to face a steady barrage of resistance from various constituents, as renewable energy faces the biggest problem fossil fuels largely bypass. The NIMBY syndrome, or (Not […] Read more