TotalEnergies takes 50% stake in Clearway Updated On Fri, May 27th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading french energy player, TotalEnergies, has announced that it is acquiring a 50% stake in Clearway Energy Group (CEG) which is the 5th largest US renewable energy player. The deal is being done in association with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). This is the third largest acquisition in renewable energy in America which itself is one […] Read more
Kona Energy Will Develop 200 MW Battery Updated On Thu, May 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy British energy storage developer Kona Energy has recently secured permission to plan and develop a 200 MW battery at Heysham on Morecambe Bay in Lancashire. Once developed the battery will also replace local grid services due to be lost when the Heysham 1 and 2 nuclear reactors are decommissioned, in 2024 and 2028. Besides, the […] Read more
EU Hikes Solar Target to 600 GW By 2030, 320 GW by 2025 Updated On Thu, May 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Still reeling from the aftershocks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and it’s struggle to punish Russia adequately with trade sanctions on fossil fuel exports, the EU’s updated REpowerEU strategy has reworked the maths to raise its solar targets by a 10 to 20% by 2025 and 2030 respectively. The new targets are 320GW of […] Read more
China, Europe Will Lead World To Record-breaking RE Capacity In 2022 Updated On Wed, May 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency (IEA) said today (May 11) that China and Europe would lead the world to set a new record in renewable energy capacity in 2022 after which the momentum could drop in the following year. The findings come from IEA’s Renewable Energy Market Update for May, 2022. A press release issued by […] Read more
Austria’s Verbund bags renewable portfolio in Spain Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Austrian hydropower utility Verbund said on Monday it had acquired a portfolio of renewable energy assets in Spain from local private equity fund Q-Energy for an undisclosed sum. The assets include operating photovoltaic power plants with a combined capacity of 82 megawatts (MW) and projects planned to have an eventual capacity of up to 4,000 […] Read more
Denmark to build energy islands for greater supply of renewable energy Updated On Thu, May 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Denmark is mulling to build two energy islands that can supply renewable energy produced offshore sources to the domestic market of Denmark and other countries of Europe. Minister of Climate, Energy, and Utilities of Denmark, Dan Jorgensen has recently said that Denmark and the rest of Europe must get rid of Russian fossil and for […] Read more
‘Big Battery’ fuels revenue jump at French renewables group Neoen Updated On Wed, May 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy French renewable power producer Neoen ‘s first-quarter revenue jumped by more than a third, helped by the commissioning of one of the world’s largest lithium-ion batteries in Australia, the company said on Tuesday. Neoen, which specialises in solar farms, onshore wind and energy storage, posted overall sales up 36 per cent at 109 million euros […] Read more
Iberdrola signs its largest green loan worth €1 B with Banco Santander Updated On Thu, Apr 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Spanish electric utility Iberdrola has signed its largest green loan with Banco Santander for an amount of €1 billion, which in turn is backed by an Export Credit Agency (ECA), said the company. The loan has a maximum term of 15 years.The funds will be used mainly to finance Iberdrola’s orders to suppliers of turbines […] Read more
TotalEnergies Acquires Core Solar; Raises RE Portfolio by 4GW in USA Updated On Thu, Apr 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy French energy major TotalEnergies has announced that it has acquired Austin, US based Core Solar whose portfolio includes more than 4 GW of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects. These projects are at various stages of development across several U.S. states and power markets. According to TotalEnergies official statement, Core Solar CEO Greg Nelson and […] Read more
