Renewables can Help Kosovo Break From Coal-Powered Past: IEEFA Updated On Thu, Nov 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy Strong performance by its first large-scale wind and solar farms shows that Kosovo can exploit falling renewables costs to move away from fossil fuel. Strong performance by the first large-scale wind and solar farms in Kosovo shows the coal-dominated, Western Balkan country can exploit falling renewables costs and green lending appetite to align better with […] Read more
Grid Optimisation: a ‘no regret option’ to Allow More Renewable Energy Updated On Thu, Nov 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy The expansion of wind energy continues despite COVID-19. And that requires the continued expansion of electricity grids. It also requires us to optimise and reinforce existing grids. In a new paper, WindEurope shows how available and proven technologies can optimise Europe’s existing grid infrastructure, and how this can help accommodate higher shares of renewables in […] Read more
Renewable Energy Solutions can be Backbone of Urban Decarbonization Efforts: Report Updated On Thu, Nov 5th, 2020 by Saurenergy A new report by IRENA and IKI finds that renewable energy solutions can be the backbone of urban decarbonization efforts. A new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the International Climate Initiative (IKI) finds that renewable energy solutions can be the backbone of urban decarbonization efforts. The report ‘Rise of renewables in […] Read more
IRENA Council Meets as Agency Renews Call for Recovery Built around Energy Transformation Updated On Wed, Nov 4th, 2020 by Saurenergy Representatives from across the world will participate in the 19th and 20th Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) this week, amid a backdrop of renewed calls from the Agency to build the post-Covid economic recovery around the energy transformation. Burkina Faso Energy Minister H.E. Bachir Ismael Ouedraogo, will serve as Chair for the […] Read more
NextEra Energy, KKR and Partners to Acquire Interest in 1.1 GW Renewables Portfolio Updated On Tue, Nov 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy NextEra Energy Resources will sell a 90% interest in a 1 GW renewables portfolio and 100% interest in a 100-MW solar-plus-storage project for approximately USD 1.3 billion in total proceeds NextEra Energy has announced that a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources has entered into agreements to sell a 90 percent interest in a 1,000 megawatt (MW) portfolio […] Read more
KKR Launches Renewable Energy Platform ‘Virescent’ in India Updated On Fri, Oct 30th, 2020 by Saurenergy Global investment firm KKR has announced the launch of Virescent Infrastructure, a newly created platform to acquire renewable energy assets in India. Global investment firm KKR has announced the launch of Virescent Infrastructure, a newly created platform to acquire renewable energy assets in India. Headquartered in Mumbai, Virescent aims to expand its diversified portfolio of operational renewable energy […] Read more
JPMorgan Chase and Brookfield Renewable Launch Collaboration to Power Over 500 Offices and Branches in New York with 100 Percent Renewable Electricity Updated On Wed, Oct 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy JPMorgan Chase and Brookfield Renewable today announced a five-year energy agreement for supplying clean, renewable electricity to over 500 of JPMorgan Chase’s real estate operations in New York State. Brookfield Renewable, which is, together with its institutional partners, an owner and operator of one of the world’s largest publicly traded renewable power platforms, will provide […] Read more
NV Energy Requests Bids for Major Addition to Renewable Energy Portfolio Updated On Wed, Oct 28th, 2020 by Saurenergy NV Energy today issued a request for proposals to add new renewable energy projects to its portfolio. This announcement follows the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada’s (PUCN) December 2019 approval of 1,190 megawatts of new solar energy and 590 megawatts of battery storage to be built in Nevada and serving customers by Jan. 1, 2024. […] Read more
Capital Dynamics, Sol Systems Finance Renewable Energy Projects Across the US Updated On Tue, Oct 20th, 2020 by Saurenergy Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, today announced that the joint venture entitled Sol Customer Solutions between its Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business and Sol Systems, one of the most experienced solar finance and development platforms in the United States, has secured a Distributed Generation (DG) Tax Equity Commitment from Bank of America. […] Read more
