Renalfa Acquires 73 MW Bulgarian Wind Facility From Alpiq Updated On Wed, Mar 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Austrian renewable energy company Renalfa IPP has agreed to acquire the Vetrocom wind farm situated in Bulgaria from Switzerland based Alpiq. With a capacity of 72.5 MW, the wind farm, which is wholly owned by Alpiq, generates yearly an average of 135 GWh of climate-friendly electricity. Renalfa is a joint venture between the French investment […] Read more
ReNew Repays Over $1 Billion to Offshore Bondholders in FY 2023 Updated On Wed, Mar 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Gurugram-based clean energy firm ReNew Energy Global Plc has revealed that it has repaid more than $1 billion to its offshore bondholders in FY 2023. The repaid amount entails the most recent amortisation of $180 million in March 2023. “In today’s fast-paced global business environment, firms must be very strategic in financing for the growth […] Read more
Solar PLI Tranche 2 Allocations Released, 48 GW Of Domestic Manufacturing Capacity By 2025-26 Updated On Tue, Mar 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy The government of India has allocated 39600 MW of domestic Solar PV module manufacturing capacity under PLI (Tranche-II), or the Solar PLI scheme to incentivise domestic manufacturing. The PLI or Performance Linked Incentive scheme offers financial incentives to manufacturers for meeting specific milestones in sales, linked indirectly to capacity creation. The PLI (Tranche-II) is expected […] Read more
Irish Firm Aer Soléir to Develop 130 MW Hybrid Project in Spain Updated On Tue, Mar 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ireland-based Aer Soléir and Spanish developer Tartessos Power Development have announced the signing of a development services agreement covering the co-development of a hybrid project of more than 130 MW in the Andalucía region of Spain. Aer Soléir is focused on multi-technology renewable energy development, construction and operation with a particular emphasis on utility-scale onshore […] Read more
Wärtsilä, Eolian Complete 200 MW Standalone ESS in Texas Updated On Tue, Mar 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Finnish engineering company firm has announced that it has reached commercial operation date (COD) for two major interconnected energy storage systems in South Texas totaling 200 MW and owned by Eolian, a portfolio company of Global Infrastructure Partners. The two ESS projects are called Madero and Ignacio plants that will be operated using Eolian software, […] Read more
ISA & UNDP Launch Pilot Solar Projects in 10 African Member Nations Updated On Mon, Mar 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and UNDP announced the launch of ISA’s first programme, Scaling Solar Applications for Agriculture Use (SSAAU), in ten African ISA Member Countries: Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Niger, Republic of Sudan, Senegal, South Sudan, Togo, Tuvalu, and Uganda. The programme is slated to be implemented over the next two […] Read more
Germany’s RWE Operationalises 342 MW Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm Updated On Mon, Mar 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Global renewable energy company RWE has announced that it has commenced the Kaskasi wind farm located 35 kilometres north of Heligoland Island, Germany. The official statement held that it was done in the presence of Robert Habeck, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. With an installed capacity of 342 MW, the Kaskasi […] Read more
Can Solid-state Batteries Replace Lithium-ion Batteries in EV? Updated On Fri, Mar 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries have become the fundamental power source for electric vehicles (EVs), and their demand skyrocketed with the surge in the EV market. However, since the very beginning, some challenges raised doubts about the suitability of the technology in the long term. Solid-state batteries with their solid electrolyte, are expected to provide greater safety […] Read more
Nestlé to Invest in 208 MWh Ganado Solar Project of Enel North America Updated On Thu, Mar 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Renewable energy major Enel North America has announced partnership with global food conglomerate Nestlé to be the sole tax equity investor for its 208 MWdc Ganado solar-plus-storage project in Jackson County, Texas, US. Enel said that Nestlé will also purchase the renewable energy attributes from the entire output of the solar plant, helping advance the […] Read more
