Renewable Energy Jobs Reach 12 Million Globally: IRENA Updated On Fri, Oct 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Renewable energy employment worldwide reached 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in 2019, according to the eighth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2021. The report was released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) at a high-level opening of IRENA’s Collaborative Framework […] Read more
Tokyo-based Eneos to Buy Japan Renewable Energy for $1.8 B Updated On Wed, Oct 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tokyo-based Eneos Holdings, Japan’s biggest refiner, said on Monday it would buy Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) for about 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion) to expand its low-carbon business, joining a list of major global companies moving away from climate-changing fossil fuels. Eneos, which aims to have net-zero emissions by 2040, will buy JRE from Goldman […] Read more
I Squared Capital Sets Up New Renewable Energy Platform Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Global infrastructure fund manager I Squared Capital has established Cube Green Energy, a renewable energy platform dedicated to accelerating the energy transition to a zero-carbon economy in Continental Europe. The platform will develop, re-power, construct, and operate wind and solar farms, as well as invest in the deployment of associated emerging technologies such as battery […] Read more