Pristine Sun Gets Capital Commitment of $250 Million for Solar Expansion Updated On Mon, Feb 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy US renewable energy player Pristine Sun Corporation has announced a $250 million capital commitment from strategic private equity and family office investors to develop renewable energy projects. The equity commitment will allow Pristine Sun to develop, finance, and build up to 5 GW of its solar projects. The official statement of the firm held that […] Read more
DNV Acquires Solar Data Specialist Solcast Updated On Fri, Feb 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy In a move towards strengthening its solar forecasting services, Norwegian energy risk management company and assurance provider DNV has acquired Australian solar data specialist Solcast. Six-year-old Solcast was founded by metrologists James Luffman and Dr Nick Engerer, providing historical, live as well as forecast data on solar irradiance, wrapped in a modern application user interface […] Read more
EDF Renewables North America To Supply Solar Power To Thermo Fisher Scientific Updated On Fri, Feb 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy EDF Renewables North America has said that it has executed a 20-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Thermo Fisher Scientific – a leader in serving science across the globe. EDF Renewables held that the VPPA covers the full output of the 200-megawatt ac/256 MWdc Millers Branch Solar Project, which is located in Texas. The […] Read more
Trina Storage To Deliver More Than 100MWh BESS In United Kingdom Updated On Fri, Feb 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Germany based subsidiary of Trina Storage has announced the contract closure for another two Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects in the United Kingdom shortly after the signing of the 50MW/102 MWh Swangate project last month. These two new deals – 25MW/58MWh and 50MW/58MWh – will also be utilizing Elementa which is vertically integrated […] Read more
Budget Reactions- Industry Hopes Green Credit, Transmission Focus And More Will Deliver Updated On Thu, Feb 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Budget 2023-2024, lacking any big ticket announcements save the focus on green growth has been welcomed guardedly by industry. Plaudits have come from the EV sector, where the exemptions granted for Lithium Ion battery manufacturing have been welcomed. However, solar developers have been left hoping that the focus on transmission will strengthen the grid, helping […] Read more
Westbridge Renewable Adds 295MWdc Solar PV/ 100MW BESS in Alberta, Canada Updated On Thu, Feb 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy North American renewable energy player and solar developer Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation has announced the addition of the Red Willow Project to its growing portfolio. The solar power project is located in Stettler County No. 6 in central Alberta region of Canada. The company is a developer of utility-scale solar PV projects. Alberta, along with […] Read more
Solar-Powered Milk Chillers with Storage Come to the Rescue of Camel Herders in Rajasthan Updated On Thu, Feb 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy In Rajasthan, where camel husbandry has been a common practice for years, the income of the herders is drastically impacted owing to the lack of infrastructure at camel mile collection centers. Adding to the woes was the absence of electricity supply because of lack of grid. Milk spoilage was also a commonly occurring phenomenon. This […] Read more
RUVNL Floats Tender for 1.5 GW Wind-Solar Hybrid Projects with Storage Updated On Wed, Feb 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Rajasthan Urja Vikas Nigam (RUVNL), has invited bids for the establishment of 1.5 GW(AC) ISTS-connected Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Projects with Storage, to be set up anywhere in India. The projects are to have flexibility in scheduling power as required by DISCOMS. The project must have a mandatory energy storage system (ESS) of a minimum of […] Read more
Canadian Solar Mulls Solar & Battery Storage Manufacturing Expansion in China Updated On Wed, Feb 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Global solar manufacturer Canadian Solar Inc. has announced that a wholly-owned subsidiary of its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar has entered into a multi-year investment agreement with the municipal government of Yangzhou City in Jiangsu Province, China. Under the agreement, Canadian Solar will add vertically integrated high efficiency wafer, cell, and module capacity in Yangzhou’s clean […] Read more
