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
Chinese UPS and Inverter Major KSTAR Opens Vietnam Plant Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy KSTAR, the global power conversion firm, has announced that its first Vietnam manufacturing factory, called KSTAR Vietnam Project Phase I has officially topped out. Occupying an area of 47,715 square meters, KSTAR’s new Manufacturing-Base is located in Haiphong City, the biggest port city in Northern Vietnam. It’s being built to meet the surging demand of its export orders and […] Read more
Karnataka to optimise RE with storage support Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Karnataka government is making efforts to capitalise on its generation of renewable energy by boosting its storage capabilities to secure its growing requirement of power. A proposal to increase investments into creating more storage capacity is likely to be placed before the Basavaraj Bommai-led cabinet within the next few weeks. Karnataka is the leading […] Read more
Shift To Renewable Is Slow And Unable to Stop Power Cuts In US Updated On Tue, May 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Electric grid operators across the USA are warning of looming blackouts as companies shift to renewable energy. MISO CEO John Beer has been quoted by a section of media as saying on May 8, “As we go forward, we need to know that when you put in a solar panel or a wind turbine, it’s […] Read more
US Investigations Into AD/CVD Circumvention Draws Howls Of Protests Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Department of Commerce (DoC), which started the investigation in March this year has managed to roil solar industry firms in the US across the board, as uncertainty starts impacting projects. The DoC had initiated a solar anti-circumvention investigation based on a petition from a small U.S. company called Auxin Solar. The petition asks for […] Read more
Harsh Shah To Take Over As CEO At Azure Power From July 1 Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Azure Power has announced the appointment of Harsh Shah as CEO. He follows in the wake of the exit of Ranjit Gupta last month. Shah was previously the Chief Executive Officer of IndiGrid, India’s first and largest Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) in the Indian energy sector. It owns, operates, and manages power transmission networks and […] Read more
World Bank says Pakistan must call for 11GW renewable energy bids Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Variable Renewable Energy Competitive Bidding Study – a new study by the World Bank – has said that Pakistan will require a call for competitive bidding for over 11 GW of renewable energy solar and wind power plants between the present and 2028. The study stated that this is needed to ensure that the future […] Read more
HK Electric to Develop Hong Kong’s First Offshore Wind Farm Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy Hong Kong may get to witness its first offshore wind energy farm coming up in 2027 as HK Electric has announced that it has plans to develop an offshore wind farm southwest of Lamma Island. HK Energy said that an application for variation of an environmental permit for the proposed project has been approved by […] Read more
India and Italy Will Partner for Green Hydrogen, Biofuel, Energy Storage Updated On Mon, May 9th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to an official joint statement announced by the two countries, India and Italy will develop partnerships in key renewable energy sectors like green hydrogen, biofuels and energy storage. The decision came after India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met the Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio in New Delhi. The Italian foreign minister was on […] Read more
