BHP, TransAlta to Build $54 M Solar+Storage Project in Western Australia Updated On Mon, Aug 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Anglo-Australian mining company BHP and its power partner in the Goldfields, TransAlta, are to build two solar farms and a battery storage system to help power the Mt Keith and Leinster nickel mines in Western Australia. This will help BHP reduce emissions from electricity use at Mt Keith and Leinster by 12 per cent, based […] Read more
CI NMF Commits $100 M to RE Investments with Amp Energy India Updated On Mon, Aug 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy RE-focussed fund management company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has signed an investment agreement through its Copenhagen Infrastructure New Markets Fund I (CI NMF) with Amp Energy India Private Limited. The agreement enables joint equity investments in excess of USD 200 million in renewable energy projects in India, with the potential for future expansion. Amp India […] Read more
Trade-led Solar PV Deployment Likely to Create 40 M Jobs by 2050: Study Updated On Mon, Aug 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy A new joint report by International Renewable Energy Association (IRENA) and World Trade Organisation (WTO) examines how trade policies can support cost reductions, deployment of components & job creation in the solar PV sector. The report entitled “Trading into a Bright Energy Future: The Case for Open, High-quality Solar Photovoltaic Markets” finds, among other things, that trade-led solar […] Read more
First Solar Signs Up For Make in India With 3.3 GW Manufacturing facility in India Updated On Fri, Jul 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it intends to invest $684 million in a new, fully vertically-integrated photovoltaic (PV) thin film solar module manufacturing facility in India. Contingent upon permitting, and pending approval of Indian government incentives that are satisfactory to First Solar, the advanced facility is expected to commence operations in the second […] Read more
Floating Solar On A Growth Path Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy In Solar’s rise to pre-eminence from a fringe renewable energy option just a decade back, it’s time to consider the rise of floating solar (also called floatovoltaics in many cases). To think that it did not even exist at any scale till 2013. The earliest patent on floating solar was taken out only in 2008. […] Read more
Auto Major Mahindra & Mahindra Sets Up 58 MWp Captive Solar Plant Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Mumbai-headquartered auto major Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. is adopting a 58 MWp captive solar plant that is expected to generate about 100 million units of power annually beginning 2022. Located in Parbhani district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, the solar plant will be built, owned, and operated for a period of 25 years by […] Read more
ST’s Bouskoura Plant to Use 50% Energy from Renewables by 2022 Updated On Wed, Jul 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy French-Italian semiconductor manufacturing company STMicroelectronics has announced that its Bouskoura site in Morocco will procure 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2022 compared to 1% in 2020, as part of its action plan to achieve carbon-neutrality by 2027. ST has been present in Bouskoura for over 20 years with a back-end plant which employs […] Read more
John Cockerill to Supply Thermal Receivers to Redstone CSP Plant in SA Updated On Tue, Jul 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy John Cockerill, a Belgium-based engineering company, has revealed that it will supply molten salt solar thermal receivers to Redstone’s 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant (CSP) in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Developed by Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power and constructed by EPC SepcoIII, the Redstone CSP plant is expected to supply 2,00,000 households […] Read more
Tesla Postpones Semi Truck To 2022, Shows A Profit On Battery and Solar Updated On Tue, Jul 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy EV Poster firm, Tesla has just announced its second quarter (Q2) quarterly results. The firm, with an oversized presence and impact in the EV segment has shared some key metrics for its solar and energy storage business this time. In fact, even as it has postponed the launch of its electric trucks, the Semi Truck […] Read more
