Rooftop Solar Sets New Gen Record on Australian Grid Amid RE Boom Updated On Wed, Oct 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy With generation capacity peaking at 9,104 MW at midday on October 6, 2021, and contributing to more than one-third of the total generation mix on the National Energy Market, rooftop solar has established yet another record in Australia. At midday on Wednesday rooftop solar was supplying 34.6% of the total generation mix on the NEM, […] Read more
Egypt’s EFG Hermes to Inject €625 M into Ignis Energy’s RE Plans Updated On Wed, Oct 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vortex Energy, a global renewable energy platform managed by the private equity arm of Egypt’s EFG Hermes, has entered into a definite agreement with Ignis Energy Holdings, parent company of Spanish independent integrated renewable player Ignis Group. Vortex Energy will inject over €625 million through its newly launched Vortex Energy IV Fund and its co-investors […] Read more
PEDA Floats Tender to Set Up 220 MW Solar Plants in Punjab Updated On Wed, Oct 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has invited applications from interested farmers for setting up solar PV power plants of individual capacity 1, 1.5 or 2 MW in Punjab under the PM-KUSUM Scheme for sale of power to Punjab State Power Cooperation Limited (PSPCL). The total aggregate capacity of solar power plants to be set […] Read more
Developers Take Innovative Approaches to Alternative Energy Production Updated On Wed, Oct 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Demand for solar energy is on the rise around the world. In the U.S., the second quarter of 2021 has also seen impressive gains in implementation of solar. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the U.S. installed 5.7 gigawatts (GWdc) of solar PV capacity in Q2 2021 to reach 108.7 GWdc of total […] Read more
REI 2021 | Conversation with Tanmoy Duari, Chief Executive Officer at Axitec Energy India Pvt. Ltd. Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tanmoy Duari Of Axitex Solar speaks to Prasanna Singh, Editor, SaurEnergy on the Indian Solar Market and the opportunities there. 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
Solar Cells With 30-year Lifetimes for Power-generating Windows Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes, research led by the University of Michigan, U.S., has shown. It may pave the way for windows that also provide solar power. “Solar energy is about the cheapest form of energy that mankind has ever produced since the industrial revolution,” said […] Read more
Italy Offers 3.3 GW Wind & Solar in New RE Tender Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Italy’s state energy management agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) has launched the country’s seventh renewable energy tender that is expected to award 3,312MW of solar photovoltaic and wind capacity. The tender was opened last week and the latest contracting process includes unallocated capacity in previous six unsubscribed auctions, totalling 2,485 MW. Italy’s sixth tender ended up […] Read more
Respite for South East Asia Manufacturers, As US Delays Decision on Solar Tariffs Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy The complaint by a group of manufacturers calling themselves the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention, or A-SMACC that sought higher tariffs on Southeast Asian solar-power imports has led to an interesting situation with the US department of commerce asking the firms to identify themselves first. The issue had been raised by the largest body […] Read more
