FaaS Firm Oorja Secures $1 million in Seed Funding For Its Clean Energy Solutions Updated On Tue, Oct 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Oorja, a firm that describes itself as a Farming as a Service (FaaS) operating to connect agriculture and clean energy, has completed a US $1 million (Rs 7.5 crores) Seed funding round. The round includes equity investment from Schneider Electric Energy Access Asia (SEEAA) and grant funding from Water & Energy for Food Grand Challenge […] Read more
Bill Gates Backed Iron Battery Firm ESS Listed on NYSE Updated On Tue, Oct 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Large Battery firm ESS, with its listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), can now claim to be the first publicly traded long duration storage company in the world. The firm, which went public through a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) with Acon S2 Investment Corp. has started trading on the New York Stock […] Read more
Faster RE Adoption Can Cut Power Gen Cost by 50% by 2050: Wärtsilä Updated On Mon, Oct 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Electricity production costs could be reduced by up to 50% by 2050 if countries and states adopt 100% renewable systems faster than currently planned, reports a new study by Wärtsilä. The technology group has issued the ‘Front-Loading Net Zero’ report ahead of COP26, the UN’s Climate Change Conference to be held in Glasgow this autumn, […] Read more
Reliance Acquires REC Group in $771 Million Buy Out Updated On Sun, Oct 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a stock exchange filing today, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) today acquired Norway-headquartered solar module maker REC Solar Holdings (REC Group) for an enterprise value of US$ 771 million (around Rs 5,800 crore) from China National Bluestar. The acquisition was done through its fully owned subsidiary, Reliance New Energy Solar Limited. “Reliance New Energy Solar […] Read more
Cybersecurity For Power Sector in Focus in India, Worldwide Updated On Fri, Oct 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power (MoP) has prepared guidelines for cybersecurity in the Indian power sector, which were released yesterday. Cybersecurity is a key disruptive force facing companies in the coming years. Companies that excel and invest in these areas now are thought to be better prepared for the future business landscape and better equipped to […] Read more
Fortescue Metals Acquires 60% Stake in RE Firm HyET Updated On Thu, Oct 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Fortescue Metals’s green energy unit has bought a 60% stake in Dutch-based renewable firm High yield Energy Technologies (HyET) Group in a bid to cut costs and boost green energy production. “HyET Hydrogen’s technology will support FFI in reducing costs in other areas of the green hydrogen supply chain,” said Julie Shuttleworth, chief executive officer […] Read more
India’s iCreate, Israel’s Start-Up Nation Central Partner for Green Tech Updated On Thu, Oct 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy iCreate (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology), an Indian startup incubator and Start-Up Nation Central, a not-for-profit organisation that connects multinational corporations, governments, investors, and NGOs to the Israeli innovation ecosystem, are collaborating to promote the adoption of green technologies. This partnership will also set the stage for the 2nd cohort of the India-Israel Innovation […] Read more
SUSI Partners to Fund Canopy Power’s Renewable Microgrids Updated On Thu, Oct 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Swiss fund manager SUSI Partners, through its Asia Energy Transition Fund (SAETF), has joined forces with Singapore-based microgrid technology provider Canopy Power to bring clean power solutions to off-grid locations across Southeast Asia. It is SUSI’s second investment in Southeast Asia following the creation of a joint venture with Malaysian company InvestEnergy which is dedicated […] Read more
An Electric Drive On Leh-Manali Route Possible, as 18 EV Stations Come Up On Route Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Shuchi Anant Virya, the joint venture company between India’s largest EV based mobility solutions provider, Lithium Urban Technologies and Fourth Partner Energy, the solar enterprise focused on commercial and industrial businesses, today announced the setting up of a network of electric vehicle charging points along the Manali-Leh route in the Ladakh region, thereby enabling EV […] Read more
