Vestas Secures 238 MW Japanese Offshore Wind Order Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced that it has secured a 238 MW order from Hibiki Wind Energy for the Kitakyushu-Hibikinada Offshore Wind Farm Project in Japan. The wind farm is located off the coast of Kitakyushu city, Fukuoka prefecture. Vestas held that the order includes supply and installation of 25 V174-9.5 MW wind […] Read more
ACWA Power Gets $174 Million Loan From ADB For Uzbekistan Wind Projects Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Saudi Arabia’s ace renewable energy developer ACWA Power has received $174 million worth of loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to develop the Bash wind power and Dzhankeldy wind power plants – both located in the Bukhara region in Uzbekistan. As per ABD, the ACWA Power financing comprises loans amounting to $40.5 million for […] Read more
This Tribal Hamlet In Kerala Gets Electricity After 74 Years from Micro-Hybrids Updated On Mon, Apr 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy For 75 years, a hamlet in Attapaddi, Kerala was shrouded in the dark, deprived of the basic human need- electricity. Forest fires, wild animal attacks and remoteness were some of the factors that prevented the establishment of renewable energy projects here. The tribal population, which dominates the hamlet, had been extremely possessive of its culture […] Read more
Octopus Energy Eyes 20-GW Renewable By Decade End As It Opens 7 New Wind Farms Updated On Sun, Apr 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The UK based renewable energy player Octopus Energy has set a new target of 20GW that it wants to achieve by 2030 as it announced to have opened seven new onshore wind farms across Europe since 2022 in various countries. Octopus Energy manages £6 billion of renewable assets and energy translation projects globally. The seven […] Read more
Ocean Winds Secures £2 Billion Finance For Moray West Wind Farm Updated On Sun, Apr 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Ocean Winds has announced that its Moray West Offshore Wind Farm that is part of its portfolio of UK, has secured £2 billion of non-recourse project finance and reached financial close. The key sponsorship has come from Ocean Winds and Ignitis Group, as minority shareholder. The company is a joint venture between EDP Renewables and […] Read more
Lithuanian firm AEI Raises EUR 92 Million For Renewable Energy Investments Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Lithuania based investment company Atsinaujinančios Energetikos Investicijos (AEI) has announced that it has raised EUR 92 million in past two years and the investments will be made in the renewable energy sector. AEI is managed by Lords LB Asset Management. The company has made investments in the development of solar power plants in Poland and […] Read more
LGIM, NTR Raise €390 Million for Renewables Expansion in Europe Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy UK-based asset manager Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) and renewable energy player NTR have raised EUR 390 million in committed capital and co-investment opportunity in the first close of the L&G NTR Clean Power Fund. This Fund would invest in clean power infrastructure assets across wind, solar and energy storage. The Fund is designed […] Read more
BPCL Targets 240 MW Renewables Expansion This Fiscal Updated On Thu, Apr 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy Public sector fuel marketing major Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is mulling for the development of 240-MW of renewable power capacity this fiscal year of 2023-24. A senior official of BPCL held that the renewable expansion of the firm will be achieved at the cost of Rs 1600 crore. BPCL was in line for divestment by […] Read more
End of Nuclear Energy in Germany: What are the Fallouts? Updated On Wed, Apr 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Germany recently announced the shutting down of its last nuclear power plants. From supplying nuclear power plant-based electricity to the grid for the first time, at Kahl in Bavaria in 1961, to now shutting down the last three in April 2023, Nuclear energy polarized people’s opinions and remained a point of debate for decades in […] Read more
