Aussie Solar Start Up 5B Feels the Need for Speed: ARENA Updated On Wed, Jan 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $14 million in funding for 5B to accelerate the automation of its innovative utility scale solar array, 5B Maverick. Launched in 2017, the 5B Maverick is a modular, prefabricated solar array that can be built and pre-wired in a factory and […] Read more
Investor Pressure For ESG Compliance To Drive Corporates Towards Renewables In 2022 Updated On Tue, Jan 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy A New Report from Wood Mackenzie posits that there is a real near term risk for corporates and renewable firms as they invest to decarbonise the energy system. Decarbonisation is the lynchpin of the global strategy to meet the 1.5-degree warming scenario influencing companies’ planning. The report, Corporate power and renewables: 5 things to look […] Read more
ScottishPower Acquires 800MW Solar Portfolio in UK Updated On Mon, Jan 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy ScottishPower, owned by Spanish energy firm Iberdrola, has signed two deals to acquire 17 solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Britain, with a combined capacity of more than 800 megawatts (MW), the company said on Friday. The deals take ScottishPower’s market share of Britain’s solar industry to 9% from 2%, the firm said. ScottishPower has bought […] Read more
Italian Oil Giant Eni Buys 800 MW Solar Portfolio in Greece Updated On Fri, Jan 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Italian energy group Eni, through Eni gas e luce, has acquired the Greek company Solar Konzept Greece for an undisclosed amount as part of its plans to shift away from oil and gas. Solar Konzept Greece previously belonged to Solar Konzept International, which is majority owned by Aquila Capital, a sustainable investment and asset development company, […] Read more
U.S. to add 21.5GW Solar Capacity in 2022; Texas to Claim over 6GW: EIA Updated On Wed, Jan 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that in 2022, 46.1 GW of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to be added to the country’s power grid in 2022, almost half of which is planned to come from solar, followed by natural gas at 21% and wind at 17%. Developers and power plant owners report planned […] Read more
ICRA Predicts 16 GW Capacity Addition For RE In FY23 Updated On Tue, Jan 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy The outlook for the capacity addition in the renewable energy (RE) sector remains strong with a large project pipeline of over 55 GW and the highly competitive tariffs offered by these projects. The commitment to climate change goals announced by the Prime Minister at the recent COP26 summit, including increasing the non-fossil power capacity to […] Read more
Blackstone to Invest $3 B in North America’s Largest Private RE Firm Updated On Mon, Jan 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy New York City-based Blackstone Inc said on Friday it would invest about $3 billion in Invenergy Renewables Holdings Llc, the largest private renewable energy firm in North America. The money that Blackstone will invest is aimed at providing capital to accelerate Invenergy’s renewables development activities, the company said in a statement. Blackstone, the world’s largest manager of […] Read more
Discoms’ Outstanding Dues to Gencos Rise 4.4% to ₹1,21,030 cr in Jan Updated On Mon, Jan 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution companies (discoms) to power producers rose 4.4 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,21,030 crore in January 2022. Discoms owed a total of Rs 1,15,904 crore to power generation firms in January 2021, according to portal PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing Transparency in Invoicing […] Read more
ANIL To Lead Adani Group’s Renewable Energy Shift Updated On Mon, Jan 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Adani Group, which already has Adani Solar for solar manufacturing, and Adani Green Energy Limited for developing renewable energy projects, has set up a new subsidiary, Adani New industries Limited, (ANIL) to undertake the next big phase of its green energy ambitions. From green hydrogen projects, generation of low carbon electricity and manufacture of […] Read more
