Vast Solar Gets $65 Million Funding from ARENA for Australia’s Concentrated Solar Plant Updated On Tue, Feb 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) has announced a funding of $65 million to renewable energy developer Vast Solar to help the firm deliver its VS1, the 30 MW/ 288 MWh concentrated solar plant in Port Augusta, South Australia. The funding is expected to create hundreds of jobs and be the catalyst for an Australian […] Read more
Antaisolar to Supply 187 MW Solar Trackers to CEMIG Solar Project in Brazil Updated On Tue, Feb 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy China-based solar PV conglomerate Antaisolar has announced the signing of a 187 MW supply agreement to provide its comprehensive solar tracking system for CEMIG Solar Project in Brazil. This project is estimated to be grid in the third quarter of 2023, and will annually deliver 220 million kWh of clean energy for this region after […] Read more
Redwood Materials Gets $2 Billion Federal Funds For EV Battery Materials Plant Updated On Mon, Feb 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced a loan of $2 billion to Redwood Materials for the construction and expansion of a battery materials campus in Nevada. This is to support the growing EV market in America. DOE said that the Redwood Materials project will be the first facility in […] Read more
Domestic Solar Manufacturing Bodies Get Behind ALMM Updated On Fri, Feb 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy Speculation about the government granting exemption, or ‘grandfathering’ certain projects bid out till early 2021 from complying with the Approved List of Module Manufacturers (ALMM) stipulation, has been gaining pace. With some noted sources going as far as predicting it, multiple domestic solar manufacturer led bodies have found it opportune to put their weight behind […] Read more
European Investment Bank Greenlights India’s Large Scale Hydrogen Projects with 1Bn Euro Updated On Thu, Feb 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a major announcement that will give India’s Hydrogen projects a push, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has given its nod on joining the India Hydrogen Alliance (IH2A) and provide impetus to green hydrogen hubs on large scale for projects located in India. Following Indian government and EIB approvals, the funding is pegged at close […] Read more
China Fears Recede Somewhat, As EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan Worries About US Updated On Mon, Feb 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy If you thought that the renewed push for manufacturing in the US, EU and even India for that matter, was linked to countering China’s dominance of global manufacturing, think again. The European Union has finally released details of its $270 billion Green Deal Industrial plan to spur manufacturing in the continent. In what many see […] Read more
Budget Reactions- Industry Hopes Green Credit, Transmission Focus And More Will Deliver Updated On Thu, Feb 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Budget 2023-2024, lacking any big ticket announcements save the focus on green growth has been welcomed guardedly by industry. Plaudits have come from the EV sector, where the exemptions granted for Lithium Ion battery manufacturing have been welcomed. However, solar developers have been left hoping that the focus on transmission will strengthen the grid, helping […] Read more
Pension Manager Railpen Buys BayWa r.e. Solar Farm in UK Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy One of the United Kingdom’s key pension managers – Railpen – has announced that that it has acquired a Cambridgeshire solar project from BayWa r.e. that has furthered its renewable energy expansion. Global renewable energy firm BayWa r.e. previously owned the Bracks solar farm which is a 30 MWp project that will generate clean energy […] Read more
Australia & Germany Collaborate for Solar Powered Methanol Project Off Australia’s Port Augusta Updated On Mon, Jan 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy Australian cleantech company Vast Solar has revealed that the company along with the Solar Methanol Consortium have been selected to receive A$ 19.48 million and EUR 13.2 million from a collaboration between the Australian and German Governments for the development of a green methanol demonstration plant, SM1 in Port Augusta, South Australia. Vast Solar claims […] Read more
