Broad Reach Power to Build 15 Battery Storage Projects in Texas Updated On Wed, Jun 10th, 2020 by Saurenergy Broad Reach Power has announced that it will build 15 utility-scale battery storage plant sites in areas near Houston and Odessa in Texas by the end of 2020 Broad Reach Power, a rapidly growing energy storage independent power producer (IPP) based in Houston which owns a three-gigawatt portfolio of utility-scale solar and energy storage power […] Read more
Dramatic Fall in Cost of Funding Behind Record Breaking Solar Tariffs: IEEFA Updated On Tue, Jun 9th, 2020 by Saurenergy The cost of solar continued to decline during the pandemic, driven by dramatic falls in the capital cost of solar (solar module costs) and in the cost of funding. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) in a new report has detailed that despite the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the […] Read more
ARENA Receives $1 Bn in Grant Requests for Green Hydrogen Projects Updated On Mon, Jun 8th, 2020 by Saurenergy More than $3 billion worth of green hydrogen projects are vying for $1 billion in funding to build the first commercial-scale hydrogen projects in Australia More than $3 billion worth of green hydrogen projects are vying for close to $1 billion in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to build the first commercial-scale […] Read more
Bright Canyon Energy’s Solar + Storage Project in Seeking Final Approvals in Hawaii Updated On Wed, Jun 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy Bright Canyon Energy is in the final award group for HECO’s initiative to bring its solar plus storage project to Hawaii. Bright Canyon Energy has announced it is in the final award group for Hawaiian Electric Company’s (HECO) initiative to bring a cleaner energy supply to Hawaii. The firm’s Kūpono Solar plus storage project, located […] Read more
Strong Q1 for US Energy Storage Market Despite COVID-19: WoodMac Updated On Wed, Jun 3rd, 2020 by Saurenergy The US energy storage sector saw a strong Q1, with residential storage setting another record while the non-residential had its 3rd-strongest quarter The United States (US) energy storage sector saw a strong first quarter, with residential storage setting another record while the non-residential market had its third-strongest quarter on record. According to Wood Mackenzie and […] Read more
AES Selected for 2 Solar Plus Storage Projects in Hawaii Updated On Tue, Jun 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy AES Distributed Energy has been selected by HECO to develop and operate two new utility-scale solar plus storage facilities on O’ahu, Hawaii. AES Distributed Energy (AES DE), a division of the AES Corporation, has been selected by the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) to develop and operate two new utility-scale solar plus storage facilities on O’ahu, Hawaii. Combined, these two projects are expected to generate a total […] Read more
8minute Gets $225 Mn Loan from CIT Consortium for 18 GW Solar + Storage Projects Updated On Tue, Jun 2nd, 2020 by Saurenergy 8minute Solar Energy (8minute), a leading independent solar energy and storage projects developer in the United Sates, has secured a USD 225 million letter of credit (LC) facility from CIT led consortium. The consortium led by CIT as a sole coordinating lead arranger is comprised of 5 banks including KeyBank, HSBC, Rabobank and Nomura Holdings. […] Read more
Longroad Energy Selected for 160 MW Solar With 640 MWh BESS in Hawaii Updated On Mon, Jun 1st, 2020 by Saurenergy Longroad Energy has been selected by the Hawaiian Electric Company to begin developing two utility-scale solar and battery storage projects in Hawaii Longroad Energy has been selected by the Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) to begin developing two utility-scale solar and battery storage projects for completion in 2023 in the state of Hawaii. The two projects […] Read more
Excelsior, Unico Form Partnership to B-O-O 250 MW of Solar Projects Updated On Fri, May 29th, 2020 by Saurenergy Excelsior Energy Capital and Unico Solar Investors have closed on a long-term partnership to build, own and operate a 250 MW pipeline of C&I solar projects Excelsior Energy Capital, a leading independent North American renewable energy investor, and Unico Solar Investors, a solar energy systems developer and investor, have announced the closing of a long-term programmatic joint-venture […] Read more
