US Department of Energy Allocates $48 Million For Offshore Wind Projects Updated On Fri, Apr 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy The U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) announced it intends to issue a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Offshore Wind National and Regional Research and Development.” This opportunity will fund $48 million of projects that address several major areas of need for offshore wind, including accelerating research and development of offshore wind […] Read more
Enphase Energy Partners with Octopus Energy in UK For Micro-Inverters, BESS Updated On Fri, Apr 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy Enphase Energy, an energy technology company and supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems has announced a partnership with energy and tech company, Octopus Energy Group. The parties will focus on deploying Enphase IQ8 Microinverters and IQ Battery 5P in the United Kingdom. Octopus Energy’s retail customers in the United Kingdom can now integrate Enphase’s […] Read more
Inverter Major Sungrow Overtakes Longi By Market Cap Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy Sungrow, the no 1 solar inverter firm by most rankings, has crossed the market valuation of module maker LONGi, long seen as the largest solar equipment form out of China. With year-end revenues of RMB72.25 billion (US$9.9 billion) for 2023, the Sungrow stock surged to the highest market cap among Chinese PV firms. Revenues of […] Read more
CERC Allows Fortum Subsidiary To Retain Connectivity For 300 MW Karnataka Project Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy In an interesting order earlier this week, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission allowed SolarOne Energy Private Limited, a subsidiary of Finnish major Fortum, to retain 300 MW connectivity it had been allotted from the Central Transmission Utility of India Limited (CTUIL). The issue arose after CTUIL moved to cancel connectivity citing failure to sign PPA […] Read more
EU Finally Withdraws From ‘Dated’ Energy Charter Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy The European Parliament recently gave its approval to withdraw from European Union (EU) Energy Charter Treaty. This withdrawal was made after receiving recommendation of the Industry, Research, Energy and International Trade committees. This withdrawal was adopted by 594 votes to 7, with 15 abstentions. To complete the process, the parliament gave its consent to the […] Read more
First EOI For GREGY Interconnection Between Greece And Egypt Called Updated On Thu, Apr 25th, 2024 by Saurenergy The GREGY project, or Green interconnector between Greece and Egypt has moved one step ahead with the call forexpression of interest for studies on the project. ELICA Mediterranean Electrical Interconnection S.M. S.A., a member of Copelouzos Group, which is developing the GREGY electrical interconnection project, has published the first two calls for expression of interest […] Read more
EV Asset Firm Chargeup To Onboard 25,000 Drivers By 2025 Updated On Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy Battery financing and full stack EV asset management platform Chargeup has announced its plans to onboard 1 lakh drivers within the next 3 years and extend its reach to 1 million drivers across 30 cities within 5 years. Currently present in 13 cities, Chargeup is set to bolster its network by adding 1500 new partner […] Read more
The Impact of Renewable Energy on Economic Growth and Job Creation Updated On Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy At first glance, the subject of renewable energy seems like a truly controversial matter, eliciting conversations and debates between advocates of climate change action and those seeking to protect their economic advantage. In a broader sense, however, there appears to be a nexus between renewable energy and economic growth. For instance, India spent $11.8 billion […] Read more
Brazil Oil Company Petrobras To Build Solar Power At Its Three Refineries Updated On Wed, Apr 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy Brazilian state-run oil and gas company Petrobras has recently unveiled its plans to boost its sustainable energy portfolio involving the potential installation of 48 megawatts of solar energy capacity across three of its refineries. By leveraging photovoltaic (PV) technology, the company aims to mitigate its carbon footprint while boosting operational efficiency, according to a statement […] Read more
