PLI Scheme for Battery Storage Will Lower Cost of EVs in India: SMEV Updated On Fri, May 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy SMEV has said that the PLI scheme for promoting battery storage will lead to the reduction of cost on purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) has said that the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for promoting battery storage will lead to the reduction of cost on purchase of electric vehicles (EVs) thereby […] Read more
Global Finance is Mobilising to Meet East Asia’s Net-Zero Ambition: IEEFA Updated On Wed, May 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy Bolder emissions reduction targets by China, Japan and South Korea threaten Australian fossil fuel exports Chinese President Xi Jinping’s surprise announcement at the UN General Assembly in September 2020 that the world’s biggest emitter would become carbon neutral by 2060 has proved pivotal, writes Tim Buckley, IEEFA’s Director Energy Finance Studies, Australia/South Asia, in a […] Read more
€100 Billion SBI and EIB Climate Action Initiative Launched Updated On Wed, May 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy EIB and SBI have agreed to back a new initiative of €100 million for new high-impact climate action and sustainability business financing. On the margins of the recently concluded EU-India Leaders Meeting, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the State Bank of India (SBI) have agreed to back a new initiative of €100 million for […] Read more
PLI Scheme for Solar Manufacturing to Benefit Incremental Demand till FY30: Report Updated On Wed, May 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to a new report India’s solar modules manufacturing under production linked incentive (PLI) scheme will benefit incremental panels demand till the financial year 2030 (FY30). Ind-Ra estimates that the allocation of INR 45 billion towards the solar modules manufacturing industry by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) can benefit the sales of […] Read more
ADB to End Fossil Fuel Financing, No Timeline Committed Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on Friday that it will not finance coal mining or oil and natural gas activities in the future, as a result of a draft energy policy supporting low carbon transition in Asia and the Pacific. Set up in the early 1960s and headquartered in Manila, the ADB has since channelled […] Read more
Amazon Raises $1 bn Sustainability Bond, Issues $18.5 bn Debt Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Seattle-based tech giant Amazon.com Inc. issued its first sustainability bond yesterday, raising $1 billion to fund ongoing and new sustainability projects in renewable energy, clean transport, greener buildings and affordable housing. The total debt issued by the company on the same day was a whopping $18.5 billion. The sustainability bonds enable investors to join the firm in tackling […] Read more
Lightsource bp Acquires Solar Projects Totalling 156 MWp in Italy Updated On Mon, May 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy Lightsource bp in Italy continues to boost its utility scale solar portfolio by acquiring three projects from Horizon Firm, a trusted developer specialized in solar, totalling 156MWp across the country. Two of the projects are based in Sicily, in a low solar plant massification density area, in the province of Agrigento: the Canicattì project (40.9 MWp) and the Torre di Mastro project (58.2 MWp). The third project, Manfredonia (57.4 MWp), based in Apulia, will be developed as an Agri-PV with the aim of virtuously integrating agriculture and […] Read more
WattEV to Build ‘Megawatt E-Truck Stop’; aims for 12,000 HD Electric Trucks on California Roads by 2030 Updated On Mon, May 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy A small start-up with big ambitions is making a serious splash in the truck transport world by building the nation’s first 25-megawatt, solar-powered, electric-only public truck stop to serve electric truck transport between California’s fast-growing Central Valley and Southern California’s bustling ports and shipping hubs. WattEV, founded by an experienced team of telecommunications and satellite […] Read more
Enel Group Releases Financial Results; Q1 2021 Unprofitable Updated On Mon, May 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy Enel Group, Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas, has released the financial results of the first quarter of 2021. The company reports an 8.8% increase in investments and confirmation of yearly targets, among other data, but the quarter has not proved profitable for it. Revenues earned in this quarter were 17,107 million euros, […] Read more
