Australia’s H2 Trade May be Worth US$90 billion in 2050: WoodMac Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Low-carbon hydrogen could become a US$50 billion to US$90 billion export industry for Australia in 2050, says Wood Mackenzie. Australia rates consistently in the top echelons for solar irradiance and has vast potential for largescale carbon capture and storage (CCS). It has showed the world the path forward with its stationary battery storage flexibility at […] Read more
Heliogen Raises $108 M for Deploying RE Tech for Heat, Power, Green H2 Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy California-based Heliogen, a renewable energy technology company, recently announced that it has raised $108 million in two funding rounds to accelerate the global deployment of its Sunlight Refinery™, a turnkey concentrated solar energy system that aims to make carbon-free energy for high-temperature heat, power, and green hydrogen accessible and more cost-effective than fossil fuels for the […] Read more
IFC and Rockefeller Foundation to Co-finance RE Development in Africa Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and The Rockefeller Foundation (RF) yesterday announced a new partnership to finance renewable energy development in Sub-Saharan Africa and some other regions. The joint venture aims to deploy $150 million of RF’s catalytic capital in blended finance to mobilize up to $2 […] Read more
Foxconn In Partnership With Gigasolar For EV Battery Components Updated On Thu, Jun 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturer, Foxconn announced a partnership with a solar cell material maker, Gigasolar Materials Corp., to develop electric vehicle (EV) battery materials. A Foxconn subsidiary has invested NT$995.2 million (New Taiwan Dollar) which is equivalent to USD 36 million, for the partnership with Gigasolar. The investment via a private placement through a […] Read more
NCRTC Partners with SECI to Use Renewable Energy in Delhi-Meerut Corridor Updated On Wed, Jun 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy In an effort to promote India’s sustainability development goals (SDGs), thus encouraging the use of renewable energy in the transportation sector the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) have signed a Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) to harness blended renewable energy for Delhi-Meerut RRTS (Regional rapid transit system) corridor. […] Read more
Research Flags Risks To US Solar Loans From Chronic Underperformance Updated On Tue, Jun 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy California-headquartered kWh Analytics has released the latest edition of its annual report Solar Risk Management, which reveals that wildfires reduced energy production by up to 6% in the Western U.S. in 2020. Solar Risk Management 2021, which provides investors with latest insights on the evolution of solar generation risk, spans three sections and contains contributions from over […] Read more
A Renewable PPA Pricing Tool From Pexapark Updated On Tue, Jun 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Zurich-based renewable energy company Pexapark has announced that it is launching a pioneering feature that accounts for a site and technology-specific production to its renewable energy PPA (power purchase agreement) pricing system named ‘PexaQuote’. The firm claims that PexaQuote currently supports developers and investors operating over 250GW of global renewable energy investments as the industry […] Read more
Impact of Global Shift of Funds Away From Fossil Fuels on India: IEEFA Updated On Tue, Jun 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Net Zero Emissions (NZE) roadmap by 2050 is compatible with the Paris goal of restricting the temperature increase to below 1.5 degree Celsius. As per the NZE roadmap, the use of unabated fossil fuels declines sharply to just over a fifth of the total energy supply. More than two-thirds of […] Read more
Amid Renewable Energy’s Expansion, Gas is Losing Traction: IISD Report Updated On Mon, Jun 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Step Off the Gas report, published earlier this month by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), examines international public finance for natural gas expansion in the Global South and the choices countries face in how to develop their energy systems while meeting socio-economic needs. The report assesses economic and environmental risks from gas […] Read more