Can Giant Floating Solar On Oceans Work? Updated On Fri, Jan 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy A lot has been said and done about floating solar plants – an emerging technology in which a customised solar photovoltaic (PV) system is placed directly on top of a body of water. Over the past half a decade, floating solar farms have gained popularity, particularly in countries with high population density and competing uses […] Read more
Turkey Imposes Regulation on Buildings to Meet 5% Energy Needs from RE Updated On Tue, Jan 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The world is ramping up energy efficiency efforts by establishing new building codes. Recently, India also set up new norms, including for residential buildings, under the ambit of Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2022. In its bid towards decarbonization, Japan has also mandated the installation of solar panels for new homes post 2025. Now, Turkey has […] Read more
L&T Gets EPC Contract for 90 MW Floating Solar in Omkareshwar, MP Updated On Thu, Dec 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy India’s leading engineering player – Larsen and Toubro (L&T) – has announced that the power transmission & distribution business of L&T Construction has secured multiple EPC orders in India and overseas. The key catch has been a contract for the development of a floating solar project in Madhya Pradesh. L&T held that the renewables arm […] Read more
ADB Arranges $107 Million for BIM Group to Support Wind Project in Vietnam Updated On Wed, Dec 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a financial package of $107 million with BIM Wind Power Joint Stock Company (JSC) to support the operation of an 88 MW wind energy farm located in Ninh Thuan province of Vietnam. The wind project lies to the south-central coast of the South East Asian country. BIM Wind […] Read more
Danish RE Developer European Energy Acquires Majority Stake in 3.6 GW Queensland Project Updated On Mon, Dec 19th, 2022 by Saurenergy Denmark-based renewable energy developer European Energy has acquired a majority stake in the Pacific Solar Hydrogen Project which is under development near Gladstone on central Queensland coast. The project, which will boast of 3.6 GW of photovoltaic power and battery energy storage, is being developed by Austrom Hydrogen and will be built on a 6,000 […] Read more
Egypt’s New Energy Plans to Increase Renewable Energy Capacity by 55 GW Updated On Fri, Dec 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy Egypt will soon become a significant global energy hub, according to the country’s senior authority in the field. The nation inked numerous projects in November that would increase its current solar and wind power generation by over 55 GW. Mohammed Al-Khayyat, the Chairman of the New and Renewable Energy Authority, reported that during the COP27 […] Read more
Thailand’s Largest Cement Maker Siam Cement Grp Plans $3 Bn Investment in Renewables Updated On Fri, Dec 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy The largest building materials player of Thailand – Siam Cement Group (SCG) – has now come up with a comprehensive investment plan for the coming five years. The key feature this time is that it has special focus on the environmental aspect of the businesses of SCG and the company looks to strive faster towards […] Read more
Global Solar Installs On Course For 222 GW in 2022, Rethink Energy Updated On Wed, Dec 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Research firm Rethink energy reckons global solar installations are on track for 222 GW of installations during 2022, and manufacturing output shows that next year this will rise by even more as solar manufacturing surges. This demonstrates that the solar industry has shaken off the drag of high polysilicon pricing, and now prices will be […] Read more
NIIFL Signs Agreement with Tamil Nadu for Renewable Energy Projects Updated On Tue, Dec 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Ltd (NIIFL) has announced that it has signed an MoU with the Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Board (TNIDB) to attract investment in infrastructure development in the southern state. This will also include attracting commercial capital in the renewable energy sector. The State Government of Tamil Nadu has set up […] Read more
