South Africa to Turn to Renewable Energy Amid Power Cuts Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the coal-dependent country will soon turn to renewable energy as one way to help ease power cuts South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the coal-dependent country will soon turn to renewable energy as one way to help ease power cuts that have “severely set back” efforts to rebuild the […] Read more
Policy Certainty Will Increase Renewable Investment in India: IEEFA Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy Policy certainty will increase domestic and international investment in India, a new report issued by the IEEFA has found. Policy certainty around renewable energy will increase domestic and international investment in India, a new report issued by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has found. The new report ‘India’s Renewable Energy Policy […] Read more
EDF Acquires 50% Stake in 1 GW Codling Offshore Wind Project in Ireland Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy The EDF Group has acquired a 50 percent interest in the 1 GW Codling offshore wind farm project in Ireland from Hazel Shore. The EDF Group has acquired a 50 percent interest in the Codling offshore wind farm project in Ireland from Hazel Shore. Its subsidiary EDF Renewables, dedicated to wind and solar energy across […] Read more
Tariff of Renewable Plus Storage Tenders now Competing With Thermal Updated On Thu, Feb 13th, 2020 by Saurenergy In the last one year in India, there has been a growth spurt in storage tender issuance, however, only for a few small tenders, the auctions are successful. In most other tenders, the storage capacity was so high that it leads to infeasible tariffs, and eventually to cancellations of many of these tenders, JMK Research […] Read more
Avangrid to Develop Oregon’s Largest Solar Farm; Inks 15 Yr PPA with PGE Updated On Wed, Feb 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Oregon-based fortune 1,000 public utility Portland General Electric (PGE) has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Avangrid Renewables, an arm of Avangrid Inc., to buy electricity generated through solar power. As per the 15 year deal, the company will purchase power generated from a new 162 MW solar facility. Avangrid Renewables will develop […] Read more
Total Enters Spanish Solar Market With a 2 GW Pipeline of Projects Updated On Wed, Feb 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy Total has established its presence on the Spanish solar market through two agreements to develop nearly 2 GW of solar projects. Total, through its wholly-owned affiliate Total Solar International, establishes its presence on the Spanish solar market through two agreements with Powertis and Solarbay Renewable Energy and to develop nearly 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar […] Read more
Difficult to Meet India’s 175 GW Renewable Energy Target by 2022: CSE Updated On Wed, Feb 12th, 2020 by Saurenergy India’s renewable energy sector seems to be losing steam and may find it tough to meet its 175 GW target by 2022, claims a new report India’s renewable energy sector seems to be losing steam and may find it tough to meet its 175 gigawatt (GW) target by 2022, even as its total capacity reached almost 86 GW […] Read more
Iberdrola Contracts Siemens Gamesa for its 63 MW Wind Complex in Spain Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Iberdrola will build its next wind farm in Spain, 63 MW Herrera Complex, with the most powerful onshore wind turbines from Siemens Gamesa Iberdrola has announced that it will build its next wind farm in Spain, the Herrera Complex, with the most powerful onshore wind turbine, after awarding Siemens Gamesa the contract to supply the […] Read more
Competitive Power Announces 150 MW Solar Project in Pennsylvania Updated On Tue, Feb 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy Competitive Power Ventures has announced its latest renewable energy project, a 150 MW solar facility in Portage and Summerhill Townships, Pennsylvania. Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has announced its latest renewable energy project, Maple Hill, a 150-megawatt (MW) solar facility in Portage and Summerhill Townships, Pennsylvania. According to the firm, construction on the project will begin […] Read more
