Axpo & IWB Build the Largest Solar Plant in Swiss Alps Updated On Wed, Jun 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy In a statement released yesterday, it was revealed that over the next four months, Axpo, Switzerland’s largest renewable energy producer, and IWB, a Basel-based power provider, will build the largest Alpine solar plant in Switzerland at the Muttsee dam. Following construction approval from the local municipality of Glarus Süd, the first components were transported to […] Read more
BP Acquires 9 GW Solar Portfolio in the U.S. Updated On Wed, Jun 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy British oil and gas giant BP plc announced yesterday that it is purchasing 9 GW of solar development projects in the US from independent US solar developer 7X Energy, pouring $220 million and 1 GW of “safe harbour” equipment into the deal. The projects are expected to meet bp’s laid down low carbon investment criteria, […] Read more
JinkoSolar’s N-Type Mono-Si Solar Cell reaches Record 25.25% Efficiency Updated On Tue, Jun 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Shanghai-headquartered solar panel manufacturer JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. announced yesterday that the maximum solar conversion efficiency of its large-area N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells reached 25.25%, setting a new world record for large-size contact-passivated solar cells. This result has been independently confirmed by the National Institute of Metrology, China (NIM). It is the third time […] Read more
Solar-Driven Green Hydrogen Plant Commissioned in MbRAM Solar Park in Dubai Updated On Fri, May 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy A solar-driven Green Hydrogen project has been inaugurated at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbRAM) Solar Park in Dubai. HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee, recently inaugurated a Green Hydrogen project at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum […] Read more
Total Eren Secures Financing for 100 MW Solar Project in Uzbekistan Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Total Eren has successfully signed the financing documentation for its solar photovoltaic project Tutly with 100 MWac capacity in Uzbekistan Total Eren, a leading renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP) based in Paris, has announced that it has successfully signed the financing documentation related to its solar photovoltaic (PV) project Tutly with 100 MWac capacity. […] Read more
ACWA Power Achieves Financial Close on 100 MW CSP Plant in South Africa Updated On Tue, May 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy ACWA Power has announced the commencement of construction on the 100 MW Redstone CSP project following the achievement of financial close. ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer and the lead shareholder in the Redstone concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, has announced the commencement of construction on the 100 MW Redstone project following the achievement of […] Read more
US Solar Industry in 2020 saw Jobs Decline by 6.7% From 2019: Report Updated On Fri, May 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy The US solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020, a 6.7% drop in jobs from 2019 due to pandemic restrictions and increased labor productivity The U.S. solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020, a 6.7 percent drop from 2019 due to pandemic restrictions and increased labor productivity, according to the National Solar Jobs Census 2020 released by […] Read more
AEP Energy and GEG Signs PPA For 1.65 GW Solar Project Updated On Thu, May 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy US based electric energy supplier and a subsidiary of American Electric Power, AEP Energy has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Global Energy Generation LLC, a developer of renewable energy projects in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. The PPA has been signed for a 1.65 gigawatt (GW) Mammoth Solar 1 project in Indiana. What […] Read more
Equinor Acquires Polish RE Firm Wento With 1.6 GW Solar Portfolio Updated On Thu, May 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Equinor will buy 100 percent of the shares in Polish onshore renewables developer Wento from the private equity firm Enterprise Investors Equinor has completed an agreement to buy 100 percent of the shares in Polish onshore renewables developer Wento from the private equity firm Enterprise Investors for EUR 91 million in enterprise value, before customary […] Read more
