CleanTech Report 2021.03.04

Australia gives new priority status to AU $22 billion renewable energy export project.
EDP Renovaveis raises 1.5 billion euros to help fund investment.
Aggreko to deliver 10 MW renewable energy solution fueled by biogas.
Poland's solar power capacity triples in a year to 3.9GW.

CleanTech Report March 4th 2021

NORTH AMERICA

CSI And Pineapple Energy Merging To Focus On Residential DER Market And VPPs

Renewable Energy World

Communications Systems, Inc. (CSI), an IoT intelligent edge products and services company, announced that it entered into a definitive merger agreement with privately held Pineapple Energy, an operator and consolidator of residential solar, battery storage, and grid services solutions.

 

Uplight Adds New Investors In Clean Energy Deal Valued At $1.5 Billion

DKODING

Uplight, the technology partner of energy providers transitioning to the clean energy ecosystem, announced today that it has agreed to a new investment from a consortium of investors, co-led by Schneider Electric (EURONEXT:SU), the global leader in sustainable energy solutions; AES (NYSE:AES), a global company accelerating the future of sustainable energy; and a group of private equity investors led by Huck Capital that includes Coatue and Inclusive Capital Partners Spring Fund II.

 

U.S. Can Run Primarily On Renewable Energy By 2050 For Cost Of $1 Per Person Per Day

Good News Network

Reaching zero net emissions of carbon dioxide from energy and industry by 2050 can be accomplished by rebuilding U.S. energy infrastructure to run primarily on renewable energy, at a net cost of about $1 per person per day, says a new study.

 

LATIN AMERICA

Mexico Senate Passes Energy Bill Favoring State

AP

Mexico’s Senate passed an electrical energy bill that favors government-owned generating plants that largely run on fossil fuels Tuesday, putting renewable and private plants at the back of the line for purchasing power.


Aggreko To Deliver 10 MW Renewable Energy Solution Fueled By Biogas

Market Screener

Aggreko has signed a seven-year contract with Brazilian energy company EVA Energia for a 10 MW renewable power solution using landfill gas. The world’s leading provider of mobile and modular power solutions will deliver a complete system, producing power from biogas derived from two locations: Seropédica (Rio de Janeiro State), the largest landfill site in Latin America, and Mauá (São Paulo State).


China Plays Key Role In Latin America’s Greener Economic Recovery

CGTN

Latin America is looking for ways to recover from an economic jolt brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.  Some analysts say this is the perfect moment to look toward renewable energy as a catalyst for recovery and creating millions of jobs. 

 

EUROPE

Poland’s Solar Power Capacity Triples In A Year To 3.9GW

Reuters

Poland’s installed capacity in solar power increased to 3.9 gigawatts (GW) in January from 1.3 GW a year ago, data from the grid operator PSE showed on Tuesday.


EDP Renovaveis Raises 1.5 Billion Euros To Help Fund Investment

Reuters

Portugal’s EDP Renovaveis has raised 1.5 billion euros ($1.8 billion) in an accelerated capital increase to help fund investment to 2025, the renewable energy unit of top utility EDP said on Wednesday.


Invesco Launches Clean Energy ETF

Funds Europe

Invesco has launched the Global Clean Energy Ucits ETF based on an index compiled by WilderHill, a California-based firm that produced the first clean energy indices.

 

ASIA

Tata Power Arm TP Saurya To Supply Solar Power To Tata Steel In Jharkhand

Business Line

Tata Power Ltd on Wednesday said its arm TP Saurya will provide solar power to Tata Steel Ltd at Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.


Song Binh Solar Farm To Energize National Grid

VN Express

Song Binh solar farm, launched on Jan. 27, aims to provide a total power output of nearly 20 million KWh per year.


Masdar, Kazakh Sovereign Wealth Fund Explore Renewables Partnership

Renewables Now

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC, better known as Masdar, on Thursday announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the sovereign wealth fund of Kazakhstan, Samruk-Kazyna, to evaluate the potential to jointly develop renewable energy projects in the Asian country.

 

MENA

Saudi Aramco, BP Discuss Role Of Electrification, Hydrogen In Energy Transition

Reuters

Saudi Aramco and BP officials discussed on Tuesday at CERAWeek’s virtual energy conference some of the technologies that could help reduce the emissions of the oil industry, including electrification and carbon capture.


Morocco Ranks Best In MENA In 2021 Green Future Index

The Arab Weekly

The index measures the degree to which 72 countries are investing in green finance, innovation and renewables to shift their economies toward sustainable agriculture and clean energy.


ENGIE Ramps Up Saudi Expansion As Energy Embraces Private Sector

ZAWYA

French conglomerate aims to more than double its workforce in the Kingdom to 5,000 by 2025.

 

AFRICA

Tanzania Power Project Sets The Stage For Electric SGR Operations

allAfrica

Tanzania’s State power utility firm will supply 70 megawatts of electricity to power the first phase of the standard gauge railway (SGR), which starts operations in the coming few months.


Finance Secured For Golomoti Solar Construction

Engineering News

InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group, and its project partner, independent power producer JCM Power, have announced their commitment to finance construction of the 20 MWAC Golomoti Solar project with a 5 MW/10 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS).


Singapore To Build 200MW Electricity Power Plant In Ashama Village Of Delta State

Urhobo Today

Nigeria’s power sector is set for a boost, following the development of the Ashama 200 megawatts solar PV power plant by B&S Power Holding Pte, a Singapore-based renewable energy corporation.

 

AUSTRALIA

Mars Australia Switches To Renewables As Part Of USD $1 Billion Global Investment To Fight Climate Change

WebWire

Marking a key step in advancing Mars’ global Sustainable in a Generation goals to reduce its global greenhouse gas emissions by 27% by 2025 and 67% by 2050, today’s news underlines USD $1 Billion commitment the company made in 2017 to reduce its environmental impact.

 

Australia Gives New Priority Status To AU $22 Billion Renewable Energy Export Project

PV-Tech

An Australian solar-plus-storage project that aims to supply 20% of Singapore’s electricity demand has been marked as a priority initiative by advisory group Infrastructure Australia.

 

Integral Ecology At The Core Of Australia’s Commitment To Tackle Climate Change

Vatican News

As one of the worst-affected nations in the world by climate change, Australia is determined to tackle the issue bearing the perspective of integral ecology in mind and taking the lead in adaptation, new “green” technology and renewable energy.

 

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