32 Hours Of Marathon Bidding Yields Record-Smashing 4.9¢/kWh Solar Tariffs In India
Three units of 250 megawatts solar power were awarded at a levellised tariff of 4.9¢/kWh in India.
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French Energy Major ENGIE Plans $180 Million Renewable Energy Acquisition In India
Yet another renewable energy project developer in India is on the acquisition radar of foreign investors. This time French energy company ENGIE is eyeing a $180 million buyout of Kiran Energy Solar Power. ENGIE, formerly GDF Suez, is planning to acquire a majority stake in Kiran Energy Solar Power, a project … [continued]
Green Bonds Market Tops $36.6 Billion, 3 Times 2013
The Green Bonds Initiative has released figures for the green bonds market in 2014, and its good news all around, with $36.6 billion worth of bonds issued by 73 different issuers. That’s more than three times the figure from 2013. Speaking to BusinessGreen at the time of the news, Sean Kidney, chief … [continued]
Africa’s Largest Wind Energy Project Commissioned In Morocco
GDF Suez and its partner Nareva Holding have announced that Africa’s largest wind farm, the 301 MW Tarfaya Wind Farm situated on Moroccan Southern Atlantic Coast, has commenced commercial operations. The wind energy project has been built by the Tarfaya Energy Company (TAREC), a 50:50 joint venture between GDF SUEZ and … [continued]
How Much Trouble Is Wave Power Worth?
A lot of figurative-ink has been spent on the possible value of tidal and wave energy rounding out the renewable energy market, but Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s Chief Editor Angus McCrone recently discussed these technologies as more trouble than they’re worth. Appearing on Bloomberg’s “The Pulse,” McCrone got into just how much … [continued]
France Jumps Feet First Into Tidal Energy, Offshore Wind To Come 2015
A round of government leasing for tidal pilot projects in France completed this week, with companies including GDF Suez, Alstom, and EDF among the big winners. And the announcement of this round of tidal projects comes at the same time as France’s government promised another offshore wind leasing round some … [continued]
Eos Aurora Energy Storage System Getting Closer To Market-Ready — GDF SUEZ Acquires One For…
Eos Energy Storage recently sold one of its new, low-cost zinc hybrid cathode (Znyth) battery systems to the energy giant GDF SUEZ, bringing the company’s pilot demonstration program one step forward — leading the way to the wider deployment of the product in the commercial landscape of Europe sometime in … [continued]
Corporate Open Innovation Platforms That Can Be Helpful For Cleantech Startups, Universities & Research Labs
By Denis Kuznetsov Open innovation has been a hot topic in the business world since its introduction by Professor H. Chesbrough in 2003. Having initially evolved in technology and consumer goods corporations (like IBM and P&G), the open innovation paradigm is now spreading to most industries, including energy and cleantech. In simple words, the … [continued]
300 MW GDF Suez Chile Project Approved By Chile’s Government
The 300 MW GDF Suez solar project in Chile is moving forward, according to recent reports — the solar PV power plant’s Environmental Impact Declaration was recently approved by the proper authorities. While the French energy giant GDF Suez is the ultimate backer of the project, the actual developer of … [continued]
“CSP Has Fallen By The Wayside” But May Come Back Big By 2020
Originally published on The ECO Report. In 2010, concentrating solar power (CSP) projects like Ivanpah were heralded as the future of utility-scale solar projects. Spain and the US led the world in the development of this technology. Since then, they have largely fallen to the wayside in the wake of … [continued]
