Japan’s Daiwa Acquires Minority Stake in 1.2 GW Hornsea One Offshore Windfarm Updated On Wed, Mar 15th, 2023 by Saurenergy Japan’s Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure has announced that it has acquired a minority stake in Hornsea One offshore wind project. Daiwa said in its official statement that the acquisition is constructed on its partnership with Equitix, which has been cultivated since its first co-investment in Electricity North West Limited in 2019. Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure […] Read more
3500 MW of Wind Addition Possible in Five Developing Countries: GWEC Report Updated On Tue, Mar 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy A new report by Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has said that five countries, namely, Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Indonesia and Morocco have the capacity to add 3500 MW of wind power in the coming five years if they do so aggressively. The GWEC report held that the five developing countries can add an extra $12.5 […] Read more
Pak Needs Aggressive RE Plan to Meet Solar & Wind Potential of 33,000 MW: Think Tank Updated On Mon, Mar 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy A study by Germany based think tank Agora Energiewendie has come up with its analysis that Pakistan needs to have a better and far more ambitious plan to increase its variable renewable energy (VRE), mainly solar and wind energy. The study called ‘Solar and Wind Roadmap for Pakistan’ said that the South Asian country must […] Read more
IIT-Madras & Denmark Firm Sign Pact for Renewable Energy Updated On Fri, Mar 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-Madras) has signed a pact with Denmark to conduct research projects on next-generation fuels and energy systems under the ‘Indo-Danish Green Strategic Partnership’. The pact was signed in the presence of Danish Crown Prince Frederik Andre Henrik Christian, Denmark Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard, and Tamil Nadu […] Read more
RWE, Northland Power Select Vestas for 1.6 GW Offshore Wind Cluster Updated On Wed, Mar 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy Global wind energy developers RWE and Northland Power have announced that they are making significant progress on the deployment of their Nordseecluster. The companies have selected Vestas as the preferred supplier for their up to 1.6-gigawatt (GW) cluster consisting of four offshore wind farm sites in the German North Sea. RWE said that a minimum […] Read more
American DISCOM AEP to Sell Over 1.3 GW of Renewable Portfolio Updated On Thu, Feb 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Just as America is expanding the renewable power to spearhead the global drive to combat climate change, Columbus based American Electric Power (AEP) has entered into an agreement to sell its 1,365-megawatt (MW) unregulated, contracted renewables portfolio to IRG Acquisition Holdings at an enterprise value of $1.5 billion including project debt. IRG Acquisition Holdings is […] Read more
EU Saved €12 Billion Due to Wind & Solar Expansion Due to Ukraine-Russia Conflict: Ember Report Updated On Wed, Feb 22nd, 2023 by Saurenergy The conflict between Russia and Ukraine that continues for a year now has proved to be a ‘blessing in disguise’ for the European Union with regards to renewables. An analysis by Ember – an energy think tank – has revealed that the European Union has saved more than EUR 12 million through a switch from […] Read more
IberBlue to Build 990 MW Floating Offshore Wind Project in Portugal Updated On Tue, Feb 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy IberBlue Wind, which delves into the design, development and management of floating offshore wind farms that will operate in the Iberian market, has announced its first project for Portugal, which is a floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Figueira da Foz. The project will be called Botafogo. The floating offshore the wind farm […] Read more
MoP Proposes New Guidelines to Facilitate Pumped Storage Hydro Projects Updated On Mon, Feb 20th, 2023 by Saurenergy In a bid to give an impetus to India’s pumped storage hydro power projects, the Ministry of Power has come up with a proposal that seeks to provide multiple incentives entailing tax breaks. It has also set sights on facilitating the process of environment clearance by making it easier. Land may also be made cheaper. […] Read more