2020 A Year Like No Other, Confirms BP Statistical Review Updated On Fri, Jul 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Acknowledging the massive disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic in 2020, the annual BP Statistical Review has called 2020 ‘a year like no other’, as it lays bare the hits and misses for the energy sector in 2020. The headline number in our view, Carbon emissions from energy use fell by 6.3%, to their lowest […] Read more
Russian Yandex Signs 5-year Wind PPA with Finnish Ilmatar Energy Updated On Thu, Jul 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Yandex, a Russian internet company, has signed a 5-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for wind energy with Finnish renewable energy company Ilmatar Energy. Under the contract, Yandex will source renewable electricity from wind farms operated by Ilmatar to cover 100% of the energy needs for the company’s Mäntsälä data center in Finland. Delivery of renewable […] Read more
India’s Three Battles To Lose Updated On Wed, Jun 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy What, and how India sets about achieving climate goals in the decade to 2030 matters. Not just for the impact it will have on doing our bit on global warming, but also for what it does to shift the country decisively away from our current energy pathways. The decade to 2030 also seems to be […] Read more
Hitachi ABB & BW Ideol to Take Offshore Wind Power to Next Level Updated On Thu, Jun 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Switzerland-headquartered technology company Hitachi ABB Power Grids announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with BW Ideol, a pioneer in floating offshore wind, to accelerate delivering a market-ready floating substation offering and solution to global customers. Floating offshore wind is considered to be the next big frontier in offshore wind power. By […] Read more
Wind must solve Data Access Issues to compete with Fossil: ONYX Insight Updated On Tue, Jun 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy For the wind energy sector to become truly competitive and maximise its contribution to the energy transition, it needs to get better at sharing operational data, finds a report by ONYX Insight – a leading provider of predictive data analytics and engineering expertise to the global wind industry. According to the report, the wind energy sector […] Read more
Enel Green Power Begins Operating South America’s Largest Wind Farm Updated On Fri, Jun 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy One of the leading power and renewables companies, Enel Green Power has announced that it has begun the commercial operations of the 716 MW Lagoa dos Vento’s wind farm in Brazil. It is the largest wind facility currently in operation in South America and Enel Green Power’s largest wind farm worldwide. Enel invested around 3 […] Read more
Norway’s Wind Catching Systems Unveils 1000 ft Tall Multi-turbine Floater Updated On Thu, Jun 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy Is the basic design used in offshore wind production today the right one? Is a technology based on that of old Dutch corn mills truly the most efficient method for offshore wind power production? Is the current technology, while performing well on land and bottom-fixed offshore developments, the best system on a floater? These are […] Read more
Wind-powered Economical Green H2 by 2030 Possible: Siemens Gamesa Updated On Thu, Jun 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy Spanish wind turbine technologies company Siemens Gamesa yesterday released a white paper entitled ‘Unlocking the Green Hydrogen Revolution’ that outlines an ambitious plan to deliver cost-competitive green hydrogen by 2030 from onshore wind and by 2035 from offshore wind. The renewable energy company says that achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 is crucial to fight climate change and […] Read more
Wind-based Electrification Will Drive Europe to Net Zero: WindEurope Updated On Wed, Jun 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Electrification is the most cost-effective way to decarbonise Europe’s economy according to a report from ETIPWind and WindEurope out today. Wind energy will lead the process: the EU sees it being half of Europe’s electricity by 2050. With the right investments in grids and technology, the combined rate of direct and indirect electrification will be […] Read more
