Can Giant Floating Solar On Oceans Work? Updated On Fri, Jan 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy A lot has been said and done about floating solar plants – an emerging technology in which a customised solar photovoltaic (PV) system is placed directly on top of a body of water. Over the past half a decade, floating solar farms have gained popularity, particularly in countries with high population density and competing uses […] Read more
Mainstream, Ocean Winds, Statkraft Collaborate with Aker Solutions for Floating Wind Updated On Mon, Dec 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Global renewable energy company Mainstream Renewable Power, Ocean Winds and Statkraft have signed an MoU with Aker Solutions, in Norway to collaborate on offshore wind at Utsira Nord. The official statement held that Mainstream, Ocean Winds and Statkraft are in a consortium to pursue an application to develop floating wind power at the Utsira Nord […] Read more
Ocean Winds, CPP JV Golden State Wind Wins 2 GW California Wind Energy Lease Updated On Thu, Dec 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy Ocean Winds and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) have said that their newly formed offshore wind joint venture – Golden State Wind – was awarded an 80,418-acre lease area by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in the Morro Bay area off the central coast of California. The lease area awarded, […] Read more
US-Based CalWave Completes Open-Ocean Wave Energy Pilot Project Successfully Updated On Fri, Sep 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy After 10 months of nonstop operation off the coast of San Diego, US-based wave energy developer company CalWave has completed its open-ocean wave energy pilot project. The project, which began operations in September 2021, was sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to showcase CalWave’s scalable and patented xWaveTM technology as a cost-effective, sustainable […] Read more
CEA Report: Prices for Polysilicon & Solar Modules Will Start to Fall in 2023 Updated On Tue, Aug 30th, 2022 by Saurenergy According to data by Clean Energy Associates (CEA), solar module prices for foreign markets are anticipated to decline in parallel with predicted decreases in polysilicon prices as of 2023. Due to higher-than-anticipated European purchase volumes and constrained polysilicon supplies, the quality assurance and supply chain management company disclosed that module costs that had gone up […] Read more
CEA Report: PV Price Forecasting Report (Q2 – 2022) Updated On Mon, Aug 29th, 2022 by Saurenergy CEA (The Clean Energy Association) has published a research report entitled “PV Price Forecasting Report (Q2 – 2022)”. Recent months have seen significant changes in the solar sector as a result of supply constraints, increased costs, and logistical difficulties as well as rising energy demand and geopolitical tensions. The PV Price Forecasting Report is a […] Read more
Mainstream Renewable Power and Ocean Winds Win Wind Energy Site in Scotland Updated On Tue, Aug 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Offshore wind energy major Mainstream Renewable Power has announced that it has been appointed preferred bidder by Crown Estate Scotland for an area with the potential for a 1.8 GW offshore wind farm off the Shetland Islands in Scotland. Mainstream Renewable Power is a global renewable energy company majority-owned by Aker Horizons and Ocean Winds. […] Read more
CEA Records 3.7 GW Solar Additions In Q1, But Higher Risks Loom Ahead Updated On Mon, Jul 18th, 2022 by Saurenergy After recording over 4659 MW of solar capacity additions in Q4, driven largely by a burst of additions in March this year at 3.2 GW, solar capacity additions have slowed down in the new financial year. According to the figures from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), fresh capacity in Apr-June quarter was at just over […] Read more
Aker Offshore, Ocean Winds and Statkraft Team Up For Offshore Wind in Norway Updated On Mon, Nov 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Aker Offshore Wind, Ocean Winds, and Statkraft have signed a collaboration agreement to bid for, develop, construct, and operate offshore wind and associated infrastructure for the Utsira Nord license area in Norway. While Akers and StatKraft are Norway based firms, Ocean Winds is the result of a 50-50 joint venture by EDP Renewables (EDPR) and ENGIE […] Read more
