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
Tyre Maker CEAT Buys 26% Stake in Cleanwin Energy Updated On Thu, Oct 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tyre maker CEAT Ltd on Monday announced it has completed the acquisition of 26 per cent stake in Cleanwin Energy, for which it had signed a pact with Yellowstone Clean Energy LLP last month. Cleanwin Energy owns, operates and maintains a captive wind power generating plant in Maharashtra. The RPG Group company plans to move […] Read more
Vineyard Wind Raises $2.3 B for 800 MW Wind Project in Atlantic Ocean Updated On Fri, Sep 17th, 2021 by Saurenergy Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), has achieved financial close for its first project, raising $2.3 billion of senior debt for the construction of an 800 MW offshore wind farm in U.S. federal waters in the Atlantic Ocean. Nine international and U.S. based banks helped […] Read more
Ocean Winds, Aker Submit Joint Bid for 6GW Offshore Wind in Scotland Updated On Tue, Sep 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Spain-based Ocean Winds and Norway-based Aker Offshore Wind have submitted joint bids worth 6 GW for the development of floating offshore wind projects in the ScotWind leasing round. The joint venture has submitted bids for several sites in the Outer Moray Firth for offshore wind farms as part of the ScotWind process, which was accepting applications until […] Read more
Sri Lanka To Increase Rooftop Solar Investments, Cease Fresh Coal Plants Updated On Wed, Aug 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy After announcing its 2030 goals of achieving 70% electricity through renewables, Sri Lanka is now accelerating its investments in rooftop solar and planning to rule out new coal power investments. Sri Lanka‘s renewable energy sources currently are primarily HydroPower, which accounts for 35% of its electricity from renewables in 2019. The country has total generation […] Read more
EDF, Oceanus, Plan Power & Desalination, By Using Pumped Storage, Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Mar 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy French energy utility major EDF and Oceanus have announced plans to build a pumped hydro storage station along with a desalination plant powered by wind and solar. The plan is to use saltwater to produce hydropower during periods of high demand, while producing affordable freshwater using the same energy. The project will be located in […] Read more
GE Finalises Supply Contract for Orsted’s 1.1 GW Ocean Wind Offshore Project Updated On Tue, Jan 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy GE Renewable Energy has finalised supply and service contracts with Ocean Wind, the 1.1 GW Ørsted Project off the coast of New Jersey. GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has finalised supply and service contracts with Ocean Wind, the Ørsted Project off the coast of southern New Jersey. Ocean Wind will feature GE’s Haliade-X […] Read more
