400MW Floating Wind Farm Proposed off Northern Ireland Coast Updated On Wed, Feb 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Search for renewable sources of energy is gaining significant speed in Western Europe and Northern Ireland is on the forefront when it comes to capturing offshore wind energy. Possibilities of massive offshore floating wind farms, which are expected to attract investments of multi million pounds beyond the coasts of Northern Ireland, are being evaluated and […] Read more
European JV to Make Offshore Wind Floater for 15MW Turbines Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy French engineering and technology company Technip Energies has acquired a 16.3% stake in Spanish renewable energy startup X1 Wind, which claims to have designed an innovative and disruptive offshore wind turbine floater with major environmental and operational benefits. The two companies will collaborate on the development of the first commercial-scale demonstrator, as well as the related industrialization and […] Read more
Norway to Launch 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Tender in Late 2022 Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Norway will launch its first tender for offshore wind turbines in the southern North Sea later this year. The government has confirmed that the project will be bottom-fixed to develop 1.5 GW of electricity meant to power the Norwegian mainland. The growth of Norway’s offshore wind industry would enable the country to transition from oil […] Read more
EDF Renewables-DP Energy JV to Build 1 GW Floating Wind Project in UK Updated On Thu, Jan 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy EDF Renewables UK has created a joint venture with project developer DP Energy to generate up to 1 gigawatt (GW) of wind power from floating turbines in the Celtic Sea, it said on Wednesday. The floating offshore wind project, ‘Gwynt Glas’, will likely span English and Welsh waters south of Ireland. The partners have identified […] Read more
New JV to Make Floating Wind Turbine for Integration with H2 Gen Plant Updated On Tue, Nov 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Lhyfe, a French pure hydrogen player, and DORIS, an integrated engineering and project management group that is experienced in offshore wind technology, are partnering to launch the “first floating wind turbine for integration with a hydrogen production system and identify larger-scale opportunities for their solutions.” The announcement was made following a 12-month-long joint R&D programme […] 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
Jack-up Vessel Drops Turbine Parts into Sea at Vattenfall’s Wind Farm Updated On Wed, Oct 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy MPI Offshore, an offshore installation service firm owned by Van Oord, last week accidentally dropped three wind turbine blades into the sea, while conducting scheduled maintenance at Swedish energy company Vattenfall’s Ormonde wind farm in the Irish Sea, off the UK. A crewmember caught the incident on video and it has been widely shared on […] Read more
Vensys to Supply Turbines to Repower RES’ 24 MW WInd Farm in France Updated On Tue, Oct 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy RES SAS, the Turkey-based subsidiary of RES, has ordered 16 turbines from German gearless wind turbine manufacturer Vensys for the repowering of 24 MW of the Souleilla-Corbières wind farm in the south of France. The deal is for Vensys62 1.5MW gearless machines with hub heights of 49 meters. Souleilla-Corbières currently has a capacity of 20.8 MW […] Read more
Offshore Wind Market to be Worth $93.7 B by 2028: Zion Market Research Updated On Tue, Sep 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy The global offshore wind energy market accounted for USD 44.8 Billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 93.7 Billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of around 9.1% between 2021 and 2028, finds Zion Market Research. Wind power generation uses turbines to convert wind energy into electricity. The energy of the wind turns […] Read more
