India May Achieve 76% of Renewable Energy Target by 2022, says Report Updated On Tue, Oct 16th, 2018 by Saurenergy Nonetheless, the government’s commitment and support towards renewables remain strong. One of the world’s leading research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie in its report said that India may achieve about 76 per cent of the target of having 175 GW of renewable power generation capacity by the scheduled date of 2022 as it faces myriad challenges. […] Read more
Ørsted Buys 100% Equity in Deepwater Wind for $150 Mn Updated On Thu, Oct 11th, 2018 by Saurenergy Post completion of the transaction, the new organization will be named as Ørsted US Offshore Wind. Danish energy company Ørsted has inked a pact with the D.E. Shaw Group to acquire a 100 percent equity interest in US-based offshore wind developer Deepwater Wind for about USD 510 million. As per the deal, the two companies’ […] Read more
Experts Laud India’s Ambitious Offshore Wind Target; Express Optimism Updated On Thu, Oct 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy A session titled ‘A Leap Into Offshore’ was held at the 2nd Global RE-INVEST India-ISA Partnership Renewable Energy Investors Meet & Expo at Greater Noida on 3rd October, 2018. Moderated by Mr Steve Sawyer, Secretary General, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the session saw top global experts lauding India’s 30 GW offshore wind industry target […] Read more
UK Commences World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Updated On Wed, Sep 12th, 2018 by Saurenergy The addition of 87 wind turbines to the farm of already working 102 wind turbines has made it the largest operational offshore wind farm in the world. Just off the coast of England’s Walney Island is the site of newly commissioned 659 MW offshore wind power station. The addition of 87 wind turbines to the […] Read more
Leap Green Energy to Reach 2GW Capacity by 2020 Updated On Fri, Sep 7th, 2018 by Saurenergy The state electricity boards and various industrial and commercial corporate consumers are the prospective buyers of the Leap Green Energy power. Renewable energy developer, Leap Green Energy states plans upgrading its energy generation capacity to 2 GW power from existing 751 MW along with fund injection of USD 300 million. “Leap Green Energy (LGE), India’s […] Read more
New Jersey Power Utility to Examine Nautilus Offshore Wind Power Project Plan Updated On Thu, Sep 6th, 2018 by Saurenergy The small-scale Nautilus Offshore Wind Power project, expected to be comprised of three wind turbines with a combined capacity of up to 25 megawatts (MW), is a crucial first step towards implementing the Offshore Wind Economic Development Act. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has officially accepted the application tendered by EDF Renewables and Fishermen’s Energy […] Read more
NIWE Conducts India’s First LiDAR Test to Track Wind Power Updated On Tue, Sep 4th, 2018 by Saurenergy The Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) machine was placed 23 km from the coast of Gujarat for a period of 8 months. In a bid to tap the most potential source of wind power, National Institute of Wind Energy (NISE) has successfully conducted India’s first LiDAR based wind power test off the Gulf of Khambhat […] Read more
MNRE Discusses India’s First Offshore Wind Power Project with Developers Updated On Wed, Aug 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy The ministry has uploaded the documents regarding the wind data collected from the Gujarat region with the help of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) for the developers to refer for their detailed project reports. In a boost to the Greenfield energy projects in the country, MNRE has discussed with the wind power developers of India […] Read more
Poland Passes Amendment to Back Renewable Energy Updated On Wed, Aug 8th, 2018 by Saurenergy Waiting for the president’s assent, the amendment aims at reducing the carbon footprint for the country which is heavily dependent on fossil fuel energy. Giving support to the use of clean energy, upper house of the Polish parliament passed an amendment to encourage more investment in Poland renewable energy. Waiting for the president’s assent, the […] Read more