French Infra Major VINCI Completes Buy of Spanish Energy Firm Cobra IS Updated On Wed, Jan 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy French concessions and construction company VINCI has completed the acquisition of Spanish construction major ACS’s energy business, Cobra IS, following an agreement signed between the two companies in April last year. The move also adds a fresh, stronger player in the EPC end of the global renewables sector in the form of the stronger entity […] Read more
Chinese Firm Leases Jack-up Vessel that can Install 20MW Wind Turbines Updated On Wed, Jan 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy Huadian Heavy Industries (HHI) has signed a charter agreement for a jack-up vessel that will be able to install wind turbines of up to 20MW. The company is one of China’s largest offshore wind EPCI contractors. According to HHI’s announcement of the charter agreement on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, the vessel that the company will lease […] Read more
Japan selects Mitsubishi Corp-led consortiums for 3 offshore wind projects Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Japan’s industry and land ministries have selected three consortiums, all led by Mitsubishi Corp, as the operators for three offshore wind power projects in Akita, northern Japan, and Chiba, near Tokyo, they said on Friday. The announcement is the second set of results of government auctions for offshore blocks under a new law to promote […] Read more
Could 2022 be Offshore Wind’s Year Of Acceptance and Growth? Updated On Mon, Dec 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy In our year end specials, we caught up on two key developments in the offshore wind space. ‘Farms’ located over 70 kms from shore, in China and in Europe, supplied their first power, and in the new year, are expected to go online formally. That these are located in two of the world’s key regions […] Read more
Tata Steel UK Plant Helps Build World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Updated On Thu, Dec 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Steel made at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant in Wales is behind the world’s largest offshore wind farm due to be completed by 2026, the Indian steel major said on Wednesday. The Dogger Bank Wind Farm, capable of providing green energy for 6 million homes in the UK, will make use of steel processed into […] Read more
Belgian Company Develops ‘World’s 1st Offshore H2 Storage Concept’ Updated On Thu, Dec 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Tractebel and its partner companies have developed the world’s first offshore infrastructure and processing facilities concept for the storage of hydrogen in offshore caverns, said the Belgium-headquartered consultancy and engineering services provider. The design study, unveiled by Tractebel Overdick GmbH’s offshore experts, seeks to present an innovative solution for large-scale hydrogen storage on the high […] Read more
Wind Energy Fight Escalates, As Europe Imposes Tariffs On Chinese Steel Turbine Towers Updated On Tue, Dec 21st, 2021 by Saurenergy Europe’s focus on protecting its lead in Wind Energy sector, especially offshore wind in recent times, has just escalated with the European Commission imposing tariffs of upto 19.2% on China-origin steel wind turbine towers. According to the EU statement, it found that Chinese firms had dumped about 300 million euros ($337 million) a year worth […] Read more
Global Installed Wind Power Capacity to Grow at 9% Annually till 2030 Updated On Wed, Dec 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Global wind power capacity is expected to grow at a cumulative annualised growth rate (CAGR) of 9% between 2021 and 2030, according to a new report by Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business. By the end of the decade, cumulative global wind power capacity is projected to hit over 1,756 gigawatts (GW). Wood Mackenzie’s Q4 forecast […] Read more
Offshore Wind at 11 Paise? Understanding The Award Of The 1 GW Thor Offshore Project By Lottery Updated On Fri, Dec 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy Early this month on December 1, the Danish energy agency announced that Germany’s RWE had won a tender to build what will be Denmark’s largest wind farm. The Thor Wind farm. What was interesting here was that this was possibly one of the biggest renewable awards made by a lottery, after multiple bidders (6) tied […] Read more
