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
Denmark Plans Island To Mainland Strategy For Power Transmission, Using Wind Energy Updated On Thu, Nov 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Even as we wrote about the top 3 transcontinental transmission lines to carry solar power across continents, we track news from Europe about major wind generation plans using artificial and natural islands, in the North Sea and Baltic Sea respectively. At the centre of both these plans is Denmark, the wind energy leader, which hopes […] Read more
Mechanical Design Engineer – DT Transformers Renewables (Wind and Solar) Updated On Wed, Nov 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Responsibilities:- Developing state-of-the-art design concepts as well as technical standards and/or cookbooks for the mechanical design of Wind or Solar units. When need arises preparation of General Arrangement Drawing, Bill of materials and submission to customer as per project schedule. Responsible for development of various application transformers designs in coordination with global Hitachi Energy factory […] Read more
Norway Will Help Vietnam Uncover its Offshore Wind Power Potential Updated On Mon, Nov 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Løchen and Commercial Counsellor Arne-Kjetil Lian recently have handed over the ‘Vietnam Supply Chain Study Report’ to Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien. The 70-page report provides an overview of the entire supply chain for Vietnam’s offshore wind industry, recommendations on what Vietnam can prioritise to stimulate the […] Read more
Japanese Wind Turbine Can Harness Typhoon Energy Updated On Mon, Nov 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy As governments and companies globally rush to install as much renewable energy capacity as possible to cut carbon emissions, areas often not suitable for solar arrays or wind farms are opening up for development with advances in technology. In Japan, a start-up called Challenergy has designed a wind turbine that works in cyclonic conditions, which typically […] Read more
New SiemensGamesa Turbine for Vattenfall’s Big UK Offshore Wind Farms Updated On Thu, Nov 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa has been named Nominated Preferred Supplier by Vattenfall for the 3.6 GW Norfolk offshore wind power projects in the UK. The agreement includes the potential deployment of the new SG 14-236 DD offshore wind turbines and a multi-year service agreement. Located between 47 – 72 km off the English east coast, the agreement […] Read more
French Court Verdict On Health Damage From Wind Turbines Updated On Thu, Nov 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy A French court has awarded damages to a Belgian couple claiming a wind turbine near their house negatively impacted their health. Christel and Luc Fockaert were awarded €110,000 after complaining of health problems that they claim were caused by a windfarm. The decision is likely to cause disquite among operators across Europe, as both North […] Read more
Decoding The Reliance Gambit In Renewable Energy Updated On Tue, Nov 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy It All Started in 2017 It was on the firm’s 40th anniversary celebrations in 2017 that Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries first asked the rhetorical question, “Can Reliance become a clean energy company?”. “Why Not?”, he answered it himself at the time, without getting into any further details. Almost three years later, at the firm’s […] 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