Biden’s 30 GW Offshore Wind Plans Face Many Headwinds Updated On Mon, Oct 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Plans to lease much of the U.S. coastline — from the Gulf of Mexico to the Northeast, California and Oregon — for offshore wind farms by 2025 are likely to face a steady barrage of resistance from various constituents, as renewable energy faces the biggest problem fossil fuels largely bypass. The NIMBY syndrome, or (Not […] Read more
Belgian Cabinet Agrees to Expand Key Offshore Wind Zone to 3.5 GW Updated On Mon, Oct 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Belgian government has confirmed plans to expand the offshore wind capacity that will be made available in the Princess Elisabeth zone in the North Sea to up to 3.5 GW. The area was originally planned to host about 1.75 GW of offshore wind capacity. Covering an area of 281 sq km, Princess Elisabeth will […] Read more
CalWave Commissions Open-water Wave Energy Pilot in California Updated On Thu, Oct 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy US firm CalWave has announced it has successfully commissioned its CalWave x1™ off the coast of San Diego, marking the beginning of California’s first at-sea, long-duration wave energy pilot operating fully submerged. The project is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding, with the goal to demonstrate CalWave’s scalable and patented xWave technology. […] Read more
TotalEnergies, Simply Blue Launch Floating Offshore Wind JV in U.S. Updated On Thu, Oct 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy TotalEnergies, a global multi-energy company, and Simply Blue Group, a floating offshore wind company, have launched a joint venture, TotalEnergies SBE US, to unlock the potential for floating offshore wind projects in the United States. Last month, TotalEnergies said that it expected a big rise in renewable-based electricity, solar and wind forms of energy, partly due […] 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
GE Renewable Confirms 900 MW Wind Order, Tests 14 MW Haliade-X Turbine Updated On Tue, Oct 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy GE Renewable Energy confirmed on October 11 that it received a firm order in September, to supply its Haliade-X offshore wind turbines to the 800MW Vineyard Wind 1 project. In December 2020, it was the designated preferred supplier. The Vineyard Wind is currently building the first utility-scale offshore wind energy project over 15 miles off […] Read more
Annual Energy Storage Installations to Exceed 30GW by 2030: IHS Markit Updated On Mon, Oct 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy The global energy storage market continues to prove resilient to the impacts of COVID-19 and supply constraints for Li-ion batteries and will enter a prolonged period of growth this year, with annual installations reaching more than 30 GW by 2030 – up 250% from 2021 levels – according to the latest report from the Clean […] Read more
Aker Unveils Underwater Innovation for Floating Offshore Wind Updated On Fri, Oct 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Aker Offshore Wind has outlined plans to utilise Scotland’s first offshore wind underwater substation as part of its bids for major offshore windfarms. The multi-million subsea innovation would be developed, manufactured, and supplied in Scotland by Aker Solutions and provide major export opportunities for Scottish businesses. Substations – which help move the energy created by […] Read more
Solar Cells With 30-year Lifetimes for Power-generating Windows Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes, research led by the University of Michigan, U.S., has shown. It may pave the way for windows that also provide solar power. “Solar energy is about the cheapest form of energy that mankind has ever produced since the industrial revolution,” said […] Read more
