PosHYdon, First Offshore Green H2 Project Gets DEI+ Subsidy from Dutch Govt Updated On Thu, Jul 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy The government of the Netherlands has granted a EUR 3.6 million subsidy to back the PosHYdon pilot project. PosHYdon is an initiative of Nexstep, the Dutch association for decommissioning and reuse, and TNO, the Netherlands organization for applied scientific research, in close collaboration with the industry. It is claimed to be the world’s first-ever offshore […] Read more
bp & EnBW make £10 bn Joint Bid for Scottish Offshore Wind Projects Updated On Tue, Jul 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Oil giant bp and Germany-based EnBW have submitted a joint bid, representing a a potential £10 billion investment, for Scottish offshore wind acreage which could support wind projects with 2.9 GW of capacity. The companies have applied for a lease area off the east coast of Scotland for the development of the project. But the bid seeks […] Read more
BlackRock Real Assets Takes Over South Korean Offshore Wind Developer Updated On Fri, Jul 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy A New York-based investment management company, BlackRock Real Assets today announced that it has taken over Korea Renewable Energy Development & Operation Holdings Co Ltd (KREDO Holdings). The global investment manager has made it its first-ever investment in the South Korean offshore wind sector with this acquisition. Also, it plans to spend more than USD […] Read more
Wind Farms in Brazil’s Northeast Hit New Peak Generation Record, Again! Updated On Mon, Jul 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Brazilian Northeast wind parks generated their peak —11,548 MW — at 23:56 local time on July 8, according to data from the National Electric System Operator (ONS). The volume produced by wind parks accounted for 99.2% of the regional need. This is the second time the region has broken its generation record this month. The previous […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa to Supply Turbines for 301 MW Wind Farm in Karnataka Updated On Tue, Jul 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Spain-based renewable energy company Siemens Gamesa has been awarded a firm order to supply wind turbines for a wind farm located in Hombal, in the state of Karnataka, India, with a total capacity of 301 MW. The company has received the project through one of its subsidiaries, and the order comprises the supply of 87 […] Read more
Shell & EDF JV to Build 1.5 GW Offshore Wind Farm in New Jersey Updated On Fri, Jul 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, a 50-50 joint venture between California-based EDF Renewables North America and British-Dutch firm Shell New Energies US LLC, has received the right to provide 1.5 gigawatts of renewable offshore energy, enough to power over 700,000 homes in the city, by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. The New Jersey regulators […] Read more
Poor Weather-led Drop in Wind Output Slashes German RE Use Updated On Tue, Jun 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy In the first half of 2021, renewable energies covered around 43 percent of gross domestic electricity consumption, compared to 50 percent of it in the same period in 2020, say the preliminary calculations of the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW). The […] Read more
Hitachi ABB & BW Ideol to Take Offshore Wind Power to Next Level Updated On Thu, Jun 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Switzerland-headquartered technology company Hitachi ABB Power Grids announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with BW Ideol, a pioneer in floating offshore wind, to accelerate delivering a market-ready floating substation offering and solution to global customers. Floating offshore wind is considered to be the next big frontier in offshore wind power. By […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa to Deliver 79 Typhoon-proof Turbines to Japan’s Wind Cluster Updated On Fri, Jun 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy One of the leading wind turbines and services providers, Siemens Gamesa has announced that it will deliver 79 of its industry-leading Typhoon-class onshore wind turbines for Japan’s largest 339.7 MW wind farm cluster of four wind projects. The Dohoku wind farm cluster, located in the Hokkaido island of north Japan, is the largest of its […] Read more
