Latest UK Seabed Leasing Risks Raising Costs of Offshore Wind: WindEurope Updated On Wed, Feb 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy On February 8, 2021, the Crown Estate announced the results of its Round 4 seabed leasing for offshore wind in the UK. The Offshore Wind Lease Round 4 allocated areas for developing nearly 8 GW of capacity. This is too little new capacity considering the huge ambitions the UK Government has to quadruple its offshore […] Read more
Amazon Announces its Largest Single Renewable Energy Project Updated On Tue, Feb 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Amazon has now announced the Amazon-Shell HKN Offshore Wind Project, the firms’ largest single-site renewable energy project to date. On December 10, 2020, Amazon became the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy, and it continues to move quickly to power its operations with 100 percent renewable energy. In line with which, the firm has now […] Read more
Europe Invested a Record €26 bn in Offshore Wind in 2020: Report Updated On Tue, Feb 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Despite COVID constraints, Europe confirmed a record amount of EUR 26.3 billion of investments in new offshore wind farms in 2020. Despite COVID constraints, Europe confirmed a record amount of EUR 26.3 billion of investments in new offshore wind farms in 2020. This will finance 7.1 GW of new offshore wind which will be built […] Read more
bp & EnBW Selected for 3 GW Offshore Wind Leases in the UK Updated On Tue, Feb 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy bp and partner EnBW have been selected as the preferred bidder for two major leases in the UK Offshore Wind Round 4 for projects worth 3 GW. bp and partner Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG (EnBW) of Germany have together been selected as the preferred bidder for two major leases in the UK Offshore Wind Round 4, the […] Read more
Iberdrola Acquires 3 GW Offshore Wind Pipeline in Ireland Updated On Sat, Feb 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Iberdrola has added to its offshore wind as coast of Co Cork and the Clarus project on the west coast of Co Clare, both to be developed with floating offshore wind technology. Additionally, the Shelmalere project will be located off the east coast and will be developed using fixed foundations. Once operational, the projects will […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Selected for 3.1 GW East Anglia Hub Offshore Project Updated On Thu, Feb 4th, 2021 by Saurenergy SPR has selected Siemens Gamesa as the preferred bidder to supply and install offshore wind turbines at the GBP 6.5 billion East Anglia Hub. ScottishPower Renewables (SPR), a part of the Iberdrola Group, has selected Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) as the preferred bidder to supply and install some of the world’s most powerful and […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Selects Infosys to Deliver ERP System Updated On Wed, Feb 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Infosys has been selected by Siemens Gamesa as a strategic partner for SAP S/4HANA implementation to deliver a globally harmonised ERP system. Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, has been selected by Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), a global leader in the renewable energy industry, as a strategic partner for SAP S/4HANA implementation to […] Read more
Norway Wind Alliance Looks For Government Support For Wind Updated On Wed, Feb 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Looking to get the benefit of the new push for achieving lower emissions targets, besides a pandemic recovery led by investments into clean tech, an alliance of domestic and foreign energy firms in Norway have pitched for government support to achieve higher wind energy goals for the country. Estimating offshore wind energy potential at 10 […] Read more
Blyth Offshore Wind Farm Phase Two Expansion Underway Using Floating Turbines Updated On Sat, Jan 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy EDF Renewables plans to build phase two of the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator (BOD) wind farm off the coast of Northumberland using floating offshore wind technology. Once completed it would be among the first projects of this kind in English waters. The first phase of the wind farm consists of 5 wind turbines and was constructed […] Read more
