UK, German Moves To Support Offshore Wind Point To Challenges Ahead Updated On Fri, Nov 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ørsted’s Travails World’s biggest offshore wind energy developer- Danish firm Ørsted on November 1 this year announced ceasing developing two of its proposed offshore wind projects in the United States (US) at the cost of around £3bn in penalties. These projects were slated to come up at New Jersey off the US coast. They had […] Read more
UK Supports Slumping Offshore Wind Sector With 66% Hike In Auction Prices Updated On Fri, Nov 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy The UK, which has been one of the largest offshore wind markets until now, has moved to limit the damage and recover lost ground after a series of offshore wind projects were threatened or cancelled. The projects in the UK, and other regions, notably the US, were all cancelled due to rising costs and maintainance […] Read more
Masdar To Expand in Saudi with 1.1 GW & Azerbaijan with 500 MW Projects Updated On Thu, Nov 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy Led by Abu Dhabi based renewable energy firm, Masdar, EDF Renewables, and Saudi conglomerate Nesma Company have joined hands with the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) for the development of a solar plant with capacity of 1100 MW. When it is operational, the Al Henakiyah solar power project will supply power to over 190,000 homes […] Read more
Is Solar Trumping Wind, Again? Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Between 2017 and 2021, you wouldn’t be blamed if you thought the whole burden of adding renewable energy capacity had fallen on solar energy. Thus, even as wind turbine capacities were going up, actual wind capacity deployment, particularly onshore wind, was slumping, leaving in its wake a slew of firms struggling to survive. Dominated by […] Read more
Bids For Standalone Wind In Tranche XIV In June 2023 Awarded Between INR 3.18-3.24 Per kWh: GWEC Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The India’s Wind Energy Market Outlook 2023-2027 released by the Global Wind Energy Council, says that by the end of 2022, total renewable energy installed in India stood at 121 GW of total installations with wind contributing 35% of this, making India the fourth-largest wind market in the world, in terms of cumulative installed capacity. […] Read more
New York Government Clears the Path for 6.4 GW Clean Energy Projects Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The New York state government has announced a slew of initiatives that are set to accelerate capacity additions of renewable energy massively. Notable among these are Community Offshore Wind and Clean Path NY. In a recent announcement that further sets an optimistic tone for New York renewable energy industry, the government has given a green […] Read more
NYSERDA Awards 1.3 GW Wind Capacity Under Community Offshore Initiative Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy New York has provisionally awarded a Community Offshore Wind contract worth 1.3 GW. A joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, Community Offshore Wind will be developed under a phase-wise approach within Community Offshore Wind’s 3.2 GW seabed lease in the New York Bight. The seabed lease was acquired during federal bidding by the […] Read more
Volvo Signs Up 1 GW Offshore Wind Project to Power Ops in Sweden Updated On Wed, Oct 18th, 2023 by Saurenergy Sweden-based renewable energy developer Eolus Vind AB has entered into an agreement with Volvo Car AB, under which, Eolus will supply energy to the carmaker from its 1 GW Vastvind offshore wind project. The plant, located off the coast of Gothenburg, will power Volvo’s Torslanda factory in western Sweden. The said project includes a battery […] Read more
UK’s Dogger Bank Offshore Farm Delivers First Power To Grid Updated On Tue, Oct 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Dogger Bank, set to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm, is now connected to Britain’s national grid and has started exporting electricity for the first time to British homes and businesses. This is a major milestone in the development of the industry and the transition to a cleaner, more secure energy system. The 3.6 […] Read more
