Europe & US Boost Their Domestic Wind Energy Industries Updated On Tue, Dec 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Announcements of new projects and partnerships — Vineyard Wind 1, Valmont SM’s new wind turbine tower factory at Port of Esbjerg, and the Nigg Offshore Wind factory, to name a few — indicate that Europe and the US are ramping up their wind manufacturing capacity to gain a strong foothold in the much anticipated renewable energy-powered […] Read more
China Suspends Sri Lankan Projects close to India Over ‘Security Concern’ Updated On Fri, Dec 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy China has suspended a project to install hybrid energy plants in three islands of Sri Lanka, citing “security concern” from a “third party”, amid reports of India raising concern over its location. In January, the Chinese firm, Sino Soar Hybrid Technology, was awarded the contract to install a hybrid renewable energy system in Delft, Nagadeepa […] Read more
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
UK Fund Gresham House Raises £380m Funding For Storage Projects Updated On Fri, Nov 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Gresham House Energy Storage Fund has secured a £380m bespoke funding package from NatWest bank with support the growth of its UK energy storage pipeline. Gresham House is a listed specialist alternative asset manager, offering funds, direct investments and tailored investment opportunities. The new funding will help finance seven newly announced battery energy storage projects due […] 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
TN CM to Center: ‘Come Out with Viable Policy on Offshore Wind Energy’ Updated On Tue, Nov 16th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has urged the Central government to come out with a viable policy on harnessing offshore wind energy, according to media reports. Speaking at the Southern Zonal Council meeting held in Tirupathi on Sunday, Stalin said the state has huge potential to harness offshore wind energy. “However, we are yet […] 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
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
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
