French Court Verdict On Health Damage From Wind Turbines Updated On Thu, Nov 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy A French court has awarded damages to a Belgian couple claiming a wind turbine near their house negatively impacted their health. Christel and Luc Fockaert were awarded €110,000 after complaining of health problems that they claim were caused by a windfarm. The decision is likely to cause disquite among operators across Europe, as both North […] Read more
Jack-up Vessel Drops Turbine Parts into Sea at Vattenfall’s Wind Farm Updated On Wed, Oct 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy MPI Offshore, an offshore installation service firm owned by Van Oord, last week accidentally dropped three wind turbine blades into the sea, while conducting scheduled maintenance at Swedish energy company Vattenfall’s Ormonde wind farm in the Irish Sea, off the UK. A crewmember caught the incident on video and it has been widely shared on […] Read more
China’s MingYang Bags 375 MW Wind Project in Vietnam Updated On Wed, Oct 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy Chinese turbine maker MingYang Smart Energy has secured a supply contract with PowerChina International Group for the 375 MW Ca Mau offshore wind project in Vietnam. The project is the largest offshore wind power project in Vietnam and the entire Southeast Asia so far. MingYang, which was listed on the New York Stock Exchange from 2010 […] 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
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
Italy Offers 3.3 GW Wind & Solar in New RE Tender Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Italy’s state energy management agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici (GSE) has launched the country’s seventh renewable energy tender that is expected to award 3,312MW of solar photovoltaic and wind capacity. The tender was opened last week and the latest contracting process includes unallocated capacity in previous six unsubscribed auctions, totalling 2,485 MW. Italy’s sixth tender ended up […] Read more
Vestas & Casa dos Ventos to Build 189 MW Wind Project in Brazil Updated On Tue, Oct 5th, 2021 by Saurenergy Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has signed a new agreement with Casa dos Ventos for a 189 MW wind project in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. As the fifth contract between the companies, the order takes the cooperation to surpass the 1.7 GW mark and highlights Casa dos Ventos’ position as Vestas’ largest customer in […] Read more
10.5 GW Solar, Wind and Storage Project in Morocco Updated On Thu, Sep 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy British company Xlinks is developing a 10.5 GW solar-plus-wind project, combined with a battery storage facility, in Morocco, which will supply 3.6 GW renewable energy to the UK via the world’s longest subsea cables. Located in Morocco’s renewable energy rich region of Guelmim Oued Noun, it will cover an approximate area of 1,500km2 and will be […] Read more