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
EU, US Frontrunners In Offshore Wind Patents: IRENA Report Updated On Fri, Nov 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest joint report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) claimed that patents over offshore wind technologies are on the rise globally. The report titled; Offshore Wind Energy Patent Insights Report showed that between 2002-2022 patent filings for offshore wind technologies grew on average by 18%. This growth […] Read more
Cosmic Aims To Tap Offshore Market To Offer OEM Services: Shravan Gupta, Cosmic PV Power Updated On Fri, Nov 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy How has the journey of Cosmic been in the last two years? In the last two years, our journey was quite fascinating. We are growing at a 100 percent growth rate. The growth rate was even higher when the Approved List of Module Manufacturing (ALMM) provisions were in place which safeguarded the interests of Indian […] Read more
US Five Offshore Wind Projects Can Power 1.75 million Homes: Report Updated On Wed, Nov 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Biden-Harris administration recently approved the ‘Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind’ (CVOW) commercial project. This is the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership. This announcement supports the administration’s goal of deploying 30 Gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030. Some other projects approved under this are the […] 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
Offshore Wind Could Generate 8% Of USA’s Electricity By 2050: NREL Updated On Tue, Oct 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy The NREL has released a report on, “Expanded Modelling Scenarios”. which helps to understand the role of offshore wind in decarbonizing the United States. The report estimates that 20% of regional power needs could be served alongside the Atlantic coast to support offshore wind farms by 2050. NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary […] 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
India Had No Offshore Wind Capacity Installation As Of May 2023: GWEC Updated On Tue, Oct 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy The ‘GWEC Global Offshore Wind 2023’ report cites that for fulfilling demand for large offshore wind, and turbine installation of vessels requires trained workforce with adequate operational knowhow for regional cooperation in the APAC Asia–Pacific region. The study finds that its timely deployment will foster cooperation especially in new markets such as India, the Philippines, […] Read more
