Five Secrets About Solar & Wind Power You Should Know Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy As Solar and wind are becoming increasingly popular sources of renewable energy, detractors love to point to limitations like intermittency, efficiency as drawbacks. However, even as these drawbacks are being covered with the drop in storage costs and ever higher efficiencies for both these options, many people may not be aware of the reason solar […] Read more
As Global Wind Turbine Manufacturers Face Headwinds Over Failures, Should India Firms Worry? Updated On Tue, Jan 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy Last year, as turbine manufacturers in the US and Europe announced job cuts, the cuts were blamed on the increasing cost of raw materials (like microchips) and inflation putting pressure on bottomlines. GE Renewables and Siemens Gamesa were the headline grabbers, hoping they had seen the last of a tough year. Vestas, the third of […] Read more
NTPC Issues BOS Tender for ISTS Connected Wind Projects Worth 1 GW in Gujarat Updated On Tue, Jan 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy The wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC, NTPC Renewable Energy has issued a mega tender for the balance of system package of ISTS-connected wind power projects worth 1 GW in Gujarat. The tender marks one of the larger push for onshore wind in India, a sector that has been noticeably lagging solar power growth in the past […] Read more
Norwegian Firms Team up for Aluminium Wind Turbine Prototype for Floating Deep-Water Offshore Updated On Wed, Jan 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Oslo’s Aluminium and energy major Hydro and World Wide Wind, a startup which offers solutions in floating offshore as well as offshore and onshore projects, have united forces to construct an offshore floating wind turbine made from aluminium. Hydro is among the largest aluminium firms in the world. The two Norwegian firms have signed a […] Read more
ReNew Power Installs India’s First 3x Platform Wind Turbine Generators In Karnataka Updated On Wed, Jan 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy ReNew Power, India’s largest renewable energy company by operational capacity, has announced the installations of India’s first ever 3x platform Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) in Gadag, Karnataka. The WTGs have a nameplate capacity of 3.3-3.465 MW and are 128-140m in height. They offer significantly improved capacity over models installed in India to date, which typically […] Read more
Hitachi Energy To Build Electrical System For 1.4GW Offshore Wind Project of Equinor Updated On Wed, Jan 4th, 2023 by Saurenergy Norway based Equinor ASA has awarded a contract to Switzerland based Hitachi Energy that will build electrical systems infrastructure for two of the largest offshore wind energy projects in Poland- MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III wind farms. The two wind farms are being developed in the Baltic Sea area and lie 27 km […] Read more
Canada’s Boralex Acquires 50% Stake in Five Wind Farms of 894 MW in US Updated On Tue, Jan 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy In a major development, EDF Renewables North America has announced that the company has completed the transaction with Boralex Inc. by which Boralex has acquired EDF Renewables’ 50-percent ownership interests in five wind power projects totaling 447 MW in Texas and New Mexico. This has taken the renewable energy portfolio of the purchaser to further […] Read more
Inox Green Announces Intent To Acquire O&M Wind Service Provider Updated On Mon, Dec 26th, 2022 by Saurenergy In a stock exchange filing, INOX Wind subsidiary Inox Green Energy Services Limited (IGESL) is close to the purchase of the majority ownership in a target company, that is a reputable Independent O&M Wind Service Provider with a 230+MW fleet that mostly serves South India. According to the firm, this acquisition is a result of […] Read more
Denmark’s Vestas to Supply Turbines for 236 MW Wind Project in Finland Updated On Mon, Dec 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy Global wind energy player Vestas has announced that it has received a 236-MW order from Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, a long-term client from Pori, to power the Siikajoki wind project in North Ostrobothnia in Finland. The official statement of Vestas held that the order consists of 38 V162-6.2 MW wind turbines and includes supply, installation, and […] Read more
