GWEC: China Blows Past Global Wind Power Records, Doubling Annual Installations in 2020 Updated On Sat, Mar 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy According to the latest data released by GWEC Market Intelligence, 2020 was a record year for wind power growth in the Asia Pacific. This growth was driven by China, which installed 52 GW of new wind power capacity in 2020 according to initial data – double what the country installed in 2019 and more capacity […] Read more
GWEC: 22 GW Wind Power Additions in North, Latin America In 2020 Updated On Mon, Mar 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy A recent report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) confirms that both North and Latin America, installed nearly 22 GW of new capacity of wind power in the region, a 62 percent spike over 2019 beating back the impact of COVID 19 comprehensively. According to the latest data released by GWEC Market Intelligence, in […] Read more
GE Renewable, Goldwind Relegate Vestas To Third Place in Wind Rankings Updated On Fri, Mar 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new ranking of Wind turbine manufacturers for 2020 from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has turned up a shake up at the top. GE Renewable Energy and Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd have moved up to take the first two spots, pushing the erstwhile Danish leader Vestas Wind Systems A/S to third […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa to Supply New Zealand’s 2nd Largest Wind Farm Updated On Thu, Mar 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa will supply 41 of its wind turbines for New Zealand’s second largest wind farm to Meridian Energy, strengthening its leading position in the country’s wind energy market. Following its expected commissioning in 2023, the 176 MW Harapaki wind farm will generate sufficient renewable energy to power over 70,000 local average households and support […] Read more
AVANGRID Offshore Wind JV Vineyard Wind 1 Achieves Key Regulatory Milestone Updated On Wed, Mar 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy AVANGRID, Inc. confirmed today that the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Vineyard Wind 1. The issuance of the FEIS is the final step before a Record of Decision (ROD) from BOEM, the last approval required for construction on the project to begin. The project […] Read more
As Solar Spreads, Shrinking Space for Wind Updated On Wed, Mar 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy It was one of the lesser noticed misses caused by the 2020 pandemic. In fact, we had predicted it in our own January 2020 issue. When Solar capacity would overtake wind in India. But come 2021, and wind energy has finally been overtaken. The news, when it was finally confirmed, couldn’t have been announced with […] Read more
Floating Offshore the Next Frontier in Wind Development in APAC: WoodMac Updated On Fri, Feb 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Floating offshore could be the next frontier in wind power development in the Asia Pacific (APAC), according to Wood Mackenzie. The analysis finds that a significant market for floating offshore technology is emerging in Asia. With developers in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan having announced plans to develop key demonstration projects, although the scale of […] Read more
EDF-R, Enbridge & wpd Begin Work on 448 MW Calvados Offshore Wind Farm Updated On Mon, Feb 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, EIH S.à r.l, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., a North American energy infrastructure company, and wpd, a European renewable energies company, are announcing the launch of construction activity on the Calvados offshore wind farm (Courseulles-sur-Mer). This announcement follows the finalisation of financing agreements between the consortium and its financial […] Read more
Wind, Solar Must Grow by 162 & 253 GW for Europe to Meet 2030 Emissions Target: WM Updated On Mon, Feb 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy A new report details that for Europe to meet the 2030 emissions target, dramatic changes are needed including increased wind and solar installations A new report by Wood Mackenzie details that while the new 2030 emissions target of Europe of seeing a 55 percent reduction over 1990 levels has made it the undisputed global leader […] Read more