Microsoft Inks Deal With RWE To Purchase Wind Power From 446 MW Texas Farm Updated On Fri, May 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy RWE, the US-based renewable energy company, has signed two 15-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Microsoft Corporation. Under the PPAs, Microsoft will purchase clean electricity from two new RWE onshore wind farms in Texas. The official groundbreaking for the RWE Peyton Creek II onshore wind farm has just taken place and for the Lane City […] Read more
India Becomes Second Largest Wind Market Within Asia Pacific In 2023 Updated On Mon, May 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) growth required an annual wind installation tripling to at least 320 GW. GWEC report found that the onshore wind energy recovered from a growth slowdown it currently is ranked fourth in total wind installations. It has installed 45 GW of onshore wind as of January 2024 and it’s the second […] Read more
China Dominates Wind Installations in 2023, As 120.7 GW Is Added Globally Updated On Fri, May 10th, 2024 by Saurenergy The latest report from Global Wind energy Council (GWEC) for 2024 found a total of 30 wind turbine manufacturers installed a record 120.7 GW of new capacity in 2023. In a year marked by continuing supply chain challenges and other issues, this was a huge achievement. Incidentally, 122 GW is the expected total wind capacity […] Read more
News in Brief May 6 – US Wind Generation Drop, Engie, Sungrow in Africa Updated On Mon, May 6th, 2024 by Saurenergy Sungrow Sings Pact With Two South African Firms Global inverter and energy storage company Sungrow has signed an agreement with two South African distribution companies to increase its footprint in the African market. This included its agreement with Herholdt’s and ARB. The global company said the attempt would solidify its presence in South Africa’s renewable energy sector. […] Read more
Global Wind Firm Vestas’ Revenue Plunges 5.2% YoY Amid ‘Geopolitical Volatility’ Updated On Fri, May 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy Global Wind Energy company Vestas has released its Q1 figures as it generated revenue of EUR 2,681million witnessing a decrease of 5.2 percent compared to the year-earlier period. Vestas also outlined that continued geopolitical volatility is expected to cause uncertainty in 2024 and that profitability should also continue to improve gradually but will still be […] Read more
World’s First Wooden Wind Turbine Blades Installed In Germany Updated On Thu, May 2nd, 2024 by Saurenergy German wooden wind turbine blade manufacturer Voodin Blade Technology has announced the world’s first prototype installation of its 19.3-meter wooden wind turbine blades. The blades are installed on an existing wind turbine in Breuna, Germany. The turbine is made of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) a material that is more sustainable than current materials and enables […] Read more
IOCL To Form New Subsidiary To Implement 1GW Wind, Solar Project Updated On Wed, May 1st, 2024 by Saurenergy Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has announced its plans to implement 1 GW of renewable energy projects across the country. In its latest board meeting, the oil corporation laid out a map to initiate projects involving standalone ground mounted Solar or standalone onshore Wind or Wind-Solar Hybrid projects. IOCL has plans to establish a Wholly […] Read more
Renewable Power Capital Inks Deal With P&G For 140 MW Sweden Wind Farm Updated On Fri, Apr 26th, 2024 by Saurenergy Renewable Power Capital (RPC) and Procter & Gamble have signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for more than 90% of the electricity generated by the 140MW Sörlidberget onshore wind farm in Sweden, corresponding to an expected 400 GWh per annum of green electricity. According to Renewable Power Capital, Sörlidberget forms part of RPC’s 553MW […] Read more
Green Volt Receives Order For Floating Wind Project in Europe Updated On Tue, Apr 23rd, 2024 by Saurenergy Offshore wind developers’ flotation Energy and Vårgrønn, a joint venture between Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision, announced that their floating offshore wind project, Green Volt, was granted offshore planning approval. With onshore consent announced earlier this month, Green Volt has received all its planning approvals and remains on track to be the first commercial-scale offshore windfarm in Europe. […] Read more