China is Home to World’s First Offshore Floating Wind-Solar Pilot Updated On Thu, Nov 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The world’s first commercial offshore floating solar that has been combined with an offshore wind turbine is now online in China. The project has been initiated by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC), a utility that is owned by the Government of China. SPIC is among the five major utility firms in China and it is […] Read more
Wind Energy And Battery Storage To Combine For Baseload Supply To BHP In Australia Updated On Thu, Nov 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy Baseload power, the final hurdle for renewable energy, especially wind and solar, looks set to face its first assault from renewables. French renewable energy developer Neoen, which has been involved with multiple big battery and renewable projects in Australia, has signed a first of its kind “baseload” contract with mining first BHP to supply power […] Read more
Germany’s Largest Floating Solar Plant to Come Up in Open-Pit Lignite Mine Site Updated On Wed, Nov 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy The government officials in eastern German Cottbus have paved way for the development of the largest floating solar power plant in Germany. The solar plant will come up on the Cottbus Ostsee lake which is a man-made lake created out of a former open-pit lignite mine. The announcement of the upcoming solar power project has […] Read more
German Grid Operator Awards Ostwind 3 Offshore Substation Contract to Multi Party JV Updated On Wed, Nov 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy 50Hertz – the German offshore transmission system operator (TSO) – has asked a joint venture comprising HSM Offshore Energy, Smulders, and Iv-Offshore & Energy for the development of an offshore high voltage substation called ‘Ostwind 3’ that would lie in the Baltic Sea. The purpose of Ostwind 3 is to connect the 300 MW Windanker […] Read more
NextEnergy Solar Fund Acquires 250 MW Battery Storage Portfolio in UK Updated On Wed, Nov 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Guernsey-based leading investment company NextEnergy Solar Fund Ltd has announced that the company has purchased a 250 megawatt (MW) diversified portfolio of battery storage projects and grid connections. The portfolio lies in east of England in United Kingdom. NextEnergy Solar Fund is an asset manager in the solar energy sector. As per the announcement, NextEnergy […] Read more
Farm Fires Impact On Solar Generation In North India Updated On Tue, Nov 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy It’s the beginning of winter, and yet again, almost as regularly as the South West monsoons leaving the country, we have the onset of air pollution, especially over North India. As AQI (Air Quality Index) levels rise, air purifiers are brought in, while others hope the measures taken by their local governments will help. For […] Read more
Galata Wind Gets $45 Million EBRD Loan For Wind Projects Updated On Tue, Nov 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending up to $ 45 million in financing to Turkish firm Galata Wind Enerji AS to boost the company’s wind capacity and accelerate Turkey’s transition to a clean energy future. According to the official statement of Galata Wind, the new loan from EBRD will finance up […] Read more
Asian Development Bank to Fund Bhutan’s First Utility-Scale Solar Project Updated On Mon, Oct 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy Bhutan may well be moving beyond hydropower as far as renewable energy development in the Himalayan country is concerned. In a key development, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $18.26 million financing for the construction of the first utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plant in Bhutan. The official statement by ADB held that the […] Read more
Rajasthan To Get 1 GW Solar Power Plant By ONGC Updated On Mon, Oct 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is planning to build a 1 GW solar power plant in Rajasthan as a crucial step toward gaining a footing in the green energy sector. The management stated that the company has made contract with the state government to find 5000 acres of land to house its planned 1 […] Read more
