Loss of control over Enercon Wind turbines due to satellite outage highlights cyber risks Updated On Wed, Mar 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy A ‘massive disruption’ in satellite connections has affected operations of more than 5,800 wind turbines in central Europe, said Enercon, Germany’s leading wind turbine manufacturer. Enercon informed that on Thursday, the satellite connections stopped working that knocked out the remote monitoring and control systems of the wind turbines. The disruptions impacted 11 gigawatt (GW) worth […] Read more
Shell to Take 49% Stake in German Wind Developer WestWind Energy Updated On Wed, Mar 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Oil and gas conglomerate Shell Plc has announced to buy a 49% stake in WestWind Energy. The new investment by Shell is to develop a low-carbon power generation business in Australia. WestWind Energy is an arm of Germany’s wind farm developer WestWind Group. Shell Energy Operations wants to develop a 3 gigawatt (GW) portfolio in […] Read more
TotalEnergies bags 3GW offshore wind plans in New York & New Jersey Updated On Wed, Mar 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy TotalEnergies, a French oil and gas major, has won maritime lease area OCS-A 0538 by the BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) in the New York Bight auction held at the end of last week. This bid for the development of an offshore wind farm off the U.S. East Coast was won for a consideration […] Read more
Australia’s Leading Miner Andrew Forrest to Invest $2.2 Billion in RE Updated On Wed, Mar 2nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has announced that he is investing Australian Dollar $3 billion ($2.2 billion) in renewable energy in the island country. Forrest had announced previously that he will be investing big on a global green revolution. Most of the projects for RE will be coming up in the Central Queensland region. […] Read more
Wind Repowering in India Waits for a Favourable Wind Updated On Mon, Feb 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy The benefits of solar and wind energy as clean alternatives to oil, coal and gas are well established globally. Though many countries started their solar journey early, India’s solar-energy build-up has been consistently gathering momentum over the last decade, with the last five years seeing a sharp spurt. The wind energy sector, on the other […] Read more
Germany invites tenders for 1 GW offshore wind farm in North Sea Updated On Mon, Feb 28th, 2022 by Saurenergy Just as other European players are bullish about the offshore wind power development, the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) has put up a tender inviting players for the development of 1 GW offshore wind farm in an area in the North Sea. The new notification says that the bids will have to be submitted by […] Read more
Hyundai, Kia to Use Wind Farms to Power EV Charging Network in Europe Updated On Fri, Feb 25th, 2022 by Saurenergy South Korean automakers and global brands Hyundai and Kia are making new investments to enable their customers to charge their electric vehicles with clean energy. This energy will be procured from various wind farms being installed across Europe. Hyundai has announced that its ‘Charge myHyundai’ network will be integrated with green energy so that the […] Read more
High Efficiency Ultrathin Solar Cell Developed by UK based Researchers Updated On Thu, Feb 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy Researchers at Imperial College London and University College London (UCL) claim to have found a novel technique to enable record-breaking power conversion efficiency in solar cells that are at least 100 times thinner than the conventional solar cells. The usual silicon based solar cells’ fabrication is often expensive, energy-demanding, heavy and bulky in nature. Also, […] Read more
US Offshore Wind Bids Worth $1.54 Billion; More to Come on Thursday Updated On Thu, Feb 24th, 2022 by Saurenergy The United States of America is conducting an important auction for offshore wind energy beyond the coasts of New York and New Jersey. The auction has attracted a record $1.5 billion in bids until now and the exercise will continue on Thursday as well, as informed by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). […] Read more
