US Five Offshore Wind Projects Can Power 1.75 million Homes: Report Updated On Wed, Nov 1st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Biden-Harris administration recently approved the ‘Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind’ (CVOW) commercial project. This is the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership. This announcement supports the administration’s goal of deploying 30 Gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030. Some other projects approved under this are the […] Read more
NYSERDA Awards 1.3 GW Wind Capacity Under Community Offshore Initiative Updated On Thu, Oct 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy New York has provisionally awarded a Community Offshore Wind contract worth 1.3 GW. A joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, Community Offshore Wind will be developed under a phase-wise approach within Community Offshore Wind’s 3.2 GW seabed lease in the New York Bight. The seabed lease was acquired during federal bidding by the […] Read more
Slowly And Steadily, Battery Storage Builds Up To Make The Renewables Case Stronger Updated On Thu, Oct 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy The announcement by Plus Power LLC of $1.8 billion in new financing for standalone battery storage, including the largest single such project financing to date, to help stabilize the U.S. electrical grid while incorporating more solar and wind energy should be welcomed. The news comes at a time when detractors have been challenging the relevance […] Read more
Offshore Wind Could Generate 8% Of USA’s Electricity By 2050: NREL Updated On Tue, Oct 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy The NREL has released a report on, “Expanded Modelling Scenarios”. which helps to understand the role of offshore wind in decarbonizing the United States. The report estimates that 20% of regional power needs could be served alongside the Atlantic coast to support offshore wind farms by 2050. NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy’s primary […] Read more
Wind Turbine Manufacturer Senvion Adds 121.5 MW Order to Portfolio Updated On Fri, Oct 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy Senvion Wind Technology Pvt. Ltd. (Senvion India), a manufacturer of wind turbines, has bagged an order by Independent Power Producer O2 Power Pvt. Ltd for its 2.7 MW M130 turbines. The order stands at a total of 121.5 MW. The scope of the project entails supply, installation, and commissioning, with a total of 45 machines […] Read more
Finnish Energy Tech Firm Capalo AI Raises Pre-Seed Funding Worth €500,000 Updated On Wed, Oct 11th, 2023 by Saurenergy Finnish energy tech startup Capalo AI has raised €500,000 in pre-seed funding. The funding round was led by Innovestor Tech Fund, with Inventure also participating. Capalo AI will use the funding to further develop its virtual power plant (VPP) and multi-market optimization AI, as well as scale up its team with talented mathematicians and cloud service professionals. With the […] Read more
US Could Usher Over 90 GW Wind Installations By 2028: US Wind Watch Updated On Fri, Oct 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest study release entitled, the ‘US Wind Watch’, has been released by Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association. The report reflects on the surge in offshore wind projects, the revival of onshore markets, and the booming repowering sector. Estimates on Wind Installations The study estimates more than 90 GW of wind energy […] Read more
Vestas Bags 1,220 MW Capacity Orders for Wind Turbines from Europe & US Updated On Tue, Oct 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy Vestas, a Denmark-based wind turbine manufacturing firm, has entered into a series of new contracts to supply 1,220 MW of onshore and offshore wind turbines cumulatively to projects located in Europe and the United States. Eyeing the European Market Vestas is set to take over the European market, where it has bagged the majority of […] Read more
MNRE Proposes to Hold Bids for 7215 MW Offshore Wind in Tamil Nadu Updated On Fri, Sep 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has proposed to hold bids for the allocation of offshore wind sites off the coast of Tamil Nadu through its nodal agency ‘National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE)’. This initiative will look at the development of offshore wind energy projects for sale of power under Open Access […] Read more
