Microsoft Signs Purchase Agreement For 90 MW Wind Power with Eneco Updated On Thu, May 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Microsoft Corp. has announced a new wind energy agreement in the Netherlands. Microsoft will purchase 90 MW from the massive 731.5 MW offshore wind project, Borssele III/IV, from Dutch sustainable energy company and wind farm developer Eneco. Eneco will provide Microsoft’s datacenters with green power for 15 years starting in 2022. This is Microsoft’s second purchase of wind […] Read more
Kerala Commission Orders State Discom to Clarify PPA Arrangements For Wind Project Updated On Thu, May 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy The Commission noted that both the parties need to arrive at a consensus for getting the approval of the PPA to be entered, and regarding the tariff, commercial operation date. The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) recently held a hearing for a petition filed by Kosamattam Finance Ltd. (KFL) regarding the project tariff period, […] Read more
Global Access to Electricity is Growing, but Falling Short of Sustainable Energy Goals Updated On Thu, May 23rd, 2019 by Saurenergy Despite significant progress in recent years, the world is falling short of meeting the global energy targets set in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030. Ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 remains possible but will require more sustained efforts, particularly to reach some of the world’s poorest […] Read more
Growatt Eyes Europe as Major Market; Strengthens Footprint Updated On Wed, May 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy The inverter maker has opened its fifth European office in Netherlands after Germany, Italy, Hungary and UK. With an aim to encash the rapid growth of European solar energy market, Chinese PV inverters maker, Growatt, is expanding its business activities in Europe and has opened its new office in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The inverter maker has […] Read more
Vestas to Supply Turbines For Fortum’s First Large-Scale Project in Finland Updated On Wed, May 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Turbine delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2020, while commissioning is planned at the latest in the first quarter of 2021. Vestas has secured an order from Nordic clean energy company Fortum, for the 90 MW wind project Kalax in the province of Närpio in Western Finland, the first large-scale wind energy project […] Read more
Maharashtra Discom Warned Over Late Payment to Wind Developers Updated On Wed, May 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy If MSEDCL deviates from its commitment to Petitioners to clear the dues within the time limit, penal interest will accrue thereafter at 1.25% per month on any Late Payment Surcharge/Delayed Payment Charge. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has cautioned state Discom Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Corporation Ltd. (MSEDCL) over the delay in making payments […] Read more
Vestas Launches New Turbine Targeting Cheaper US Wind Farms Updated On Wed, May 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Danish wind energy major, Vestas has launched a new wind turbine with aims to meet the market constraints and reduced LCoE demands of the US wind power sector. Following the launch of the EnVentus platform in January, including the V162-5.6 MW and V150-5.6 MW turbines, the company introduced the V138-3.0 MW turbine. Based on the […] Read more
EDP and Engie Join Forces To Enter Offshore Wind Sector Updated On Wed, May 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy This ambitious alliance follows EDPR and ENGIE’s successful six-year cooperation as consortium partners in the Dieppe Le Tréport and Yeu Noirmoutier fixed offshore wind projects in France and Moray East and Moray West in the UK. French Power utility, Engie and Portugal’s largest electricity operator EDP have announced the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding […] Read more
Interview with Sebastian Groh, Managing Director and Founder, SOLshare Updated On Wed, May 22nd, 2019 by Saurenergy Solshare’s Innovative Solution for Energy Access Through Nano Grids A Bangladesh based firm that has made it to the Global Cleantech 100 in 2018. That’s SOLshare, the nano grid firm. The company was formed in 2013, when Dr Sebastian Groh pitched the idea of SOLshare as one of the early outcomes of his PhD thesis […] Read more
