Biden’s 30 GW Offshore Wind Plans Face Many Headwinds Updated On Mon, Oct 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Plans to lease much of the U.S. coastline — from the Gulf of Mexico to the Northeast, California and Oregon — for offshore wind farms by 2025 are likely to face a steady barrage of resistance from various constituents, as renewable energy faces the biggest problem fossil fuels largely bypass. The NIMBY syndrome, or (Not […] Read more
Belgian Cabinet Agrees to Expand Key Offshore Wind Zone to 3.5 GW Updated On Mon, Oct 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Belgian government has confirmed plans to expand the offshore wind capacity that will be made available in the Princess Elisabeth zone in the North Sea to up to 3.5 GW. The area was originally planned to host about 1.75 GW of offshore wind capacity. Covering an area of 281 sq km, Princess Elisabeth will […] Read more
CalWave Commissions Open-water Wave Energy Pilot in California Updated On Thu, Oct 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy US firm CalWave has announced it has successfully commissioned its CalWave x1™ off the coast of San Diego, marking the beginning of California’s first at-sea, long-duration wave energy pilot operating fully submerged. The project is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding, with the goal to demonstrate CalWave’s scalable and patented xWave technology. […] Read more
TotalEnergies, Simply Blue Launch Floating Offshore Wind JV in U.S. Updated On Thu, Oct 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy TotalEnergies, a global multi-energy company, and Simply Blue Group, a floating offshore wind company, have launched a joint venture, TotalEnergies SBE US, to unlock the potential for floating offshore wind projects in the United States. Last month, TotalEnergies said that it expected a big rise in renewable-based electricity, solar and wind forms of energy, partly due […] Read more
At 2256MW, Gujarat adds Most Solar, Wind Capacity b/w July’20 & June’21 Updated On Thu, Oct 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy India added a total of 6,530 mega watt (MW) of solar and wind capacities between July 2020 and June 2021, according to a report released yesterday by Bridge to India, a renewable energy consultancy and knowledge services provider. Gujarat added 2,256 MW capacity, the highest capacity during the said period, followed by Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh […] Read more
Ahead of COP26, IEA Finds Global Clean Energy Transition ‘Too Slow’ Updated On Thu, Oct 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new energy economy is emerging around the world as solar, wind, electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies flourish. But as the pivotal moment of COP26 approaches, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) new World Energy Outlook makes it clear that this clean energy progress is still far too slow to put global emissions into sustained […] Read more
Tokyo-based Eneos to Buy Japan Renewable Energy for $1.8 B Updated On Wed, Oct 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Tokyo-based Eneos Holdings, Japan’s biggest refiner, said on Monday it would buy Japan Renewable Energy (JRE) for about 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion) to expand its low-carbon business, joining a list of major global companies moving away from climate-changing fossil fuels. Eneos, which aims to have net-zero emissions by 2040, will buy JRE from Goldman […] Read more
Vensys to Supply Turbines to Repower RES’ 24 MW WInd Farm in France Updated On Tue, Oct 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy RES SAS, the Turkey-based subsidiary of RES, has ordered 16 turbines from German gearless wind turbine manufacturer Vensys for the repowering of 24 MW of the Souleilla-Corbières wind farm in the south of France. The deal is for Vensys62 1.5MW gearless machines with hub heights of 49 meters. Souleilla-Corbières currently has a capacity of 20.8 MW […] Read more
GE Renewable Confirms 900 MW Wind Order, Tests 14 MW Haliade-X Turbine Updated On Tue, Oct 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy GE Renewable Energy confirmed on October 11 that it received a firm order in September, to supply its Haliade-X offshore wind turbines to the 800MW Vineyard Wind 1 project. In December 2020, it was the designated preferred supplier. The Vineyard Wind is currently building the first utility-scale offshore wind energy project over 15 miles off […] Read more
