Europe & US Boost Their Domestic Wind Energy Industries Updated On Tue, Dec 7th, 2021 by Saurenergy Announcements of new projects and partnerships — Vineyard Wind 1, Valmont SM’s new wind turbine tower factory at Port of Esbjerg, and the Nigg Offshore Wind factory, to name a few — indicate that Europe and the US are ramping up their wind manufacturing capacity to gain a strong foothold in the much anticipated renewable energy-powered […] Read more
China Boosts Offshore Wind Business, Adds 800MW Operational Capacity Updated On Mon, Dec 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy The China Three Gorges Corporation (CTG), a state-owned power company, completed many a major milestone last month in its efforts to boost the country’s offshore wind industry. Phase II of the Shapa offshore wind power project in Yangjiang, built by CTG, went into full operation on November 27, delivering green and clean electricity to power […] Read more
Ørsted Signs 12-Year Offshore Wind CPPA with Google Updated On Thu, Dec 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Ørsted, the largest energy company in Denmark, has signed a 12-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Google, under which the IT giant will off take 50 MW of Ørsted’s planned 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 Offshore Wind Farm in the German North Sea. Rasmus Errboe, Head of Region Continental Europe at Ørsted, said, “We commend […] Read more
New JV to Make Floating Wind Turbine for Integration with H2 Gen Plant Updated On Tue, Nov 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Lhyfe, a French pure hydrogen player, and DORIS, an integrated engineering and project management group that is experienced in offshore wind technology, are partnering to launch the “first floating wind turbine for integration with a hydrogen production system and identify larger-scale opportunities for their solutions.” The announcement was made following a 12-month-long joint R&D programme […] Read more
Australia’s Grid Vulnerabilities Threaten Wind Energy Expansion Too Updated On Fri, Nov 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Australia, where solar rooftop became the number 1 source of energy on some day earlier this year, has been grappling with issues with the national grid for some time. At stake is not just the grid stability itself, but also the expansion of renewables further into the system. While large battery announcements have given the […] Read more
Gadkari Bats For Ethanol, Green Hydrogen At Wind Conference Updated On Fri, Nov 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy At the World Wind Energy Conference 2021 (WWEC2021) being held at New Delhi, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, stressed on the need to see ethanol and Green hydrogen make an impact in the transportation sector to make a real impact. Pointing out that only 6% of the energy consumption in the […] Read more
MG Motor Becomes First Auto Firm To Adopt Wind Solar Hybrid Energy Updated On Thu, Nov 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy MG Motor India has partnered with Clean Max Enviro Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd (CleanMax), for the supply of 4.85 MW of wind-solar hybrid power to MG’s manufacturing facility in Halol. With this partnership, MG will abate approximately 2 lakh MT of CO2 over 15 years. Thus, even as auto firms have moved forward across the […] Read more
Denmark Plans Island To Mainland Strategy For Power Transmission, Using Wind Energy Updated On Thu, Nov 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy Even as we wrote about the top 3 transcontinental transmission lines to carry solar power across continents, we track news from Europe about major wind generation plans using artificial and natural islands, in the North Sea and Baltic Sea respectively. At the centre of both these plans is Denmark, the wind energy leader, which hopes […] Read more
US Firm WindESCo Partners with Phoenix Contact for Swarm Tech Updated On Wed, Nov 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy WindESCo, a firm focused on accelerating annual energy production (AEP) for wind turbine stakeholders, has brought renewable components company Phoenix Contact onboard as a strategic technology partner. Phoenix Contact is delivering the ‘Swarm Edge’ component of the swarming solution. Swarm Edge is installed on each turbine to provide data collection and centralized control, enabling WindESCo’s […] Read more
