The Top 5: Largest Commissioned Wind Farms in the World Updated On Wed, Nov 20th, 2024 by Saurenergy The global wind industry installed 10.8 GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2023. This increased the global total to 75.2 GW of capacities. This growth came despite macroeconomic challenges in key markets. The commissioning of several large-scale wind energy farms worldwide highlights the impact of increasing policy momentum, which is driving the expansion of […] Read more
COP29 Open Vaults For 1 GW Of Wind Farms For Uzbekistan Updated On Wed, Nov 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, and the Ministry of Energy Uzbekistan have signed an agreement to develop a 1-gigawatt (GW) wind farm in the Mingbulak region of the country. The company said that this new wind farm is likely to create 1,000 jobs during construction and 60 […] Read more
Statkraft in Agreement with Biopharmaceutical Firm for Offtake of Energy from Wind Farms Updated On Wed, Aug 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy Norway’s International Power Producer Statkraft has entered into a PPA with Sweden’s biopharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca towards energy procurement from three wind farms in Sweden. The PPA is based on the commissioning of the new wind farms in Strömstad and Årjäng, which is in Sweden’s bidding area 3 (SE3). This is also where AstraZeneca’s research and […] Read more
Neoen, Prokon Set the Ball Rolling for Two Wind Farms in Finland Totalling 161.2 MW Updated On Wed, May 24th, 2023 by Saurenergy French renewable energy player Neoen has begun the construction of the Storbötet and Lumivaara wind farms in Finland in association with Irish RE cooperative Prokon. The two firms have provided notice to proceed to Vestas regarding the wind farms they own jointly. The total capacity of the wind farms stands at 161.2 MW. Neoen said […] Read more
Octopus Energy Makes Inroads Further into French Market with Three New Wind Farms Updated On Tue, May 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy British renewable energy firm Octopus Energy’s generation arm has made investments in three new wind farms in France. The said onshore wind farms, namely Croix Erable, Bertaut, and Le Langrois, boast of a cumulative capacity of 49 MW. The firm will add the three new farms to the ten existing ones in France. With this […] Read more
RPC Raises EUR 200 Million for Three Finnish Wind Farms Totaling 171 MW Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy UK-based Renewable Power Capital (RPC) has announced the closing of a refinancing package of almost EUR 200 million covering Finaland’s three onshore wind energy farms in Rustari, Puutikankangas, and Merkkikallio. The wind farms are all operational and have a combined installed capacity of 171 MW. In March, RPC announced that it had taken over the […] Read more
Macquarie Asset Management To Sell Stakes In 8 UK Wind Farms Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management has agreed to sell stakes in eight offshore wind farms around the United Kingdom to infrastructure manager and investor, Equitix. According to the agreement, Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 5’s 50 per cent stake in Offshore Wind Company sold to funds managed by the UK-headquartered investment manager. Offshore Wind Company holds various […] Read more
Octopus Energy Eyes 20-GW Renewable By Decade End As It Opens 7 New Wind Farms Updated On Sun, Apr 23rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The UK based renewable energy player Octopus Energy has set a new target of 20GW that it wants to achieve by 2030 as it announced to have opened seven new onshore wind farms across Europe since 2022 in various countries. Octopus Energy manages £6 billion of renewable assets and energy translation projects globally. The seven […] Read more
KGAL Investment & Lafarge Cement Polska Join Hands for Two Wind Farms in Poland Updated On Thu, Apr 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy KGAL Investment Management, which claims to be among the first European asset managers in the Polish renewables market, has signed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Lafarge Cement Polska, a cement producer in Polish market. The two firms have joined hands for the establishment of Krasin and Rywald onshore wind farms, owned by KGAL ESPF […] Read more
