Sembcorp Eyes Wind Assets of 428 MW in India & China Updated On Thu, Nov 30th, 2023 by Saurenergy Singapore-based renewables player Sembcorp Industries Ltd has announced the signing of two agreements for the acquisition of 428 MW of operational wind farms in China and India. In China, the wholly-owned arm of the Sembcorp Group, Sembcorp Energy (Shanghai) Holding Co Ltd has entered into an agreement worth (USD 97.3m/EUR 88.8m) with Envision Energy Co […] Read more
BP Completes Repowering Wind Farm of 300 MW Capacity Updated On Tue, Nov 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy BP has completed repowering its wind farm in Indiana for 300 MW capacity. The Fowler Ridge 1 project, established in central Indiana, entailed the upgradation of 40 of the 162 turbines. This encompassed the installation of 120 individual blades and 40 new nacelles. These boast power generation equipment and transformers on top of the wind towers. […] Read more
UK, German Moves To Support Offshore Wind Point To Challenges Ahead Updated On Fri, Nov 17th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ørsted’s Travails World’s biggest offshore wind energy developer- Danish firm Ørsted on November 1 this year announced ceasing developing two of its proposed offshore wind projects in the United States (US) at the cost of around £3bn in penalties. These projects were slated to come up at New Jersey off the US coast. They had […] Read more
EU, US Frontrunners In Offshore Wind Patents: IRENA Report Updated On Fri, Nov 10th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest joint report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the European Patent Office (EPO) claimed that patents over offshore wind technologies are on the rise globally. The report titled; Offshore Wind Energy Patent Insights Report showed that between 2002-2022 patent filings for offshore wind technologies grew on average by 18%. This growth […] Read more
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
Is Solar Trumping Wind, Again? Updated On Fri, Oct 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Between 2017 and 2021, you wouldn’t be blamed if you thought the whole burden of adding renewable energy capacity had fallen on solar energy. Thus, even as wind turbine capacities were going up, actual wind capacity deployment, particularly onshore wind, was slumping, leaving in its wake a slew of firms struggling to survive. Dominated by […] 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
Rajasthan Notifies Renewable Energy Policy: Solar Keeps Wind In Shadow Updated On Sat, Oct 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy This week has turned out to be an eventful when it comes to the renewable energy policy landscape with the two leading states in capacity additions- Gujarat and Rajasthan unveiling their Renewable Energy Policies. Ambitions The policy newly unveiled policy strives for 90 GW of solar capacity in the state by decade-end. It also eyes […] Read more
