GWEC: 22 GW Wind Power Additions in North, Latin America In 2020 Updated On Mon, Mar 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy A recent report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) confirms that both North and Latin America, installed nearly 22 GW of new capacity of wind power in the region, a 62 percent spike over 2019 beating back the impact of COVID 19 comprehensively. According to the latest data released by GWEC Market Intelligence, in […] Read more
GE Renewable, Goldwind Relegate Vestas To Third Place in Wind Rankings Updated On Fri, Mar 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new ranking of Wind turbine manufacturers for 2020 from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has turned up a shake up at the top. GE Renewable Energy and Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd have moved up to take the first two spots, pushing the erstwhile Danish leader Vestas Wind Systems A/S to third […] Read more
Innovations in Floating Wind Technologies Key to Further Cost Reductions Updated On Thu, Mar 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Floating offshore wind is maturing and has performed significant cost reductions over the past years. The technology allows Europe to unlock its full offshore wind potential and enables more countries to benefit from offshore wind in reaching their green transition objectives. Research and innovation remain key to the future competitiveness of floating offshore wind: the […] Read more
Siemens Gamesa to Supply New Zealand’s 2nd Largest Wind Farm Updated On Thu, Mar 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy Siemens Gamesa will supply 41 of its wind turbines for New Zealand’s second largest wind farm to Meridian Energy, strengthening its leading position in the country’s wind energy market. Following its expected commissioning in 2023, the 176 MW Harapaki wind farm will generate sufficient renewable energy to power over 70,000 local average households and support […] Read more
Global Offshore Wind O&M Market to grow to $12 Bn by 2029: WoodMac Updated On Tue, Mar 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new report shows that the global offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) market is expected to grow to reach USD 12 billion by 2029. Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows that the global offshore wind operations and maintenance (O&M) market is expected to grow 16 percent annually to reach USD 12 billion (EUR 10 billion) […] Read more
Inox Wind Bags Wind Project Orders Worth 92 MW From Integrum Energy Updated On Tue, Mar 9th, 2021 by Saurenergy Inox Wind has signed a binding agreement with Integrum Energy to supply, erect and commission 92 MW of wind power projects. Inox Wind, a leading domestic wind energy solutions provider, has announced that it has signed a binding agreement with Integrum Energy Infrastructure Private Limited to supply, erect and commission 92 MW of wind power […] Read more
Enel’s First Large-Scale Wind + Storage Hybrid Project Will Support Kellogg Company With Renewable Energy Updated On Sat, Mar 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Enel, through its US renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, has started construction of Azure Sky wind + storage, its first large-scale hybrid project globally to integrate wind and battery storage at one site. Through a 100 MW virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA), Enel will sell to Kellogg Company a 360 GWh portion of the electricity […] Read more
As Solar Spreads, Shrinking Space for Wind Updated On Wed, Mar 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy It was one of the lesser noticed misses caused by the 2020 pandemic. In fact, we had predicted it in our own January 2020 issue. When Solar capacity would overtake wind in India. But come 2021, and wind energy has finally been overtaken. The news, when it was finally confirmed, couldn’t have been announced with […] Read more
16.5 GW Installed in Record Year for Wind Energy in the US: Report Updated On Thu, Feb 25th, 2021 by Saurenergy The US added more wind capacity than ever before in 2020, with 16.5 GW installed – far exceeding the previous record set in 2012. The US added more wind capacity than ever before in 2020. Some 16.5 gigawatts of capacity was installed – far exceeding the previous record set in 2012. General Electric was the […] Read more
