GE Renewable to Dismantle Decommissioned Wind Turbines in Germany Updated On Mon, Jun 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy California-based GE Renewable Energy and German company Neowa GmbH have signed an MoU for a multi-year agreement to dismantle decommissioned Germany-based onshore wind turbines and recycle a variety of components—including blades—during partial and full repowering, contributing to the lifecycle circularity of the wind industry. The companies will also jointly explore the potential to expand Neowa’s unique […] Read more
US Deploys 910 MWh of Energy Storage with 225% Increase in Q1 Updated On Thu, Jun 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a sign that energy storage systems continue to make strong progress in the country, the US marked the biggest Q1 2021 (quarter one) deployments so far for its energy storage market. According to a report from Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA), the US added 910 MWh (megawatt-hours) of new energy […] Read more
First Solar to Expand Its US Manufacturing Capacity by 3.3 GW Updated On Thu, Jun 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy The leading American manufacturer of solar panels and PV power plants, First Solar Inc. has announced its plans of expanding its American domestic photovoltaic (PV) solar manufacturing capacity by 3.3 GWDC (gigawatt direct current) annually, with an investment of USD 680 million. This investment is representing an implied capital expenditure of approximately USD 0.20 per […] Read more
Global Energy Investments Far From a Net Zero Pathway: IEA Updated On Thu, Jun 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy As spending rebounds towards pre-crisis levels, not enough is going into clean energy, especially in emerging market and developing economies, new IEA report finds Global investment in energy is set to rebound by nearly 10% in 2021 to USD 1.9 trillion, reversing most of last year’s drop caused the Covid-19 pandemic, but spending on clean […] Read more
Power Factors Adds ‘Drive Pro’ Platform For all Energy Storage Developers Updated On Sat, May 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Arevon selects Power Factor’s Drive platform to supervise its 100MW Saticoy energy storage project in Southern California. Renewable energy asset performance management and enterprise asset management software, Power Factors, LLC, announced that it has extended support for the emerging class of utility-scale battery energy storage system assets in its Drive platform and added a new […] Read more
GE Energy & Glosten Build a 12 MW Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Updated On Fri, May 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy Researchers working at California-based GE Renewable Energy, one of the world’s leading wind turbine suppliers, recently unveiled details of an ongoing two-year, $4 MM project to develop advanced technology to support a 12 MW floating offshore wind turbine. For this project, which comes under the ARPA-E’s ATLANTIS (Aerodynamic Turbines Lighter and Afloat with Nautical Technologies and […] Read more
GE Renewable Energy Bags Big Onshore Wind Contract in Southeast Asia Updated On Fri, May 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy California-based GE Renewable Energy announced yesterday that it has secured a contract with BIM Wind JSC to supply, install and commission GE Cypress onshore wind turbines for BIM Wind’s 88 MW wind farm located in Ninh Thuận Province, South Central Vietnam. Combining onshore and offshore wind, blades, hydro, storage, utility-scale solar, and grid solutions as […] Read more
7th PVEL Scorecard Ranks 26 Module Manufacturers as Top Performers Updated On Thu, May 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy California-headquartered PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), an independent test lab for the downstream solar and energy storage industry, recently published its 2021 PV Module Reliability Scorecard, which names 117 model types of PV modules from 26 manufacturers as Top Performers in PVEL’s testing. The 7th edition of the Scorecard applauds the widespread adoption of technical advances […] Read more
Solar Tracker Maker PVH set to Open First Solar Facility in the Middle East Updated On Wed, May 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy California-headquartered PV Hardware (PVH), a Spanish solar tracker and mounting systems manufacturer, announced yesterday its plans to open a manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia. The company’s first factory and branch in the Middle East will manufacture PV structures, solar tracking systems and robotic cleaning devices ‘Made-in-K.S.A.’, in response to the rules for domestic content recently outlined […] Read more
