Ireland First Offshore Wind Auction: 3.1 GW Awarded in Four Projects Updated On Fri, May 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy Ireland has awarded four offshore wind energy projects of capacity nearing 3,100 Megawatt (3.1GW) in its first offshore wind auction conducted under Renewable Electricity Support Scheme ‘ORESS 1.’ The 1,300 MW Codling Wind Park will be owned and developed by a joint venture of Fred. Olsen Seawind and EDF Renewables. RWE has said it will […] Read more
Seatrium Gets Offshore Wind EPC Contract Worth $377 million Updated On Tue, May 9th, 2023 by Saurenergy Singapore based engineering solutions provider Seatrium Limited, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sembcorp Marine Offshore Platforms, has secured a contract worth more than S$500 million (USD 377 Million) for two offshore wind farm substations from Empire Offshore Wind. The Empire wind project is a joint venture between Equinor and bp off the United States’ Long Island. […] Read more
Large Offshore Wind Turbines Leading To Unsustainable Market Risks, Says Report Updated On Wed, May 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy A recent report by GCube, a leading underwriter for renewable energy projects, claims that all is not well with the deployment of large wind offshore turbines. The report titled “Vertical Limit: When is bigger not better in offshore wind’s race to scale?” talks about several market vulnerabilities created by using the latest technology meant to […] Read more
Gothenburg Port Authority Claims Stake in 1 GW Swedish Offshore Wind Project Updated On Tue, May 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Gothenburg Port Authority has bought a minority share in the Swedish offshore wind farm of 1 GW (unbuilt) by Eolus, a wind power developer in the Nordics. The said offshore wind farm, which boasts of an installed capacity worth 1,000 MW in Sweden, will have the potential to produce 4-4.5 TWh of renewable electricity every […] Read more
GOWA Has Shot In The Arm: CIP Joins Alliance For 380-GW Offshore Wind Deployment Worldwide Updated On Tue, May 2nd, 2023 by Saurenergy Just when the world is grappled with renewables expansion to arrest climate change, the Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has announced that its joining the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) is developing 380 GW of wind capacity globally and helping countries transform their economies using offshore wind power. GOWA is an international coalition founded by the […] Read more
RWE Secures All Components For 1,000 MW Thor Offshore Wind Farm Updated On Wed, Apr 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy Global renewables player RWE is making progress on Thor Offshore Wind Farm which is Denmark’s largest to date. RWE has announced to have selected all preferred suppliers for all main components for the wind farm. With a planned capacity of more than 1,000 MW, Thor will be built in the Danish North Sea,off Jutland coast. […] Read more
Vestas Secures 238 MW Japanese Offshore Wind Order Updated On Tue, Apr 25th, 2023 by Saurenergy Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced that it has secured a 238 MW order from Hibiki Wind Energy for the Kitakyushu-Hibikinada Offshore Wind Farm Project in Japan. The wind farm is located off the coast of Kitakyushu city, Fukuoka prefecture. Vestas held that the order includes supply and installation of 25 V174-9.5 MW wind […] Read more
First 69 Wind Turbines Installed at 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord Offshore Wind Park Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The first of 69 of 11 MW wind turbines have been installed at the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park in the North Sea. Manufacturer of wind turbines, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and Dutch maritime contracting firm Van Oord marked the completion of the 11 MW turbine at Hollandse Kust Noord (HKN). The […] Read more
EUR 30 Billion Contracts by TenneT for 60 GW North Sea Offshore Wind Plans Updated On Fri, Apr 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Netherlands based transmission system giant TenneT, Hitachi Energy/Petrofac and the three consortium partnerships GE/Sembcorp (SMOP), GE/McDermott and Siemens Energy/Dragados have signed contracts in Berlin, Germany, to seal Europe’s largest-ever tender award for energy transition infrastructure. The total volume of the contracts for the components of the 14 systems amounts to around €30 billion. The […] Read more
