Aker Plans First Subsea Power System For Floating Offshore Wind Power Updated On Mon, Jan 8th, 2024 by Saurenergy Aker Solutions has signed a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract with the Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre) in Norway to pilot new subsea power system technology which has the potential to significantly reduce costs and complexity of offshore wind farms. The project will see Aker Solutions provide new power transmission technology, Subsea Collector, for […] Read more
Airloom Promises To Slash Wind Power Costs, Attracts Investment From Bill Gates Updated On Thu, Jan 4th, 2024 by Saurenergy Bill Gates has backed Airloom Energy, a Wyoming-based wind energy startup, which claims to have created a technology which claims to slash wind turbine costs by nearly 70%. Founded by Robert Lumley, Airloom is led by Neal Rickner, who has also spent time (nearly a decade) at Google and Google[x] leading teams, most notably serving […] Read more
The Startup Using AI To Prevent Bird Fatalities Due to Wind Turbines Updated On Wed, Jan 3rd, 2024 by Saurenergy Bird strikes on windmills are more common than you think. A study held in 2012 shows bird strikes leading to nearly 366000 bird deaths on average in the US alone. With the uptick in renewable energy, windmill installations have gone up by 47%, which raises concern for birds like raptors and falcons, which are the […] Read more
Gujarat Wind Developers Blame OEMs, Others For Higher Wind Tariff Updated On Fri, Dec 29th, 2023 by Saurenergy Wind developers in Gujarat now have justified higher wind project tariffs, attributing this to the monopolistic attitude of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and other price hikes in the market. The information was recently featured during the hearing of a case in the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC). The case was related to the adoption of […] Read more
Suzlon Handed Over 100.8 MW Wind Power Project in Karnataka Updated On Thu, Dec 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Indian wind energy firm Suzlon Group has announced a new order win for the development of a 100.8 MW wind power project for the Indian subsidiary of a Nordic energy firm. Suzlon will install 32 wind turbine generators (WTGs) with a Hybrid Lattice Tubular (HLT) tower and a rated capacity of 3.15 MW each. The […] Read more
Solalite Power & ACME Take Home Highest Capacity in NTPC 1500 MW Wind-Solar Tender Updated On Thu, Dec 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy NTPC Ltd. has recently finalized a highly competitive bidding process for wind-solar hybrid power procurement in Tranche-1 (ISTS), open for development anywhere in the country. The tender, boasting a capacity of 1,500 MW, culminated in a reverse auction held on December 27, 2023. The initial L1 tariff was set low at INR 3.35 per kilowatt-hour […] Read more
2023 Proved Brightest For Wind Power Generation In India: Govt Updated On Wed, Dec 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Union Minister R.K Singh in a written reply before the parliament shared data on the contribution of wind energy in the total energy mix in the last three years. The data revealed an incremental growth in the wind generation capacity to the overall renewable energy. The data said that 2023 proved fruitful for the wind […] Read more
Offshore Wind Projects Will Need Nod From 6 Ministries, Say Govt Rules Updated On Wed, Dec 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of External Affairs has notified the new rules to regulate the leasing mechanism for offshore wind projects in India. The new rules are called Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2023. The new rules of the ministry said that no person or entity should install offshore wind energy projects or offshore transmission projects without […] Read more
Vestas Nets 1.38 GW Norfolk Vanguard West Offshore Wind Project Updated On Wed, Dec 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Vattenfall, the Swedish renewable energy company, has chosen Vestas, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer, as the preferred supplier for the Norfolk Vanguard West project in UK, which boasts a capacity of 1.38 gigawatts (GW). As part of the preferred supplier agreement for the Norfolk Vanguard West project, Vestas will provide 92 V236-15 MW offshore wind […] Read more
