Siemens Gamesa announces the launch of its next-generation wind turbine
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to introduce its next-generation wind turbine, the SG 3.4-145. The new wind turbine is specifically designed and optimized for wind...
THE COVID-19 CRISIS IS HURTING BUT NOT HALTING GLOBAL GROWTH IN RENEWABLE POWER CAPACITY
- This Electrical India Content Team
The world is set to build fewer wind turbines, solar plants and other installations that produce renewable electricity this...
NEW PARTNERSHIPS: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC AND DOUGLAS COUNTRY PUD
- The Electrical India Content Team
On the 13th of May 2020, Portland General Electric Company and the Douglas Country Public Utility District have partnered...
ON TIDES OF CHANGE: EXPLORING THE KGS IN INDIA
- By the Electrical India content team
India presently has an installed wind energy capacity of approximately 37 GW. Also, it has a target of...
Looking forward: The Kite Generator System (KGS)
We are survivors. Yes! India has successfully reached ‘Unlock 1,’ and Mumbai is once again gearing up to fight COVID-19. That apart, we also...
The Kite Generator System: The Future of Wind Energy?
-The following article is co-authored by Dr Ashwani K Sharma, Department of Electrical Engineering, NIT Kurukshetra and Siddharth Singh, Student, Pursuing MTech, NIT Kurukshetra
A comparison...
Wind projects delayed owing to COVID-19
Germany-based renewables developer PNE anticipates that the company’s implementation of projects as well as supplies may be delayed by a year in the wake...
US has lost over 106,000 clean energy jobs in March due to COVID-19
- By the Electrical India content team
The U.S. has lost over 106,000 clean energy jobs in March, and hundreds more are expected in the...
Negative outlook for energy infra sector amidst COVID-19 crisis
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised its outlook for energy infrastructure companies to negative from stable for FY21, as the COVID-19-driven lockdown is...
“COVID-19 may push wind projects into 2021”
Germany-based renewables developer PNE anticipates that the company’s implementation of projects as well as supplies may be delayed by a year in the wake...
Siemens Gamesa wind turbine enters Denmark
The installation of Torp Vindmoellepark will begin in late summer of 2020 and the production from the repowering project will be supplied to the grid.
Signify achieves carbon neutral operations in India
By focusing on energy efficiency, renewable energy consumption and office space optimisation, the five markets have reduced their overall carbon emissions by 19 per cent in 2019.
ArcVera Renewables delivers thorough analysis on wind energy
ArcVera Renewables, one of the leading providers of consulting and technical services for wind and solar projects with more than 30 years of experience, has developed and published earlier this year an ambitious benchmark report that aimed to deliver a thorough analysis of the performance of its wind energy resource assessment (WERA) practice across a broad range of operating wind projects.
MNRE amends bidding guidelines for wind power projects
The guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of power from grid connected wind power projects was notified on 8th December, 2017.
ABB wins transformer order for off-shore wind project in North Sea
ABB has won an order from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply its reliable, energy-efficient and compact WindSTAR transformers for installation in wind turbines in the North Sea.
World’s biggest offshore wind turbine heading to UK for testing
GE Renewable Energy has confirmed that the Haliade-X 12 MW nacelle and 107-metre long blade will be shipped to the UK as part of an advanced technology testing program that will focus on enhancing the Haliade-X platform before it enters into serial production in 2021.
Hybrid Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural India
Hybrid energy systems can be potential solutions for the electricity problems in the rural region. However, vast research is needed in this aspect to make it technically feasible to be deployed at these areas. - Dr. Vikramaditya Dave, Dr. Sujit Kumar
New Renewable Source Developments
The article gives a glimpse of new technologies being used in renewable energy systems for improving efficiency and output. - R. P. Deshpande
GE Renewable Energy repowers more than 4 GW of wind turbines in US
GE Renewable Energy announced at the AWEA Wind power Conference that the company has completed over 2,500 repowering upgrades, covering 4 GWs of capacity at 36 different wind farms across the US since 2017.
Siemens Gamesa installs Arkona offshore wind power plant
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) carried out installation of Arkona offshore wind power plant that was officially opened by owners E.ON and Equinor in the German Baltic Sea on 16th April.