Author: Sarthak Takyar

Vestas secures 238 MW wind turbine order in Japan

Vestas secures 238 MW wind turbine order in Japan

April 25, 2023 |

Vestas has received a 238 MW wind turbine supply contract from Hibiki Wind Energy for its Kitakyushu-Hibikinada offshore wind farm project in Japan. The offshore facility, which is right next to Kitakyushu city in Fukuoka Prefecture, will be equipped with 25 Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind turbines, which are the strongest in use in Japan. A long-term active output management 5000 service contract was also signed with Vestas for the wind farm. The order is anticipated to boost the company’s presence in the country’s offshore wind energy sector.

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Ameresco, Sunel bid for 1.5 GWp renewable energy projects

Ameresco, Sunel bid for 1.5 GWp renewable energy projects

April 25, 2023 |

Ameresco, a cleantech integrator located in the US, and Sunel Group have joined forces to compete on 1.5GWp of solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the UK and Europe. The projects, which span Greece, Italy, Spain, Romania, and the UK, are currently in the bidding stage and are expected to have contract values that exceed $500 million. The BESS facilities will also provide grid stabilisation services to increase the grid’s resilience while the PV projects will produce clean energy.

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UK, Netherlands plan 2 GW cross-border offshore wind link

UK, Netherlands plan 2 GW cross-border offshore wind link

April 24, 2023 |

National Grid and TenneT have unveiled plans for LionLink, an innovative cross-border direct current cable that will connect offshore wind between the UK and the Netherlands.  The LionLink project is a multi-purpose or hybrid interconnector that will connect up to 2 GW of offshore wind capacity between the British and Dutch electricity systems. It will be only the second hybrid interconnector in the world and significantly larger than its predecessor, Germany and Denmark’s 400 MW Kriegers Flag link that connects two offshore substations in the Baltic Sea.

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Siemens Gamesa debuts a wind turbine tower made of sustainable steel

Siemens Gamesa debuts a wind turbine tower made of sustainable steel

April 24, 2023 |

RWE, a German utility, plans to use GreenerTower from Spanish wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa for its 1 GW Thor offshore wind farm off the coast of Denmark. The new wind turbine tower is said to be made of sustainable steel. Steel plates make up over 80 per cent of the towers. The fabrication of the plates uses 63 per cent less carbon than the production of conventional steel. A maximum of 0.7 tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions per tonne is permitted while maintaining the steel’s quality and properties.

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TenneT awards $32 billion contracts for North Sea grid development

TenneT awards $32 billion contracts for North Sea grid development

April 21, 2023 |

TenneT, the German transmission system operator, has granted $32 billion in contracts to three consortia for the development of North Sea offshore grid connections. The contracts, which cover the production and installation of 14 offshore grid connection systems, were signed with the consortia of GE/Sembcorp, GE/McDermott, and Siemens Energy/Dragados. This will produce enough offshore power transmission capacity from the German and Dutch North Seas to power 28 large-scale power plants.

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RWE and Northland Power sign Hellenic Cables as preferred supplier for the Nordseecluster

RWE and Northland Power sign Hellenic Cables as preferred supplier for the Nordseecluster

April 21, 2023 |

RWE and Northland Power, the owners of Nordseecluster, have chosen Hellenic Cables as the preferred provider for the cluster of four offshore wind farms. Nordseecluster will be erected in two parts, Nordseecluster A and B, with RWE and Northland owning 51 per cent and 49 per cent, respectively. Phase One has two wind farms with a combined capacity of 660 MW and is currently applying for permits.

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Ørsted and Acciona sign MoU on floating wind foundations

Ørsted and Acciona sign MoU on floating wind foundations

April 20, 2023 |

Ørsted, a Danish energy company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Acciona’s infrastructure division to assess options for large-scale floating wind foundations. The two will look into the mass production of floating platforms with an emphasis  on minimising the floating wind levelised cost of electricity and their environmental footprint.

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Crossroads Agriculture to build two solar projects in Colorado

Crossroads Agriculture to build two solar projects in Colorado

April 20, 2023 |

Crossroads Agriculture, a subsidiary of Soloviev Group, has announced plans to construct two solar projects with a combined capacity of more than 1 GW in Colorado, US. No financial details were disclosed, although Crossroads expects electricity costs to be notably lower than from the coal-fired power plants they will replace. The projects have the capacity to power nearly 250,000 US households.

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Vattenfall plans to construct 720 MW hydropower plants in Sweden

Vattenfall plans to construct 720 MW hydropower plants in Sweden

April 20, 2023 |

Vattenfall, a Swedish energy company, intends to develop four hydropower projects in Sweden with a combined capacity of 720 MW. Reportedly, the first hydro facility will be situated at the Harsprnget power plant on the Luleälv river. This facility will have a maximum 110 MW capacity. The second, which will be located at the Porjus power station on the same river in Norrbotten, will have an 80 MW capacity.

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Port of Rotterdam plans to develop a 1 GW green hydrogen plant

Port of Rotterdam plans to develop a 1 GW green hydrogen plant

April 19, 2023 |

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is building an 11-hectare (ha) site on the Maasvlakte that will be suitable for a green hydrogen plant capable of producing up to 1 GW. The facility can accommodate up to 1 GW of electrolysis and is next to the proposed location of the Tennet Amaliahaven (380kV) high-voltage cable.

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OX2 acquires 475 MW solar power project in Finland

OX2 acquires 475 MW solar power project in Finland

April 19, 2023 |

OX2, a Swedish renewable energy producer, has purchased the rights to a 475 MW solar project in Huittinen, Finland, from SAJM. OX2 will place the project, one of the largest in the country, in the mid-stage of its development portfolio for the second quarter of 2023. The project’s environmental impact study and permits have yet to be submitted.

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Avangrid and NTUA sign MoU to develop 1 GW of green energy projects

Avangrid and NTUA sign MoU to develop 1 GW of green energy projects

April 18, 2023 |

Avangrid, a US-based energy company, and the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to discuss the viability of developing up to 1 GW of green energy projects within the Navajo Nation in New Mexico and Arizona. The two parties will concentrate on the development of projects for battery storage as well as wind and solar power.

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Dominion Energy gets permit for new solar and energy storage projects

Dominion Energy gets permit for new solar and energy storage projects

April 18, 2023 |

Dominion Energy has been granted permission by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to build two dozen new solar and energy storage projects. The combined power generation capacity of the projects totals more than 800 MW, which is enough to provide green electricity to 200,000 homes in Virginia. During the first ten years of operation, it is anticipated that the projects will save customers more than $250 million on fuel.

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Cepsa, Apical to build $1.11 billion SAF plant in Spain

Cepsa, Apical to build $1.11 billion SAF plant in Spain

April 17, 2023 |

Cepsa, a Spanish oil business, has partnered with Apical Group’s Bio-Oils unit to construct a $1.11 billion second-generation biofuels factory in southern Spain. Reportedly, the facility, which will be operational in 2026, will be the largest in Southern Europe. It will be able to produce 500,000 tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel annually from organic waste, such as discarded cooking oils. Biofuels are seen as key to decarbonise transportation in sectors hard to electrify, like aviation.

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Green Genius, Eiffel partner to build 500 MW of solar in Italy

Green Genius, Eiffel partner to build 500 MW of solar in Italy

April 17, 2023 |

Green Genius and Eiffel Transition Infrastructure, a newly established fund managed by Eiffel Investment Group, have formed a joint venture to develop and build a 500 MW solar park portfolio in Italy. Eiffel will make an initial investment of up to €15 million through this joint venture to assist the growth of this portfolio, with additional funds set aside for supporting the projects during the construction phase.

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CrossWind announces its first wind turbine installation in North Sea

CrossWind announces its first wind turbine installation in North Sea

April 17, 2023 |

CrossWind, the developer of the 759 MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm, has announced the installation of the first wind turbine at the project in the Dutch waters of the North Sea. Shell and Eneco’s joint venture, CrossWind, anticipates that the wind farm will begin producing power in the summer of 2023 and will be fully operational by the end of the same year.

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Skyborn Renewables plans to build 3.9 GW wind farm in  Sweden

Skyborn Renewables plans to build 3.9 GW wind farm in  Sweden

April 14, 2023 |

Skyborn Renewables has applied to the Swedish government for permission to build the country’s largest offshore wind farm, the 3.9 GW Eystrasalt project in the Bothnian Sea. Reportedly, the project area has been chosen, among other things, because of the good wind conditions and the favorable sea depth, but also the proximity to both Finland and northern Sweden.

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ARENA to fund renewable hydrogen and low emissions projects

ARENA to fund renewable hydrogen and low emissions projects

April 14, 2023 |

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a total of $50 million for two funding rounds that will support research and development (R&D) into low-emission iron and steel and renewable hydrogen. The funding will be distributed over two phases, with the first phase focusing on laboratory research and the second phase helping to scale up and demonstrate successes. Each fundraising round will be given a $25 million financing, and funding for chosen candidates is anticipated to be in the $500,000 to $5 million range.

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China Petrochemical Corp to build the country’s first long-distance hydrogen pipeline

China Petrochemical Corp to build the country’s first long-distance hydrogen pipeline

April 13, 2023 |

China Petrochemical Corp has announced plans to build the country’s first long-distance hydrogen pipeline stretching over 400 km from Inner Mongolia to Beijing. As per the company’s statement, the pipeline will bolster China’s efforts towards the green energy transition. China Petrochemical Corp is also the parent company of fuel supplier China Petroleum & Chemical (Sinopec).

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Ocean Breeze Energy and RWE reach PPA for 400 MW offshore wind farm

Ocean Breeze Energy and RWE reach PPA for 400 MW offshore wind farm

April 13, 2023 |

Ocean Breeze Energy, owner and operator of the 400 MW BARD Offshore 1 wind farm, and RWE Supply & Trading have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA). Beginning in April 2023, RWE Supply & Trading will begin marketing the renewable energy produced by the facility through a direct marketing scheme. The contract runs until the end of this decade. The supply will progressively shift to a fixed pricing regime starting in 2026.

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