Author: Sarthak Takyar

Orlen and Northland Power launch a new offshore wind company in Poland

Orlen and Northland Power launch a new offshore wind company in Poland

March 13, 2024 | , ,

Energa Wytwarzanie, an Orlen Group affiliate, and Northland Power have launched Baltic Offshore Service Solution, a new firm that will deliver offshore wind services in Poland. The joint partnership will provide a range of services, including technical, operational, commercial, and contractual issues. It will also be responsible for operating the Orlen Group’s 24-hour wind farm management centre, which monitors, coordinates, and controls the company’s offshore assets.

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Mainstream gets rights for 440 MW of onshore wind in the Philippines

Mainstream gets rights for 440 MW of onshore wind in the Philippines

March 12, 2024 | , ,

Mainstream Renewable Power, the global pure-play renewable energy company, has signed two wind energy service contracts (WESCs) with the Department of Energy (DOE) in the Philippines for the development rights for two onshore wind farms with a combined capacity of 440 MW. As per the company’s statement, the contracts represent Mainstream’s first fully-owned WESCs in the Philippines and it is one of the first 100 per cent foreign-owned companies to secure the contracts.

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ACEN and BrightNight to develop 1 GW of renewables in the Philippines

ACEN and BrightNight to develop 1 GW of renewables in the Philippines

March 11, 2024 | ,

BrightNight, a US-based company, has collaborated with ACEN, an Ayala Group affiliate for setting up a 1 GWac renewable power portfolio in the Philippines. This is the second such collaboration between BrightNight and ACEN and follows the one established in India in March 2023. The two companies had formed a 50-50 partnership for setting up 1.2 GW large-scale hybrid wind-solar and round-the-clock renewable power projects in India in 2023.

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Scatec, Hydro Rein and Equinor commission Mendubim solar plant in Brazil

Scatec, Hydro Rein and Equinor commission Mendubim solar plant in Brazil

March 11, 2024 | , , ,

Scatec ASA, together with its partners Hydro Rein (part of Norsk Hydro ASA) and Equinor ASA, has announced the supply and production of electricity from the Mendubim solar plant in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.  The 531 MW solar plant, comprising several projects, represents Scatec’s second venture in Brazil and is a collaborative effort with Norwegian partners Equinor and Hydro Rein.

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Chevron to set up solar-to-hydrogen production project in US

Chevron to set up solar-to-hydrogen production project in US

March 5, 2024 | , , ,

Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., announced it is developing a 5 MW hydrogen production project in California’s Central Valley. The project aims to create lower carbon energy by utilising solar power, land, and non-potable produced water from Chevron’s existing assets at the Lost Hills Oil Field in Kern County. Reportedly, this low carbon intensity (LCI) electrolytic hydrogen will be produced through electrolysis, which is the process of using electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen.

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Netherlands floats a tender for 4 GW offshore wind projects

Netherlands floats a tender for 4 GW offshore wind projects

March 4, 2024 | , ,

The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, through Netherlands Enterprise Agency, has initiated a 4 GW offshore wind tender which aims to award two permits in early 2024, dividing them between plot Alpha (2 GW) and plot Beta (2 GW). Future plans involve adding another plot, eventually increasing the total capacity to 6 GW. These designated areas are part of the IJmuiden Ver wind farm zone in the North Sea. The deadline for bid submissions is March 28, 2024.

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Sunview discusses $1 billion solar plant in Qashqadaryo with Uzbek Authorities

Sunview discusses $1 billion solar plant in Qashqadaryo with Uzbek Authorities

March 4, 2024 | , ,

Malaysia’s Sunview Group, a renewable energy firm, is currently engaged in discussions with Uzbekistan officials regarding the construction of a 500 MW solar PV facility in the Qashqadaryo region. Valued at $1 billion, the plant is set to be funded through foreign direct investments and is slated for completion within a year of the official agreement’s signing.

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Iberdrola to build 245 MW solar plant in Italy

Iberdrola to build 245 MW solar plant in Italy

February 28, 2024 | , ,

Iberdrola has signed an agreement with IB Vogt for the construction of a 245 MW photovoltaic project in Sicily, to which a further 60 MW could be added, bringing the total to 305 MW. In any case, the initial project has sufficient capacity to cover the needs of more than 140,000 families with emission-free green energy, which is a population similar to that of Catania.

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Masdar Arlington Energy commences work on two UK sites

Masdar Arlington Energy commences work on two UK sites

February 28, 2024 | ,

Masdar Arlington Energy, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, has initiated the construction of two new battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the UK. The Royle Barn Road plant in Rochdale and the Welkin Road plant in Stockport will have a combined capacity of 55 MW and provide enough energy to power 25,700 homes.

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Eolus applies for 1 GW offshore wind project in Sweden

Eolus applies for 1 GW offshore wind project in Sweden

February 27, 2024 | , ,

Eolus has submitted an application for the 1 GW Blekinge Offshore Wind Farm, located 11 km off the coast of Blekinge in southern Sweden. Up to 70 turbines at this site, which is part of the Karlshamn and Sölvesborg municipalities, can provide up to 4.3 TWh of renewable energy annually. The construction work is scheduled to start in 2027.

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UK backs seven hydrogen production projects with $26.7 million

UK backs seven hydrogen production projects with $26.7 million

February 27, 2024 | , ,

The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has announced approximately $26.7 million in government funding for seven low-carbon hydrogen projects, which is expected to boost the country’s hydrogen production capacity by 800 MW. Subject to the signing of contracts, financing from the second phase of the Net Zero Hydrogen Fund (NZHF) will support the projects’ development and implementation.

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