Apex Clean Energy has given Vestas a contract to repower its Downeast Wind project in the US state of Maine. The delivery and commissioning of 30 Vestas V150-4.2 MW turbines is part of the company’s scope of work. Reportedly, the turbines will be serviced by the Danish corporation under a multi-year active output management 5000 agreement.
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EDF Renewables ( UK and Ireland ) has acquired SAS Energy, a solar energy provider for the commercial and industrial sectors. On September 15 SAS Energy became a fully owned subsidiary of EDF. EDF now owns more than 45 projects which are both in development and construction. Reportedly, the two companies have a pre-established relationship.
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Macquarie Asset Management has revealed its partnership with Perth-based Green Wind Renewables Pty Ltd (GRW) to collaboratively build an up to 2.4 GW portfolio of onshore wind projects in Western Australia. GRW and Macquarie Group Ltd’s asset manager will collaborate on the projects as a joint venture, which might eventually grow to include more projects.
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Octopus Energy Generation has finalised an agreement to buy 10 per cent stake in the 732 MW Dutch offshore wind farm Borssele III & IV from Partners Group. Partners group will completely exit the project after the regulatory approvals are received. The company acquired a 45 per cent share in the project in June 2018. It offloaded a 20 per cent investment to Swiss Life Asset Managers last year.
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TotalEnergies, a French oil and gas giant has begun the development of solar projects with a total capacity of 263MW in the city of Guillena, in the Andalusian region of Spain. Reportedly, TotalEnergies will construct a total of five solar plants, namely the 51 MW Postigo, the 52 MW Arbotante, the 52 MW Pilastra, the 53 MW La Noria and the 55 MW La Carrascosa.
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has started seeking public inputs related to the environmental assessment of an up to 400 MW solar project to be partly situated on public lands in California. Reportedly, feedback for the Easley Solar scheme will be solicited for 30 days, until October 15.
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offshore wind project of 1,140 MW situated in the Baltic Sea, has reached a significant milestone by receiving financing from a group of 25 financial institutions. The project is being built by a 51:49 joint venture between Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen and Canada’s Northland Power In.
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Ørsted, a Danish energy giant has partnered with Terra Solar to build a solar portfolio of up to 400 MW in Ireland. After grid route and grid bids are approved, the solar projects should be finished before 2030. Furthermore, they will assist in supplying more than 90,000 houses with clean energy.
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Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has invited developers to bid for a 1.5 GW solar project in the Al Khazna area, near the United Arab Emirates capital city, Abu Dhabi. The 1.5 GW solar project is anticipated to contribute to the energy transition plan and sustainability goals of the city, powering nearly 160,000 homes after the completion of the project.
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Scout Clean Energy, a Colorado-based renewable energy company, has finalised a deal to sell electricity from a 209 MW solar park it will build in Texas to Colgate-Palmolive Co. The companies have signed a power purchase agreement regarding what will be Scout’s first greenfield solar photovoltaic project.
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Octopus Energy has launched its own smart heating system, which comprises more affordable heat pumps. The system will be accessible in December and will consist of the ‘Cosy 6’ heat pump, ‘Cosy Hub’, a home controls system, ‘Cosy Pods’ room sensors, and a smart tariff.
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Adani Global and Kowa Holding’s Asia have formed an equal joint venture for the sale and marketing of Adani’s green hydrogen and ammonia in Japan, Taiwan, and Hawaii. Adani New Industries Limited will produce the green hydrogen, which will be put up for sale. Reportedly, the production of the project is expected to begin by 2027 and is anticipated to generate one million metric tonnes per annum of green hydrogen.
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Ignis, a Spanish independent energy company, has received financing of $378.52 million to bolster the construction of 500 MW of renewable energy projects. Deutsche Bank is the sole underwriter of the project and led the financing. Other international members are Rabobank, ABN Amro, and Tridos Bank.
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Skyborn Renewables, a German renewable energy developer, has received an environmental permit from Sweden’s Land and Environment Court for its GW Storgrundet offshore wind project The permit allows the installation of 51 turbines that will produce 1 GW of clean energy. The facility will generate 3–3.5 TWh of electricity in a year.
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IHI Corporation, a Japanese company, has joined the consortium of companies developing the green hydrogen hub HyNQ—North Queensland Clean Energy Project. To build the renewable energy and environmentally friendly hydrogen and ammonia production and export facility in North Queensland, IHI Engineering Australia will collaborate with Idemitsu Australia, Queensland energy business CS Energy, and local developer Energy Estate.
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TotalEnergies, a French oil and gas company, has finalised an agreement with Air Liquide for the long-term supply of TotalEnergies’ refinery in Gonfreville, Normandy, France, with green and low-carbon hydrogen. Air Liquide plans to construct and run the 200-MW Normand’Hy electrolyser, with half of its capacity going to the Gonfreville refinery and the remaining 100 MW going to customers.
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Vestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer, has been awarded the order to supply turbines with a total capacity of 243 MW from RWE for an undisclosed project in the US. Reportedly, Vestas will provide 54 V163-4.5 MW wind turbines, each of which will be mounted on a tower with a hub height of 98 metres. Furthermore, their rotor will be 163 metres in diameter, with each blade having a maximum length of 80 metres.
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Chevron, a US energy giant, has bought a majority stake in the Advanced Clean Energy Storage (ACES) project. The oil giant declared that it had reached an agreement with private equity firm Haddington Ventures to buy 100 per cent of Magnum Development LLC, giving it majority control over the latter’s joint venture with Mitsubishi Power Americas LLC.
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Formosa 2, a Taiwanese offshore wind farm with 376 MW of capacity, has started its commercial operations. The wind farm is situated between four and 10 km off the coast of Miaoli County in the north-west of the country, which is next to Formosa 1, which has 128 MW of capacity. The wind farm’s entire 47 turbines were installed in January of this year, and the full grid connection occurred in March.
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Avaada Energy, the renewable arm of Avaada Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Al Jomaih Energy and Water (AEW) for renewable power project advancements in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern regions. The two companies have collaborated to explore the vast potential of solar, wind, hybrid, and battery energy storage solutions in the region.
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