RWE, a German utility company, has started offshore construction at its 1 GW Sofia offshore wind project on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea, 195 km off the north-east coast of the UK. Prysmian, which is the project’s cable contractor is using its vessel Leonardo da Vinci to lay the first section of high voltage direct current export cable to send the power generated.
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Boskalis, a Dutch dredging and offshore contractor has won two big contracts for the transportation and installation of the export and array cables for the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 offshore wind farm in the Polish section of the Baltic Sea. Polish utility PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA and Denmark’s Ørsted A/S gave two deals to the company. Reportedly, the order is valued at over $ 322.5 million.
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Statkraft, a Norwegian renewable energy generator, has bought a wind farm portfolio from Breeze Two Energy, which consists of 39 wind farms with a total power-generating capacity of 337 MW, for $443 million. The acquisition broadens Statkraft’s growing portfolio of wind farms, which now includes 35 farms in Germany and four in France. There are 165 turbines with a combined capacity of 310 MW in the German portfolio.
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The Federal Network Agency of Germany has opened tenders for 190.11 MW of rooftop solar capacity and 287.85 MW of biomass-fired power plants. The bid submission deadline for both auctions is October 2. The maximum bid price for rooftop solar systems is set at $ 0.122 per kWh. This is the final auction round for solar installations on buildings and noise barriers for 2023.
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European Energy, a Danish renewable energy company, is aiming to set up a 65 MW solar project in the municipality of Anyksciai, Lithuania. The new facility is anticipated to go into operation in fourth quarter, 2023. The project will cover more than 120 acres, with more than 140,000 solar panels, and produce 90,000 MWh yearly. It is anticipated that the project will meet the power requirements of nearly 24,000 homes.
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Sunfire GmbH, a German electrolyser producer has won an order to provide a 100 MW pressurised alkaline electrolyser to an unidentified European refinery. The agreement includes 10 electrolysis technology modules from the company, each with a 10 MW capacity, as well as the power supply units. The system’s installation and commissioning will be under the direction of Sunfire.
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Equinor, the Norwegian oil and gas company, recently inaugurated the 88 MW Hywind Tampen floating offshore wind farm in the Norwegian North Sea. The electricity produced will be used to power Equinor’s oil and gas fields. The wind farm will help the company cut down its oil and gas prices. It is located 140 km from the coast in water depths ranging from 260 to 300 metres and comprises 11 turbines.
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FI Group Portugal has announced its support for six applications through a total financing of €90,555,270. The funding has been raised as part of government support for subsidising green hydrogen generation projects. The funding will account for more than 15 per cent of the chosen efforts designated for public finance.
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TotalEnergies, a France-based oil and gas company, and CapeOmega AS have announced the signing of an agreement to purchase the 40 per cent participating interest in the carbon dioxide storage exploration permit for the Luna project, ExL004. TotalEnergies will purchase this interest from CapeOmega AS. The said project spans an area of 453 sq km and is situated 120 km west of Bergen.
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EDF Renewables has signed a MoU with the Ceará Government for boosting green hydrogen industry. This partnership intends to stimulate the green hydrogen production chain and propel solutions for sustainable energy. As a part of the MoU, EDF Renewables Brazil will conduct extensive research and analysis with the aim of building a green hydrogen generation plant.
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PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. has announced that it has received an investment approval for its 2.5 GW Baltica offshore wind project from European Investment Bank (EIB). The company will receive a financing of € 1.4 billion. The project is located in Poland. The project involves 2 stages: the 1.5 GW Baltica 2 and 1 GW Baltica 3, expected to be completed by 2027 and the end of the decade, respectively.
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SSE Renewables, a subsidiary of Scottish energy company SSE, has started construction of 31 MW solar project at the 77-acre site at Littleton Pastures in Worcestershire, in the UK. The project is situated at a site near Evesham. The company has appointed a Spain-based construction company, Grupotec, as the civil contractor for the project.
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RWE, a German energy company, has officially launched Clocaenog Forest, its largest onshore wind farm in the UK. The 96 MW onshore wind farm in North Wales has 27 wind turbines and can generate enough clean energy to power 63,800 UK homes. The project’s main contractor was Jones Brothers Civil Engineering UK.
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Iberdrola, a Spanish energy company, has set up a substation in Brittany, France, for its 500 MW Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm. Reportedly, the substation will start operating the following year and will be the first significant application of this technology in France. At the Saint-Brieuc power plant, 62 offshore wind turbines have been installed.
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In Denmark, Eurowind Energy intends to build five big land based energy facilities. The overall capacity of all the centres will be around 2.5 GW. According to the business, all five projects will include wind turbines, solar PV, batteries, and PtX hydrogen synthesis. In addition, the business intends to focus on integrating biogas and hydrogen refining into the centres.
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The Yeonggwang Project, a 1.2 GW floating wind project off the south-west coast of South Korea, has been the subject of a sale and purchase agreement signed by offshore wind developer Hexicon Korea. According to the agreement, Hexicon Korea will sell its 40 per cent stake in the project to an undisclosed buyer, who will then become the project’s 100 per cent owner and take over its financial management moving forward.
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Siemens Financial Services has sold its remaining 20 per cent ownership in the 402 MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm in Germany to engineering consulting firm KGAL, Commerz Real, and Ingka Group. No financial details have been disclosed. According to KGAL, the investment is a part of the KGAL ESPF IV fund for renewable energy.
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RWE, a German energy company and Hellenic Petroleum Holdings, a Greece-based oil firm have agreed to jointly explore offshore wind opportunities in Greece. Through their respective subsidiaries, RWE Renewables and HELPE Renewables, the companies collaborated to develop, construct, and operate wind farms off the coast of Greece. The partnership comes as Greece plans to have 2 GW of operational offshore wind capacity by 2030.
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Plenitude (Eni) and HitecVision have signed an agreement to expand their Norwegian renewable energy joint venture (JV), Vårgrønn. Vårgrønn will be transformed into a tangible, full-cycle offshore wind player by the partners. The JV intends to have a total installed and sanctioned offshore wind capacity of 5GW by 2030, with a primary focus on markets in Northern Europe.
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Hitachi Energy and Petrofac have joined forces to provide grid integration and associated infrastructure services for the offshore wind sector. The two companies will provide services to the market, with an emphasis on high-voltage direct current (HVDC) and high-voltage alternating current (HVAC) solutions.
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