Category: News Europe

Iberdrola nominates Seimens Gamesa for 3.1 GW of offshore wind farms in the UK

Iberdrola nominates Seimens Gamesa for 3.1 GW of offshore wind farms in the UK

February 3, 2021 | , ,

Siemens Gamesa has been nominated by Iberdrola’s subsidiary, ScottishPower, to be a conditional preferred supplier for the 3.1GW East Anglia Hub offshore wind complex off the United Kingdom Coast. The offshore wind complex consists of three wind farms namely the 800 MW East Anglia ONE North, the 900 MW East Anglia TWO, and the 1400 MW East Anglia Three. If ScottishPower is successful in the upcoming tender for the wind complex, Siemens Gamesa will supply 200 turbines of 14 MW each.

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Northland Power acquires 49 per cent stake in Baltic power offshore wind project in Poland

Northland Power acquires 49 per cent stake in Baltic power offshore wind project in Poland

February 1, 2021 | , ,

Northland Power Inc. has signed an agreement with PKN ORLEN S.A. acquiring a share of 49 per cent, subject to regulatory approvals, in the Baltic Power offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea with a cumulative offshore wind capacity of up to 1.2 GW. The Baltic Power project is already under development and is located about 23 km off the coast of Poland.

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Statkraft and Aker Offshore Wind partner to explore offshore wind project opportunities in Norway

Statkraft and Aker Offshore Wind partner to explore offshore wind project opportunities in Norway

January 28, 2021 | , ,

Statkraft has signed a cooperation agreement with Aker Offshore and Aker Horizons to explore the possibility of developing, operating and delivering energy from offshore wind projects in Norway. The said cooperation plans to explore the possibility of setting up a bottom-fixed offshore wind project at Sørlige Nordsjø II (“SN2”).

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Iberdrola to supply solar power to Danone through the Francisco Pizarro project

Iberdrola to supply solar power to Danone through the Francisco Pizarro project

January 25, 2021 | , ,

Iberdrola, a Spanish power developer has signed a long-term power purchase agreement with Danone, a French food company. As per the ten-year agreement, Iberdrola will supply of 73 GWh of power annually from the Francisco Pizarro plant. With this agreement, the entirety of the renewable electricity used in Danone’s plants and factories in Spain will come from this solar project.

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TenneT to invite bids for development of grid network for offshore wind projects in Germany and Netherlands

TenneT to invite bids for development of grid network for offshore wind projects in Germany and Netherlands

January 22, 2021 | , ,

Dutch transmission systems operator, TenneT has announced that it will launch tenders for the development of grid connections with a transmission capacity of 2 GW. The project will ensure supporting infrastructure for the upcoming offshore wind projects in Europe. Under the first tender, transmission infrastructure for at least two projects will be developed in the Ijmuiden Ver wind area in the Netherlands which will be operational in 2028 and 2029. The following tenders will cover the BalWin 1 which will be operational in 2029 and also the BalWin 2 and BalWin 3 which will be operational by 2030.

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Eneco and European Energy form a joint venture for Denmark offshore wind tender

Eneco and European Energy form a joint venture for Denmark offshore wind tender

January 18, 2021 | , ,

Dutch energy company Eneco and Danish European Energy have formed a new joint venture called Swan Wind. The two companies had joined forces so as to submit a proposal for the Thor offshore wind farm tender and Danish Energy Agency has recently qualified this joint venture for the said tender. Thor offshore wind farm is one of the two large offshore wind farms to be built in Denmark before 2030.

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Engie and Neoen propose 1 GW solar plus storage project in France

Engie and Neoen propose 1 GW solar plus storage project in France

January 12, 2021 | , , ,

French energy giant Engie and ndependent power producer Neoen have announced plans to develop Europe’s largest solar-plus-storage plant . The project, “Horizeo” will have a installed capacity of 1 GW and include a green hydrogen production unit, an agrivoltaic plant, and a data center. It is estimated to cost Euro 1 billion and will be managed by French energy regulator CRE.

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