Category: Wind Power

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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A gust of growth in China makes 2020 a record year for wind energy

A gust of growth in China makes 2020 a record year for wind energy

January 22, 2021 | , ,

The surge in installations exceeds GWEC’s Q3 2020 forecast for China by 11 GW and makes 2020 a record year of wind growth with an estimated 82.3 GW of new wind power capacity globally, according to initial calculations by GWEC, which represents a 36% year-on-year increase in installations. According to GWEC Market Intelligence, the global wind industry is now on-track to go from strength to strength and we expect to see similar installation levels in 2021.

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Avangrid Renewables commissions 155 MW wind farm in South Dakota

Avangrid Renewables commissions 155 MW wind farm in South Dakota

January 21, 2021 | , ,

Avangrid Renewables announced the commissioning of its 154.8 MW Tatanka Ridge Wind Farm. The project consists of 56 wind turbines and is located in Deuel County, S.D., northeast of Brookings. Further, the wind farm is owned by Tatanka Ridge Wind, LLC, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and WEC Energy Group. The wind farm has penned a power purchase agreement with the Dairyland Power Cooperative for 51.6 MW of its capacity.

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Clir Renewables to enhance performance of Africa’s largest wind farm

Clir Renewables to enhance performance of Africa’s largest wind farm

January 21, 2021 | , ,

Clir Renewables has been selected to enhance the performance of Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Farm. The company will analyse data from each of the wind farm’s 365 turbines using parameters of available resource, geospatial features, and nearby turbines. Further, machine learning data analytics will be used to pick out instances of underperformance and their underlying causes.

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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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India awards its first round-the-clock clean energy contract for record tariff

India awards its first round-the-clock clean energy contract for record tariff

May 9, 2020 | , , , ,

India’s ReNew Power has won the country’s first tender to provide continuous (24/7) green energy, bidding for an initial price of INR 2,900 per MWh. The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a central public sector undertaking, conducted e-reverse auction for the 400 MW renewable energy projects with round-the-clock supply.

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Australia prepares for a mega solar and wind project auction

Australia prepares for a mega solar and wind project auction

May 8, 2020 | , , ,

Australia’s largest renewables project has got a step nearer after being recommended for approval by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) of the state of Western Australia. The Asian Renewable Energy Hub (Areh), which could feature up to 15 GW of solar and wind generation capacity, would supply the Pilbara region and develop a green hydrogen manufacturing hub for domestic use and export to Asia.

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