Tag: Clean energy

Producing high quality biodiesel in Indonesia: Paper

Producing high quality biodiesel in Indonesia: Paper

September 15, 2023 | ,

This working paper focuses on the technical feasibility of producing high-quality biodiesel from UCO in Indonesia. It discusses various processes, including pretreatment, transesterification, post-production purification, and the use of antioxidants to maintain biodiesel quality during storage. Comparisons between UCO and CPO biodiesel production costs suggest that UCO biodiesel can be cost-competitive, given proper pre- and post-treatment methods.

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Accelerating U.S. Clean Energy Deployment: Report

Accelerating U.S. Clean Energy Deployment: Report

September 15, 2023 | ,

Because of significant reductions in the cost of clean energy, economics are no longer the prime barrier to expanding clean energy: Solar, onshore and offshore wind, and battery power now cost the same or even less than fossil fuels. But significant non-financial barriers to wider deployment remain. Clean energy deployment is rife with uncertainties, most of them unnecessary. These uncertainties are constraining clean energy deployment right when it should be accelerating.

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ASEAN Biofuel Research and Development Roadmap

ASEAN Biofuel Research and Development Roadmap

September 15, 2023 | ,

With transportation being one of the most energy-consuming sectors in the region, fuel switching to bioenergy in the sector could play a critical role in ASEAN energy. However, given the renewable energy share, which accounts for 14.2% of total primary energy supply (TPES) and 32.4% of total installed capacity as of 2020, the integration of biofuels can be seen as the driver for energy diversification across ASEAN and to achieve the regional targets by 2025, as indicated in the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy.

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Skyborn secures environmental permit for 1 GW Swedish offshore wind project

Skyborn secures environmental permit for 1 GW Swedish offshore wind project

September 15, 2023 |

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 secures 1 GW hydrogen export project in Queensland

IHI secures 1 GW hydrogen export project in Queensland

September 15, 2023 |

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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Tata Power gets DFC funding for solar module plant in India

Tata Power gets DFC funding for solar module plant in India

September 14, 2023 |

Tata Power Solar Systems Limited (TPSSL) has bagged $425 million from the US international Development Finance Corporation (DFC) for its forthcoming solar module and cell manufacturing plant located in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India. The facility is anticipated to commence operations by the end of this year, with the manufacturing of its first cell expected in the first quarter of 2024.

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TotalEnergies and Air Liquide sign agreement to supply green hydrogen

TotalEnergies and Air Liquide sign agreement to supply green hydrogen

September 14, 2023 |

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 bags turbine order for 243 MW US wind farm

Vestas bags turbine order for 243 MW US wind farm

September 14, 2023 |

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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RWE finalises offshore wind grid agreement with TenneT

RWE finalises offshore wind grid agreement with TenneT

September 13, 2023 |

RWE, a German energy giant, has finalised offshore grid connection agreements with network operator TenneT for the OranjeWind offshore wind project. The offshore wind facility will have approximately 800 MW of capacity and will be built 53 km off the Dutch coast. The realisation of the grid connection and the transmission of the power produced by RWE’s wind farm on TenneT’s platform are included in the scope of the connection.

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Red Sea Global, EDF, Masdar sign 25 year partnership for Amaala solar

Red Sea Global, EDF, Masdar sign 25 year partnership for Amaala solar

September 13, 2023 |

Red Sea Global, a Saudi Arabian state-owned developer, has signed a 25-year concession agreement with French utility EDF and renewables producer Masdar to build a multi-utilities facility that would power the Amaala tourism project. The project will have an off-grid renewable energy system that uses solar photovoltaic technology to produce electricity.

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Chevron invests in Utah Green Hydrogen project

Chevron invests in Utah Green Hydrogen project

September 13, 2023 |

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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Ireland’s Energy Transition: Eirgrid launches revised roadmap to 2030

Ireland’s Energy Transition: Eirgrid launches revised roadmap to 2030

September 12, 2023 |

Ireland is focused on achieving its climate and energy goals of becoming carbon neutral by mid-century with an interim target of 51 per cent emissions reduction by 2030 relative to 2018 emissions levels. It plans to achieve these targets through the Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP2023) published in December 2022 under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 to implement the economy-wide carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings. Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK, also aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Trina plans to build 5 GW module factory in Texas 

Trina plans to build 5 GW module factory in Texas 

September 12, 2023 |

Trina Solar, a Chinese manufacturer of photovoltaic equipment, has planned to build a 5 GW photovoltaic module factory in Texas, entailing an investment of over $200 million. The property and necessary equipment are both included in the proposed investment. According to the plan, the company will manufacture its Vertex modules at the new manufacturing facility using polysilicon that is sourced from the US and Europe and 210-mm large-size wafers.

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Formosa 2 offshore wind farm begins commercial operations 

Formosa 2 offshore wind farm begins commercial operations 

September 12, 2023 |

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 signs MoU with AL Jomaih

Avaada Energy signs MoU with AL Jomaih

September 12, 2023 |

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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Ecowende selects Van Oord to construct 760 MW offshore wind farm    

Ecowende selects Van Oord to construct 760 MW offshore wind farm    

September 11, 2023 |

Ecowende, a joint venture of Shell and Eneco, has tapped Netherlands-based offshore construction company Van Oord for the construction of 760 MW of Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI on the Dutch coast of the North Sea. Van Oord is tasked with the responsibility of transporting and installing the foundations for the wind farm.

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Boralex and the Innu got $ 608 million for Apuiat wind farm 

Boralex and the Innu got $ 608 million for Apuiat wind farm 

September 11, 2023 |

Boralex and its Innu community partners at Parc éolien Apuiat S.E.C. (Innu) have received a $608 million investment for the 200 MW Apuiat wind farm on Quebec’s North Shore. Desjardins Group is providing long-term financing for the wind farm. CaixaBank, DZ Bank AG, and the Korea Development Bank are the additional financial institutions.

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Zenobe secures $ 750 million investment from KKR 

Zenobe secures $ 750 million investment from KKR 

September 11, 2023 |

KKR, a global investment firm, has invested $750 million in UK-based fleet electrification and grid-scale battery storage company Zenobe. Reportedly, Zenobe got a GBP-600 million investment from KKR and GBP 270 million of equity from existing shareholder Infracapital, M&G Plc’s infrastructure equity investment arm.

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Energy Storage in US: Set for big leap forward

Energy Storage in US: Set for big leap forward

September 10, 2023 |

Energy storage in the US is one of the fastest growing markets with a promising future. Over the last five years, the battery-based energy storage system (ESS) capacity has grown more than seven-fold and is pegged to have crossed 10.5 GW by March 2023. The market is dominated by two regional transmission organisations (RTOs), with the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) being the leader in battery storage capacity (over 5 GW) followed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) (over 3 GW). By 2025, the country’s ESS capacity is forecasted to reach 30 GW.

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