Shell Overseas Investment B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc (Shell), has agreed to acquire a 100 per cent stake of Solenergi Power Private Limited and the Sprng Energy group of companies for $1.55 billion from Actis Solenergi Limited (Actis). The deal is expected to almost triple Shell’s renewable energy capacity in operation, as the company strives to become a net-zero emissions firm by the year 2050.
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Origin Energy, a leading Australian integrated energy company, has announced the purchase of the Yarrabee Solar Farm in New South Wales (NSW). The first phase of the solar complex, which will be located in NSW’s Riverina district, is expected to have a capacity of 450 MW. Under the planning approval granted by the NSW government in December 2018, this could be upgraded to up to 900 MW.
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Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT), a UK-based renewable investment firm, has agreed to acquire a 7.75 per cent stake in the Lincs offshore wind farm. Lincs, with a capacity of 270MW, is located offshore from England’s east coast and has been operational since 2013. The offshore wind facility, which spans 35 km sq, is equipped with 75 wind turbines, each with a 3.6MW capacity.
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Based on the review and analysis of the market in 2021, this report then lays out five procurement options that are currently available for corporations to choose from, and tracks the updates and addresses the challenges of each option. Finally, the report proposes four steps that can be used as a guideline for making procurement decisions.
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Renewable energy forecasting is critical for integrating variable renewable energy resources like wind and solar power into the grid. Wind and solar power are heavily dependent on weather conditions, and thus their energy generation patterns are quite erratic. This creates problems not only for grid operators who must account for these frequent fluctuations in their load management schedules, but also for power generators who have to pay hefty charges for deviation from scheduled energy generation.
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Envision Energy, a Chinese provider of wind turbines and energy management software, has received a 2,000 MW wind turbine order in India. As per the company’s statement, all 596 wind turbines will be manufactured in Envision’s India factory and will be delivered by the end of 2023.
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First Solar and Leeward Renewable Energy (LRE) have signed an agreement under which First Solar will supply 1 GW of advanced, ultra-low carbon and thin-film PV solar modules to Leeward. As per the company’s statement, LRE plans to deploy these modules across its 20 GW solar development and construction pipeline in the US between 2023 and 2024.
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SSE Renewables and Brookfield Asset Management, a Canadian investment business, have joined forces to bid for the Hollandse Kust (west) offshore wind farm zone, which is currently under construction in the Netherlands. The Hollandse Kust (west) zones, which are about 53 km from the Dutch coast, are being auctioned for the development of two individual sites, each with a capacity of 700 MW.
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The Australian renewable energy industry accounted for 32.5 per cent of Australia’s total electricity generation in 2021, which represented an increase of almost 5 percentage points compared to 2020. This growth was again led by small-scale solar, which added 3.3 GW of new capacity during the year to record its fifth-straight record-breaking year.
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South Korea’s wind and solar output far below corporate needs. South Korea’s top 11 exporters consume 4.5 times more electricity than generated by wind and solar in 2020. South Korea’s biggest companies could lose a key competitive edge over the next decade, as they struggle to secure critical supplies of domestic renewable energy, without a significant boost from the incoming Yoon administration.
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As countries seek to reduce their reliance on fossil fuel imports from Russia, the prospect for renewables has never looked brighter. While it is intermittent, the output from wind and solar projects is emissions-free and effective in improving a country’s energy security, particularly for those with strong natural resources such as sunny Spain or windy Britain.
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The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has granted Iberdrola, a Spanish electric utility company, approval to build Baltic Eagle, the Baltic Sea’s largest offshore wind farm. With a capacity of 476 MW, Baltic Eagle will be able to generate enough clean energy to power 475,000 homes while avoiding over 800,000t of carbon emissions each year. By the end of 2024, the wind farm should be operational.
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Ventient Energy, a UK-based renewable energy company, has completed the acquisition of a clean energy portfolio in Spain totalling 443 MW. Regulatory officials authorised the merger in April 2022 after it was first announced in December 2021. The portfolio includes 203 MW of onshore wind and 240 MW of solar capacity, and it is located in the Spanish province of Castilla y Leon.
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The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) of India and ORE Catapult of the UK have signed a joint declaration of intent under which the two wind energy organisations of their respective countries will establish a five-year collaboration programme for the development of wind energy, particularly offshore wind. India currently has no offshore wind facilities, and plans to start development in this space by 2024-25 are also well behind schedule.
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This report contains the latest developments and good practices to develop grid connection codes for power systems with high shares of variable renewable energy – solar photovoltaic and wind. This report elaborates on the latest developments and experiences related to technical requirements for connecting variable renewable energy generators and enabling technologies such as storage, electric vehicles or flexible demand.
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Egypt has achieved an electrification rate of more than 95 per cent. However, due to rapid population growth and an expanding economy, the country continues to witnesses an increase in energy demand. Given Egypt’s limited and depleting fossil fuel endowments, the country is now turning to renewable energy to meet the rising power demand.
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Borosil Renewables, a solar glass manufacturer based in India, announced the acquisition of a 100 per cent share capital of Interfloat Corporation and Glasmanufaktur Brandenbur (GMB), both of which operate in the solar glass manufacturing, sales, and distribution business in Europe, for a cash consideration and shares equivalent of $56.6 million.
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ITT Inc. has announced the construction of a photovoltaic lake at its largest factory in Barge, Italy. The lake will be about the size of four Olympic swimming pools and will be made up of approximately 3,000 solar panels. As per the company’s statement, $2.5 million investment is part of ITT’s long-term strategy to become more sustainable.
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Enel Generación Chile has signed a power purchase agreement with Atlas Renewable Energy to develop the latter’s first wind energy project. The three wind farms, which have a total capacity of 417 MW, can create 1.3 TWh of renewable energy annually and contribute to the country’s goal of accelerating its clean energy transition.
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RWE, a German energy company, has selected Port of Thorsminde to conduct the operation and maintenance (O&M) on its Thor offshore wind farm. Under the agreement, RWE has signed a letter of intent with the Port of Thorsminde to use the port for the next 30 years. RWE stated that the port provides the shortest sea and air approaches to the Thor offshore wind farm.
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